CHILDREN: MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE SET AT MSU

The fifth annual Todd Ouida Children's Foundation Conference: Attuning to the Mind, Body and Spirit of Infants, Children and Their Families will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the University Hall Conference Center at Montclair State University. Presentation topics include Exercise Interventions for Youth With Psychiatric Disorders, Strengthening the Body While Quieting the Mind, and The Self-Reg Movement in Canada: Recognizing Stress and Protecting the Spirit in Infants, Toddlers and Children. Ouida, a River Edge native who struggled with childhood anxiety, died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The conference is $45 ($50 at the door) and includes breakfast, lunch, parking and a resource flash drive. Attendees are eligible for social work CEUs. Information: 973-655-6685 or email caecmh@mont clair.edu. To register: 5th-tocf-conference-may-19-2016.eventbrite.com.

-- Kara Yorio