Safeguarding Youth Symposium

To raise awareness and Safeguard our youth from threats they face in the Panhandle

The Golden Spread Council, Scouting America has partnered with the Laura Bush Institute for Women’s Health to conduct a symposium aimed at Safeguarding Youth in our community.  Whether you work in a youth-serving organization, school, sports program, church, community setting, or are an active parent; the goal of this symposium is to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to safeguard the well-being of young people in your care.

Here is a preview of our agenda and speakers.

8:30am to 9am - Check In

9am to 9:10am - Welcome & Opening

Brian Tobler – Scout Executive & CEO, Golden Spread Council, Scouting America

9:10am to 10:05am – Inside the Mind of a Criminal Pedophile

Dr. Michael Bourke – Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and retired Federal Law Enforcement Officer

10:05am to 10:10am – Break

10:10am to 11:05am – Protecting Our Kids in a Digitally Obsessed Culture

Candy Gibbs – Executive Director, Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers & Mentoring Programs

11:05am to 11:10am – Break

11:10am to 12:05pm – Impact of Adverse Childhood Events

Dr. Amy Stark – Addiction Psychiatrist, Texas Tech University Sciences Center

12:05pm to 12:20pm – Break & Box Lunch

12:20pm to 12:30pm – Building a Safe Place in the Panhandle for our Youth

Mark White – Executive Vice President, Amarillo College

12:30pm to 1:25pm – Human Trafficking in the Texas Panhandle – What You Need to Know

Dr. Traci Rogers – Executive Director, No Boundaries International – Amarillo

1:25pm to 1:30pm – Break

1:30pm to 2:225pm – Sex Trafficking & Sextortion

Andrew Howard - FBI Special Agent

2:25pm to 2:30pm – Closing

Dr. Brian Weis MD, PhD, FACP; Regional Dean – School of Medicine, Texas Tech HSC – Amarillo

Date: April 26th

Time: 8:30am to 9:00am Check in

9:00am-2:30pm Event

Due to the sensitive topics being covered, MUST be 18 or older to attend.

Maximum capacity for the symposium is 200 participants, registration closes April 23rd.

Participant Cost: $10 (Lunch Included)

Lunch: Catered by Chicken Salad Chick  

Sponsorships: (Lunch Included)

$1000.00 - Safeguarding Youth Symposium Sponsor - Includes up to 10 tickets per Sponsorship.

$500.00 Speaker Sponsor - Includes up to 4 tickets per Sponsorship.

$250.00 Program Sponsor - Includes up to 2 tickets per Sponsorship.

$100.00 Breakfast Sponsor - Includes up to 2 tickets per Sponsorship.

Location: Amarillo Area Foundation – 919 S. Polk St Amarillo TX 79101

Presenting Sponsor: Golden Spread Council, Scouting America

Title Sponsor: Laura W Bush Institute for Women’s Health