Van Hollen to Address Drug Endangered Children Conference

Menominee Tribal Will Be Recognized As a New DEC Program

LACROSSE – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen will address the sixth annual statewide Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Conference on Wednesday, July 27

Drug Endangered Children Conference

Wednesday, July 27

8:30 a.m.

Radisson Hotel

200 Harborview Plaza

La Crosse

Drug endangered children are those children who suffer physical or psychological harm or neglect resulting either from exposure to illegal drugs or persons under the influence of illegal drugs, or from exposure to dangerous environments where drugs are being manufactured.

This harm may include: injury from explosion, fire or exposure to toxic chemicals found at clandestine lab sites; physical abuse; sexual abuse; medical neglect; and lack of basic care. Although often associated with children who have been impacted by the manufacture and abuse of Methamphetamine in Wisconsin, the Drug Endangered Children program assists children affected by their parents’ use, manufacture or trafficking of drugs.

A DEC program is a multidisciplinary approach to protecting children found in dangerous drug environments. DEC programs develop response teams that include law enforcement, child protective services, prosecutors, health officials and medical personnel.

The conference is sponsored by:  Wisconsin DEC Alliance, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance, U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Western & Eastern Districts of Wisconsin and the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department.

You can learn more about Wisconsin’s Drug Endangered Children program at http://www.wisconsindec.org and more about the upcoming conference at: