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Identifying Drug Endangered Children: Often the Forgotten Ones 

 

 

This training was presented on
October 15, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPLAY & RESOURCES:

Note: This webinar was not recorded. The following are the resources shared during the training that we are able to share:

 

TRAINING DETAILS:

This training will help participants understand who drug endangered children are along with the risks and long-term impacts that are associated with parental and caregiver substance misuse and drug activity. The presenters will discuss the importance of and opportunities for, early identification and intervention and the need for multidisciplinary collaborative efforts to identify and help these children. Examples will be provided that all disciplines can relate to as well as activities to assist in understanding this challenging topic. The presentation will help attendees understand they have opportunities to change the trajectories of the lives of drug endangered children and break multigenerational cycles.

 

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify several of the risks and long-term impacts associated with parental and caregiver substance misuse and drug activity
  • Explain some of the many opportunities to identify drug endangered children and the benefits of early intervention
  • Evaluate what multidisciplinary collaborative efforts look like and how they incorporate the unique and often limited resources within a community and apply them in a manner that provides better care for drug endangered children

 

Who should attend: Staff of Family Resource Centers and Child Abuse Prevention Councils, Child Welfare, Law Enforcement, District Attorney’s, Judges, Probation/Parole, Service Providers, Education, Fire, EMS, and other first responders, who have a job that impacts children and families.


IMPORTANT TRAINING INFORMATION:

  • This is a webinar-style training. This means that you will not be on camera and will not be able to see other learners. This training will not include breakout rooms. Opportunities to interact with the presenter(s) and other participants will be included.
  • This training will NOT be recorded. 
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MEET THE SPEAKERS

Carrie Jensen is the Director of Operations for the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (National DEC). She has over 20 years of experience in child abuse prevention education, curriculum research and development and providing trainings and technical assistance. Prior to joining National DEC she worked for the Utah Attorney General’s Office in the Children’s Justice Center Program (nationally known as Children’s Advocacy Centers) and prior to that worked at Prevent Child Abuse Utah where she spent the majority of her time teaching children in classrooms how to recognize and report child abuse. Carrie has served on many boards, coalitions and Task Forces most recently as a member of the Utah Opioid Task Force and the Utah Trafficking in Persons Task Force. Carrie has a Bachelor’s of Integrated Studies with emphasis in Social Work, Child and Family Studies and English and holds a Social Service Worker License.

 

 

CARRIE JENSEN

Director of Operations,
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children

 

Nikki Romer is the Director of Training and Alliance Development for National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (National DEC), where she is responsible for overseeing and expanding partnerships and relationships at the state, tribal, and local levels. She is also an adjunct professor teaching courses in the criminal justice department. Prior to joining National DEC, Nikki served as the lead forensic interviewer interviewing children who were victims of maltreatment or witnesses to crimes. She formed a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to help identify, respond to, and serve children who are victims of severe neglect, and she spearheaded efforts to address the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Nikki also worked as a Victim Service Specialist with the Iowa Attorney General’s Crime Victim Assistance Division and served for six years as a certified peace officer, where she was a patrol officer, hostage negotiator, and field training officer. Nikki earned her master’s degree in social work from the University of Iowa in 2013 and is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the state of Iowa.

 

 

NIKKI ROMER, LMSW

Director of Training & Alliance Development,
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children