Mark your calendars for the Keeping Our Kids Safe Conference, slated for October 11-12 at Clark College, and featuring keynote speaker Fabian Debora, an artist and mentor at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. Learn to understand, recognize and prevent problems such as youth gangs, suicide, substance abuse and sexual exploitation. This conference also includes presentations on effective communication with teens, adverse childhood experiences, youth mental health first aid, and more. For more information or to register, please visit www.safecommunitiestaskforce.org or call 360-906-9132.