Discovering that a family member is struggling with gambling addiction can be a challenging and stressful situation. The first step is to educate yourself about the nature of gambling addiction and its impact on the individual and the family. Open communication is crucial; engage in honest conversations with the affected family member, expressing your concern …
What to do when a family member becomes addicted to gambling
Duff Gillespie: Adventures in Family Planning (Part One)
Reproductive health and family planning are in a constantly shifting arena of challenges and opportunities. As the Dakar conference approaches, Duff Gillespie, director of Advance Family Planning (AFP), reflects on the U.S. reemergence in family planning, prospects for the Dakar conference and the particular challenges in West Africa and other topics in an interview with …
Program Update
A draft program is now available. The program illustrates the conference schedule and the themes that will be covered including contraceptive security, integration of family planning with other health services, postabortion family planning, religion and family planning and many others. A detailed schedule with session assignments will be available in late September.
Update on Abstracts
Dear authors, Thank you for your patience. As you know, over 850 abstracts were submitted including 75 preformed panels. As a result, our review process took longer than expected. We have now sent out notifications for all abstract types except the youth abstracts which we expect to send out this week. Over 40 exhibitors displayed …
Registration is now open!
The 2011 International Conference on Family Planning is now open for registration. You can register online from our Registration page. Registering for the conference will give you access to cutting edge research, impactful programs, and skill-building workshops. But more than that, you’ll have the chance to network with family planning experts! Tuesday, 29 November 2011 …