STRONGER ALLIANCES
SMARTER SOLUTIONS
SYSTEMS
IMPACT
LASTING
HOPE
Building connected
communities
Training, resources,
and best practices
Changing lives today
for a better tomorrow
For children, families
and communities
Children are often the first impacted and
the last to receive services...
We want to change that.
Drug endangered children are not a separate population — they are the same children already living in your communities, caseloads, classrooms, clinics, shelters, and investigations.
The overlap between substance misuse and the challenges community members, families and professionals face every day is profound.
NADEC + Rx Summit 2027 Partnership
With 2027 serving as an “off year” for NADEC’s National Conference, this has provided us a unique opportunity to partner with the Rx and Illicit Drugs Summit (Rx Summit) for their 2027 conference. This is the perfect opportunity for our drug endangered children (DEC) community to gather at the nation’s foremost event addressing opioids, substance misuse, and community response. NADEC is deeply honored to partner with the Rx Summit and to encourage all those advancing drug endangered children efforts nationwide to attend and engage.
2027 Conference Details
When: March 29 – April 1, 2027
Where: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center | Nashville, Tennessee
Exclusive NADEC Discount: Save $100 on Registration using code: NADEC100. Group Rates Available (5 or more).
Who We Are
The National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (NADEC) is a national nonprofit dedicated to addressing the impact of substance misuse. Incorporated in 2006, NADEC provides a complete ecosystem that helps communities move from learning about DEC, through training, to building and maintaining partnerships.
These steps change the ways communities respond to drug endangered children, strengthening families, and ultimately transforming whole communities across the U.S.
We are dedicated to making sure that children are part of the conversation, to ensure that they are seen and are no longer the forgotten ones.
What We Do
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Develop DEC Alliances at the local, state, regional, and tribal levels across all 50 States.
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Train and support multi-disciplinary teams to identify and assist drug endangered children.
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Offer online and technical resources and vital tools to help professionals and caregivers.
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Build awareness of and advocate for drug endangered children on a national scale.
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Create collaborative, sustainable responses which protect children, and transform communities.
Show your support by donating. Your donations enable us to deliver more training programs and services. Your contributions make a real difference.
Want to create an alliance, join a current alliance in your area, or become a corporate partner? Find out how you can get involved and have an impact!
Our mission is to protect and support drug endangered children via training, prevention strategies,
partnerships, and
nationwide awareness.
Our Impact
24
Years of Operation
32,000+
Children Helped
(Estimate for 2024-2025 Only)
101+
Trainings Sessions
(Estimate for 2024-2025 Only)
500+
State, Local & Tribal Partners Supported
5,134+
Professionals Trained in 2025
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