The 11th Annual Building on Family Strengths Conference was held from May 6th through May 8th, 2004, in Portland, Oregon. Highlights included: (1) The revival of a pre-conference training session; this year featured "Understanding Research and Evaluation in Relation to Social Change," presented by Elaine Slaton and Shannon CrossBear of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health; (2) A stirring keynote address by Jane Knitzer, with a review of progress in children's mental health services over the past 20 years and a call for action for the future; (3) An information-packed Friday plenary session on the timely topic of evidence-based practices, featuring Robert Friedman ("Creating Informed Choice for Families: The Link Between Individualized Care, Data-Based Systems of Care, and Evidence-Based Practices") and Andres Pumariega ("Cultural Competence in Systems of Care: Evidence-Base for its Rationale and Effectiveness"); (4) A powerful Saturday panel session on juvenile mental health courts, with two of the founding members of Santa Clara, California's "Court for the Individualized Treatment of Adolescents" and a youth graduate of the program and her mother as panelists; (5) Over 80 breakout sessions and 43 poster presentations; (6) Special extra-curricular activities for family members and youth, including visits to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and the Oregon Zoo; and (7) These proceedings provide full transcripts of keynote and plenary presentations, along with breakout session summaries provided by presenters post-conference. Although summaries of only a portion of the 80+ sessions were received, a conference agenda, with contact information for lead presenters for all sessions, is included for readers' reference. Papers presented at the conference include: (1) Keynote Address: Children's Mental Health: Looking Back, Looking Forward (Jane Knitzer); (2) Friday Research Plenary (Perspective One): Creating Informed Choice for Families: The Link Between Individualized Care, Data-Based Systems of Care, and Evidence-Based Practices (Robert Friedman); (3) Friday Research Plenary (Perspective Two): Cultural Competence in Systems of Care: The Evidence Base for its Rationale and Effectiveness (Andy Pumariega); (4) Saturday Panel Presentation: Juvenile Offenders with Mental Illness: What Can Be Done Joanne Fuller (Kurt Kumli, Judge Ray Davilla, Addie C., and Carrie C.); (5) Childhood Bipolar Disorder: Looking Deeper (Barbara Allard, Myrth Oglivie, and Megan McDaniel); (6) Evaluating a Family Advocacy Training Program (Charles Anders and Teri Toothman); (7) How Are the Kids Doing? Outcomes of Concurrent Planning Introduction (Kathy Brennam, Mary Lou Balassone, and Deb Fitchitt); (8) The Institute for Community Living's Family Empowerment Program: A Multisystemic Approach to Family Interventions within an Urban Community (Elizabeth Cleek, Matt Wofsy, and Marilyn Negron); (9) Examining Caregiver Service Experiences in Federally Funded and Comparison Communities (Liz Grossman, Bridgitte Manteuffel, Rachel Ascew, and Judy Domina); (10) Ensuring the Continuum of Care: Residential Facilities, Families & Communities Partnering Together (Beth Larson-Steckler, Michael Booth, Sue Booth, and Scott Booth); (11) Including the Student Voice in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: APEX Drop Out Prevention Project in New Hampshire (JoAnne Malloy, Gail Cormier, and William Preble); (12) Insecure Attachment in School-Age Children (Myrth Oglivie); (13) Clackamas County Mental Health: What Happens to Youth After Termination of Partnership Services (Tanya Ostrogorsky and Becca Sanders); (14) Wraparound and Juvenile Justice: Making a Connection that Works (Mike Pullmann, Jodi Kerbs, Rita Gaylor, Patricia Roe, David McCoshum, and Jonathon Boose); (15) Employment: Assessment & Strategies for Increasing Work-Life Integration for Your Clients: A Workshop for Service Providers (Julie Rosenzweig and Kitty Huffstutter); (16) Another Set of Eyes: Strategies for the Use of Videotape to Support the Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers in Home Visiting Programs (Jane Squires, Liz Twombly, Pat Harrison, and Laura Bellah); (17) Making The Most With The Time You've Got: Myths and Real Experiences in Human Service Systems (Ronnie Swartz); (18) Serving a Unique Population: Are All Youth and Families Equally Likely to Succeed in Wraparound? (Kimberly Tyda and Twylla Abrahamson); (19) Maximizing Family Participation in the Development and Monitoring of Care Plans: Empowering Families with Planning Options (Pamela Watson and Scott Mueller); (20) A Model for Supervisory Practice Which Supports Fidelity to the Wraparound Process in Systems of Care (Chip Wilder and Ariel Greenidge); and (21) The Wraparound Meeting: Conceptual Group Dimensions to Support the Growth and Efficacy of This Care Planning Process (Chip Wilder and Ariel Greenidge). Individual papers contain tables, figures and references.