<p>This is the first special conference issue to be published by the <em>International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies.</em> It brings together keynote talks, a roundtable conversation, peer-reviewed conference papers as well as a book review. Most of the contributions included here were featured at the Child and Youth Care in Action III Conference, <em>Leading Conversations in Research, Practice and Policy</em>,<em> </em>which took place in Victoria, British Columbia, April 28 to 30, 2011. As the co-chairs of this conference, it gives us great pleasure to introduce this special conference edition of the <em>IJCYFS.</em></p>
INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE ISSUE