National DEC increased knowledge and awareness about DEC to our network of practitioners, state DEC alliances, communities, and other similarly focused local and national agencies through our staff participation in national, state and local conferences hosted by our network across the nation where we will deliver the DEC training. This training included delivery of the Core DEC presentation and DST for the US Department of Justice, Southern District of Mississippi held in Biloxi, MI on September 24th, 2014. 125 Attendees.