Parent Empowerment Mini-Plenary Sessions and Workshops Quality Home Visiting Programs: Connecting Young Children and Parents to the Help They Need
Judith Van Ginkel, Ph.D., President, Every Child Succeeds and Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Nicole Barcliff, Senior Associate, Government Relations, The Pew Center on the States Stefanie Sprow, Child Welfare and Mental Health Policy Associate, Children’s Defense Fund Suzanne & Dillon Moore, Clients, Every Child Succeeds Barbara Smith, Caseworker, Every Child Succeeds
Tuesday, July 24 10:45 – 12:15
Home visiting programs reduce child maltreatment and promote maternal and child health, positive child development, greater school readiness and parental involvement. They deliver support to parents where they are and on their own terms and link families to community resources. Learn about effective home visiting approaches and strategies to expand their reach across the country.
Parenting: The Key to Success for Young Children
Anita Brentley, Clinical Quality Assurance Specialist, Every Child Succeeds Ron Ferguson, Ph.D., Faculty Director, Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University
Wednesday, July 25 1:30 – 3:00 Maternal Depression: Helping Mothers, Helping Children Monday, July 23 3:30 – 5:00
Helping Fathers Build Strong Healthy Families Monday, July 23 1:30 – 3:00
Dr. Ron Ferguson, Director of Harvard University’s Achievement Gap Initiative, will facilitate a discussion of leading researchers and parent advocates on ways that parent behaviors and practices affect child and youth development and how parents can support and nurture their children. Marcie Jefferys, Ph.D., Policy Development Director, CDF-Minnesota Robert Ammerman, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Every Child Succeeds, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Patricia Schake, Project Director, Helping Families Raise Healthy Children, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization Undiagnosed and untreated maternal depression is not only dangerous for a mother but can have long-term harmful effects on her children. Infants and toddlers are very vulnerable to the effects of parental depression because of their total reliance on their caregivers. These risks continue to accumulate over time, making children more likely to suffer behavior and emotional problems, delayed language development, learning disorders and depression. The good news is that maternal depression is treatable, but promising policy approaches are often not fully implemented and effective programs operate on a small scale. Learn how states and communities can invest now in solutions that identify at-risk mothers and help them get the treatment they need. Alan Farrell, Citywide Fatherhood Services Coordinator, Mayor’s Office of the City of New York - Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Kenneth Braswell, Executive Director, Fathers Incorporated Shawn Dove, Campaign Manager, Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Open Society Foundations More than 20 million children in America—one in four—live in absentee father homes. Over half of Black children are living without their fathers. Children living without their fathers are five times more likely to be poor. Learn about the importance of fathers in children’s lives and creative community and Black fatherhood initiatives to help men build strong and healthy families.
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