CALENDAR LISTINGFor Immediate ReleaseSeptember 8, 2000
Contact: Rosalia Scalia410/706-7946 Pager: 410/471-8647[email protected]
Community Forum To Explore Resilience In Children In Adversity
Educators, child welfare advocates, health care providers, social workers, community leaders gather to improve child welfare in Baltimore
WHO: Child advocates, health care professionals, community leaders, parents, educators and members of the community
WHAT: Baltimore Community Issues Forum"Resiliency: Strength in the Face of Adversity"
WHEN: Friday, November 108:30 a.m. to noon
WHERE: University of Maryland Baltimore School of Nursing Auditorium655 W. Lombard Street
HIGHLIGHTS:
-- Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., PhD, the Zellerback Family Professor of Sociology and Research Associate at University of Pennsylvania, will discuss his 30-year longitudinal study of teenage mothers in Baltimore in his keynote address.
-- Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, professor at the School of Medicine, will discuss the importance of fatherhood, particularly as it relates to abused and neglected children.
-- Aminifu Harvey, PhD, associate professor at the School of Social Work, will focus on strengthening the family in his presentation.
-- Janette E. Stokley, JD, assistant professor at the School of Law, will focus on faith-based organizations and the vital role they play in the resiliency of children.
-- Discussion with participants in audience will follow each presentation.
COST: Free and open to public. Reservations required to guarantee seating. Please call 410-706-7794 for reservations and more information.
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