Invitation for Journalists to Attend 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

The federal Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) invite journalists to attend the 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN). This biennial conference attracts the nations most renowned experts in the field.

(PRWEB) March 19, 2005 -- The federal Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) invite journalists to attend the 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN). This biennial conference attracts the nations most renowned experts in the field.

WHAT:   The federal Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) invite journalists to attend the 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN). This biennial conference attracts the nations most renowned experts in the field. More than 2,000 public officials and policy makers, researchers, child and family service workers and community organizers from across the nation will come to Boston to share the latest research and information about the prevalence of child neglect, physical and sexual abuse and the most effective prevention and treatment programs. OCAN will release its report, Child Maltreatment 2003, with the latest national and state level data on child abuse and neglect.

WHEN:   April 18-23, 2005

WHERE:   Sheraton Boston Hotel
   39 Dalton Street
   Boston, MA 02119

WHO:
Federal Officials
- Joan E. Ohl, Commissioner, Administration on Children , Youth and Families, USDHHS
- Susan Orr, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner, Childrens Bureau, USDHSS
- Hugh Galligan, Regional Administrator, USDHHS
Massachusetts Officials and Representatives
- Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, Kerry Healey
- Massachusetts Attorney General, Thomas F. Reilly
- Massachusetts Department of Social Services Commissioner, Lewis H. Spence
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children President and CEO, Marylou Sudders
Keynote Speaker
- Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Chair, National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and Dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.
Plenary Session Speakers
- Reverend Gloria Elaine White-Hammond, M.D., co-pastor at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston and a pediatrician at South End Community Health Center
- Dr. Eli Newberger, founder of the Child Protection Team and Family Development Program at Childrens Hospital in Boston
- Judge Constance Cohen, Juvenile Court Judge for the 5th Judicial District of Iowa
- D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas, Internationally acclaimed motivational storyteller and success coach

Conference information available at http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/profess/conferences/cbconference/ and www.mspcc.org

MSPCC is a private, non-profit society dedicated to leadership in protecting and promoting the rights and well-being of children and families. MSPCC is the local host of the 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. MSPCCs Together Against Abuse" campaign during national child abuse prevention month in April will raise public awareness and resources for effective programs. www.mspcc.org

The federal Office on Child Abuse and Neglect was established within the Childrens Bureau to provide leadership in the field of child maltreatment and in the prevention of abuse and neglect. The Childrens Bureau is the oldest federal agency with legislative responsibility for children. The Childrens Bureau is located within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/profess/conferences/cbconference

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