Opening Night at 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect Journalists are Encouraged to Attend
Immediately after the running of the Boston Marathon, the city of Boston will turn its attention to the issue of child abuse and neglect as host for the 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN). The conference is organized by the federal Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN). The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) is the Local Host. Local, regional and national journalists are encouraged to attend the opening night of NCCAN and the entire conference. Federal and state officials and other key individuals will be available for interview.
(PRWEB) April 15, 2005 -- Opening Night at 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect Journalists are Encouraged to Attend.
WHAT:
Immediately after the running of the Boston Marathon, the city of Boston will turn its attention to the issue of child abuse and neglect as host for the week long 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. The conference is organized by the Federal Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN). The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) is the Local Host. This national conference has been held biennially since 1976 and attracts the nations most renowned experts in the field. More than 2,000 policy makers, researchers, social workers, educators, health practitioners, members of the legal and judicial system, and community advocates from across the nation will come to Boston to share the latest research and practice information on child abuse and neglect and effective prevention and treatment programs.
Federal officials will discuss the findings of the just released report, Child Maltreatment 2003, which contains the latest national and state data on child abuse and neglect. State officials will discuss Massachusetts recent successful completion of its Program Improvement Plan under the Federal Child and Family Services Review. Nationally, more than 900,000 children are victims of abuse and neglect each year and an estimated 1500 children died of abuse or neglect in 2003. In Massachusetts, more than 30,000 children are victims of abuse of neglect each year and some 14 children are estimated to have died as a result of child abuse or neglect in 2003.
Local, regional and national journalists are encouraged to attend the Opening Night Gala, including speakers, music and a reception, as well as the entire conference. Federal and state officials and other key individuals will be available for interview.
WHEN: Opening Night-April 19, 2005, 6 p.m.
Full Conference-Tuesday April 19 - Saturday, April 23
WHERE: Sheraton Boston Hotel
39 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02119
Media Check In: Presenters Booth, Registration Area, Sheraton 2nd floor
WHO:
Opening Night Speakers, Tuesday April 19th
| | - Joan E. Ohl, Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
- Hugh Galligan, Regional Administrator, Administration for Children and Families, USDHHS
- Catherine Nolan, Director, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, USDHHS
- Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey
- Richard Monaghan, Putnam Investments, Lead Corporate Sponsor of NCCAN
- Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Chair, National Scientific Council on the Developing Child; co-editor of From Neurons to Neighborhoods, and Dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University
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Other Speakers During the Conference
| | - Dr. Susan Orr, Associate Commissioner, Childrens Bureau, USDHHS
- Lewis H. Spence, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Social Services
- Thomas F. Reilly, Massachusetts Attorney General
- Karen Spilka, Massachusetts State Senator, Chair, Committee on Children and Families
- Marylou Sudders, President and CEO, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- 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
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Conference information is 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, the oldest federal agency with legislative responsibility for children, is located within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/profess/conferences/cbconference
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