Child Welfare: Uniting Leadership, Policy, and Research to Serve Vulnerable Children and Families

Posted by on July 20, 2009

Webcast focuses on child welfare reform

The Urban Institute will hold an audio webcast, Child Welfare: Uniting Leadership, Policy, and Research to Serve Vulnerable Children and Families, on
Friday, July 24th from 9-11am.

The webcast, moderated by Judy Woodruff of the Newshour with Jim Lehrer, will feature a panel discussion involving for HHS secretary Donna Shalala, now the president of the University of Miami; Olivia Golden, author of Reforming Child Welfare; Brenda Donald, secretary, Maryland Department of Human Services; Christine Calpin, consultant and former associate commissioner, Children’s Bureau, US Dept. of Health and Human Services; and Barbara Pryor, senior legislative assistant to Senator Jay Rockefeller.

The event will feature a thoughtful discussion of children’s policy and the new book Reforming Child Welfare.  Panelists will  explore strategies for improving and revitalizing the last safety net for vulnerable children and families, the public child welfare system.

To register for the webcast, click here.
http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=60563