In this time of widespread change, we are acutely aware of the need for ongoing growth—for ourselves, our organizations, and our communities. The choices we make and actions we take today inform how we all will flourish in the days and years to come.
Join us for “Transforming Our Tomorrow: 2021 Prevent Child Abuse America Virtual Conference,” three days of learning and discovery, where we’ll continue to explore the needs of our communities and the impacts of our work.
We are excited to announce our keynote speakers:
- Dr. Nadine Burke Harris: the Surgeon General of California and long-time advocate for the prevention of ACEs
- Lisseth Rojas-Flores: Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Doctoral Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary
- Vu Le: writer, speaker, and the former Executive Director of RVC, known for his no-BS approach, irreverent sense of humor, and love of unicorns
This event is hosted by Prevent Child Abuse America, a national non-profit where we work hard to realize our vision of a world where all children grow up happy, healthy, and prepared to succeed in supportive families and communities.
See below for a list of sessions by day.
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WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
If you are interested in participating in this event as a sponsor, exhibitor, or by submitting documents for our virtual resource table: please reach out to conference2021@preventchildabuse.org.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
You can view the list below for more info on the type of sessions that you will be able to attend. A full agenda with assigned times and more information about each session will be available on the virtual platform—which can be accessed by all registered attendees. If you require more specifics about any of the sessions ahead of time, please reach out to us at conference2021@preventchildabuse.org. Additionally, all of these sessions will also be recorded (unless noted otherwise) and made available for registered attendees to view on the platform after the event.
SESSIONS BY DATE
Please Note: this list was last updated July 30, 2021 and is subject to change.
| Tuesday, August 10 | |
| Keynote 11:00am - 12:30pm CT | |
| Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris | Surgeon General of California and long-time advocate for the prevention of ACEs |
| Presentation Title | Presenters |
| Session 1: 1:00pm - 2:00pm CT | |
| Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Getting the Message to Everyone through the “Are They Good for Your Kids” Campaign | Janna Estep Jordan, Emily Bandy |
| Need 2 Know Parent Resources: Just-in-time tools | LaCrisha Rose |
| Economic and Concrete Supports as Core Child Welfare Strategy to Strengthen Families *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Clare Anderson, Dana Weiner, Krista Thomas |
| Exposing Exploitation: Primary Prevention of Child Sex Trafficking | Veronica Ford, Gina Hernandez |
| Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Using a Community of Practice to Explore the Application of the Diversity Informed Tenets with Home Visiting Professionals | Dara Williamson, Karen Williams, Jess Jobe |
| Honey & Acorn: Colorado's Innovative Childcare Solution | Jade Woodard |
| Moving Families from Surviving to Thriving | Maureen Hollocker |
| The Story of Your Number: An ACEs Awareness Campaign for Everyone | Joy Thomas, Sarah Marikos |
| Youth Engagement in Prevention Work | Celeste Coler, Aliyah Lipsky, Tessa Perterson |
| Where Do We Go from Here? Conversation on Key Findings from a Community-Based Needs Assessment on Mandated Reporting | Katie Sloan, Melissa Bishop, Tomoko Wakabayashi, Katie Homant |
| Race Equity: From Theory to Practice Deconstructing Structural Racism and Building Well-being *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Samantha Mellerson, Kimm Campbell, Keith Bostick |
| No Hit Zones: A Simple, Low-cost tool to Address a Key Risk Factor of Child Abuse | Stacie LeBlanc, Jyll Walsh |
| Session 2: 2:30pm - 3:30pm CT | |
| Bridging the Gap between Families and Services | Maureen Hollocker |
| Coaching and Supervision: An Effective Process for Managers | Natalie Adams, Amanda Beach |
| Consent? Child’s Play: Brain Developmental Windows in Childhood for Learning Consent | Marcie Hambrick |
| Digital Interventions to Address Substance Use in Pregnant and Postpartum People | Sarah Dauber, Alexa Beacham, Cori Hammond, Michelle Martinez |
| Focusing on Mothers' Parenting Stress and Financial Situation as a Means to Eradicate Child Neglect | Rufaro Chitiyo |
| Framing Messages to Strengthen Families *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Katie Facchinello, Charles Mutscheller, Jennifer Devlin |
| Marijuana, Children, and Families: Navigating Complexities after Legalization | Anne Auld, Jade Woodard |
| Research-Policy-Practice Partnerships: Uniting Cylinders of Excellence | Lisa Schelbe, Bart Klika |
| Safe Kids Thrive! Tips and Tools to Create Safer Environments to Keep Kids Safe | Tammy Bernardi, Suzin Bartley |
| The Alliance Resiliency Project: A Model for Flexible Funding to Support Families | Martha Reeder |
| Race Equity: From Theory to Practice—What Happens before the Knock *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Samantha Mellerson, Kimm Campbell, Keith Bostick |
| Creating an Effective and Equitable Prenatal-to-3 System of Care | Cynthia Osborne |
| Session 3: 4:00pm - 5:00pm CT | |
| Affirming Support is Best Practice: Strategies for Working with Families through an LGBTQ Lens | Ali Munshi, Michelle Marty |
| Be Strong Families—A More Perfect Union Parent Café | Sarita Sashington |
| Curriculum Development & Adaptation: The Science for Success with Adult Learners | Amanda Beach, Nan Beeler |
| Enhancing Prevention through Use of Developmental Evaluation Tools: A Methodological Overview and Examples from Multi-system Collaborations Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment and Reduce Fatalities | E. Susana Mariscal, Laura Pinsoneault, Gretchen Martin, Bryan Victor |
| Increasing Access to Earned Income Tax Credit | Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Atticus Solomon, Emily Schuster-Wachsberger |
| Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in Organizations through Policy Change and Partnerships | Abby Kibar, Sarah Curley |
| Systems for Staff Support: Supporting Family Support Staff during a Pandemic and Beyond | Meg Manning, Charlene Best-Brown |
| Taking the Prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences Upstream | Vicky Roper, Jade Woodward, Sharon Hirsch, Sandra Alexander, Julia Neighbors, Phyllis Ottley (author), Angie Guinn (author) |
| The Father’s Feelings Project: An Innovative Approach to Increase Parenting Equity for Dads in Ohio | Nicole Sillaman, Brittany Pope |
| Race Equity: From Theory to Practice Operationalizing Anti-Racist Practice in Child Welfare *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Samantha Mellerson, Kimm Campbell, Keith Bostick, Lisa Hypolite, Maneashia Hill, Suzanne Bundy |
| State of Indiana's Healthy Families Digital Transformation | Casey Holt, Kevin Jones |
| Wednesday, August 11 | |
| Keynote 11:00am - 12:30pm CT | |
| Dr. Lisseth Rojas-Flores | Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Doctoral Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary |
| Presentation Title | Presenters |
| Session 1: 1:00 pm - 2:00pm CT | |
| All in For Kansas Kids: Using 1-800-Children and Aunt Bertha *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Pamela Noble, Kaitlyn Moore, Vicky Roper, Travis Singley, Suzanne Heritage |
| Building Birth and Foster Parent Relationships | Kara Georgi |
| Children with Problematic Sexual Behavior: Who Are They and How Can We Help? | Jennifer Shields |
| Circle of Parents®: What's It All About? | Julie McAdam, Donna Guevara |
| Development and Utilization of the Healthy Families America (HFA) Service Plan | Jennifer Durand, Deanna Schlautman |
| Encouraging Safe Practices: An Informed Approach to Protecting Children Online | Ariane Beauchamp, Shelby Marsh |
| How Your Story Can Change the World | Terina Maldonado |
| Kitchen Table Conversations | Missy Berglund, Ray Washington, Shana Shaw, Renetta Haynes |
| Resilience: A Parent’s Journey | LaCrisha Rose |
| Structural Cross-sector Collaboration within Pediatric Care to Support Families with Infants | Robert Sege, Azieb Ermias |
| The Epidemic of Inequities for Families Who Immigrated to the United States | Christy Tirrell-Corbin, Carlomagno Panlilio, Bart Klika |
| Session 2: 2:30pm - 3:30pm CT | |
| Advancing Child and Family Well-being County by County: Primary Prevention Planning in California | Michael Williams, Sara LaCroix, Hillary Konrad, Stuart Oppenheim |
| Assessing Safety in Substance Use Disorders Cases | Amanda Beach, Alex Bishara |
| Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Legislation in the States: A Call to Action for Policymakers and Advocates | Jetta Bernier, Lindsay Hawthorne |
| Collaborative Leadership: Effecting Community Change *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Rachel Miller, Donna Guevara, Julie McAdam |
| Family Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Survey of 9000 US Parents and Caregivers | Fatimah Abioye, Robert Sege |
| Family Resource Centers—Unity in Diversity *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Sheila Boxley, Ron Brown, Katie Albright, Angela Ponivas |
| Nurturing Fathers *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Kara Georgi, Michael Huesca |
| Policy Change: The Benefits of Engaging with State Legislators | Kelly Crane, Karen DeRasmo, Kristen Davis, Tricia Ewing, Sen. Sarah McBride (DE), Sen. Bo Watson (TN) |
| Self-Care: Explore WATER | Eleanor Reese |
| ParentAble: Advancing Equity through Parenting Education in High School | Katharine Bensinger, Stephanie Starr, Alejandra Ortiz |
| Child Sexual Abuse Prevention for the LGBTQIA+ Community | Kirstie Grant |
| Session 3: 4:00pm - 5:00pm CT | |
| Building Power through Caretaker and Family Voice Spaces *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Fikile Ryder, Heather Hicks |
| Child Sexual Abuse Prevention—Connecting Families and Communities | Tammy Dunne, Meredith Stewart, Robin Rennells |
| Creating Sustainability for Community-based Projects: Benchmarks’ Partnering for Excellence | Jasmine Cain, Sharron Roberts |
| Disaster Without, Disaster Within: Natural Disasters, COVID-19, and Family Violence | Andrew Campbell |
| How to Talk to Toddlers about Child Abuse Prevention | Julie Federico |
| Parenting with PRIDE—Designing Group-based, Telehealth Solutions with PCIT in Times of COVID-19 | Leah Cerwin, Kate Bennett, Karleigh Meyer |
| Reflective Supervisor Self-care: Empowering the Caregiver through Fierce Self-compassion | Jenn Reed |
| The 90by30 Initiative Story: Mobilizing Community for Transformational Change *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Jeff Todahl, Sara Loveless, Celeste Mena Morales |
| The Stories We Tell Ourselves: How Social and Behavior Change Communications Can Change Norms around Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Kayce Singletary, Aditi Srivastav Bussels, Abby Wilson |
| Will There Be Anyone Who Looks Like Me: Starting Conversations about Race and Privilege | Abigail Wengerd, Laura Wengerd |
| Paid Family Leave, Childcare Subsidies, and Tax Credit Policies as Child Maltreatment Prevention | Bart Klika, Whitney Rostad, Kathryn Maguire-Jack |
| Nebraska Partnering with Lived Experience: Community and Systems *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Bobbi Taylor, Jessica Hilderbrand, Julie Nash, Ashley Schmit, Emily Kluver, Rebecca Daugherty |
| Thursday, August 12 | |
| Keynote 11:00am - 12:30pm CT | |
| Vu Le | Writer, speaker, and the former Executive Director of RVC, known for his no-BS approach, irreverent sense of humor, and love of unicorns |
| Presentation Title | Presenters |
| Session 1: 1:00pm - 2:00pm CT | |
| Creating a Culture of Parent Support | Claire Louge, Jim McKay |
| Executive Functioning across Generations: Learnings from the Field about Accelerating Brain Science-Informed Strategy | Gabriel McGaughey, John Everett Till |
| Exploration and Cultivation of Partnering with Parents *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Kara Georgi |
| Integrating Parent Education into Pediatric Primary Care Clinics Using the Triple P Positive Parenting Program | Lisa Stribl, Alesha Daniels, Robert Rohloff |
| Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: Perspectives of North Carolina Elected Officials | Lauren Frey, Nina Tracy, Melea Rose-Waters, Carlye Wittek |
| Prevention for Children of Addiction: A Social Justice Imperative | Wendy Wade |
| Racism as a Toxic Stressor for Families: What Can Home Visitors Do About it? | Hannah Jones-Lewis, Briana Wright |
| The Power Dynamic of Child Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports | Toby Stark |
| Getting to the Root Cause of Child Abuse and Other Health Issues by Building Healthy, Supportive Relationships | Joneen Mackenzie |
| Creative Outreach to Engage and Connect with Others | Tracie Lansing |
| Attitudes, Norms, and Behaviors Associated with Physical Punishment in the United States | Bart Klika, Julia Fleckman |
| Foundational Authentic Youth Engagement Skills *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Antoinette Rucker, Jamie Bennett |
| Session 2: 2:30pm - 3:30pm CT | |
| Engaging Indigenous Families and Communities | Laura Guay, Alan Rabideau |
| Family First in Kansas—Lessons Learned from the First Two Years | Kelly Hayes, Allison Bowling, Kaela Byers |
| Getting on the Right PATH for Caregivers | Ginger Healy, Julie Beem |
| Prevention through Partnerships: It Takes EVERYONE! *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Janna Estep Jordan, Jill Seyfred |
| Relationship Education and Commitment Surveillance in Mechanisms to Prevent Perinatal Teen Dating Violence at Nurse Home Visiting: Reanalyzing a Randomized Trial | Qing Li |
| The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement and Placement into Out-of-home Care | Jessica Pac, Sophie Collyer |
| Trauma-Informed Advocacy | Jesse Kohler, Daniel Press |
| Child Sexual Abuse: A Preventable Public Health Problem | Elizabeth Letourneau |
| Family Integrity & Justice Works at Public Knowledge | Jerry Milner, David Kelly, and Christine Matlock |
| Youth Engagement to Promote Racial Equity *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Antoinette Rucker, Jamie Bennett |
| Let's Talk About Race and Corporal Punishment | Stacey Patton |
| Session 3: 4:00pm - 5:00pm CT | |
| Be Their Voice—Substance Use, Abuse, and Outreach | Carie Wimberly, Jennifer Sulik |
| Benchmarking Trauma in Child Welfare: A Brief Report | Elinam Dellor |
| Community Driven Public Health Approach to Reduce Infant Sleep Deaths | Jasmine Brosnan, Stephanie Biegler, Diane Wright |
| Healthy Empowering Response to Opportunity Toolkits | Kara Georgi, Victoria Hilt |
| HOPE—Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences | Dina Burstein, Amanda Winn, Loren McCullough |
| See My Color, Acknowledge My Trauma, Change the Outcome *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Crystal Rozelle-Bennett |
| The Impact of Dyslexia on Family Dynamics | Elaine Holden |
| Trauma Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (T-SBIRT) in Home Visiting | James Topitzes, Staci Sontoski |
| Women with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Mothering, Resilience and Protecting the Next Generation | Teresa Gil |
| Working with Organized Labor to Help You Move Upstream: How Untraditional Partners Can Be a Goldmine! | Jill Seyfred, Bill Londrigan, Steve Barger, Jeff Wiggins |
| Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in Youth Serving Organizations: An Update on the CDC Foundation Project Progress and Next Steps | Amber McKeen |
| Moving Further Upstream: How Three Thriving Families, Safer Children Jurisdictions are Reimagining their Work with Children and Families *Thriving Families, Safer Children Track | Jade Woodard, Robert Matthews, Jamia Crockett |
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If you have any questions, please contact us at conference2021@preventchildabuse.org.