Children & Families
When will the United States walk the walk for young children and families?
One of the most widely studied ways to prevent child maltreatment is the home-visitation program, in which trained professionals visit new mothers in their homes to provide advice and assistance with child rearing and related topics. The Obama administration has proposed a new initiative that would fund such home-visiting programs. Only programs shown by high-quality studies to produce significant effects on mothers or children would be eligible for funding. Chairman Jim McDermott (D-Wash) of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support has introduced legislation that would implement the president’s proposal.
On October 1, The Future of Children, a joint project between Princeton University and the Brookings Institution, released a new journal edition, “Preventing Child Maltreatment,” at an event featuring Representative McDermott and former Representative Nancy Johnson. An expert panel explored how successful programs will be determined, who will decide whether programs are successful, and how the program will be financed.
Preventing Child Maltreatment
Agenda
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October 1
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Introduction and Overview
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Keynote Speakers
HNJHon. Nancy Johnson Senior Public Policy Advisor, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, and Berkowitz, PCTHJM(The Honorable Jim McDermott (D-Wash) United States House of Representatives -
Panel
Moderator
Isabel V. Sawhill Senior Fellow Emeritus - Economic Studies, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity @isawhillPanelist
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development and Education, Teachers College and College of Physicians and Surgeons - Columbia University
Robert Gordon Former Brookings Expert, Stanley G. Harris Professor - Northwestern University, Former Executive Associate Director - U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Julia B. Isaacs Former Brookings Expert, Senior Fellow - Urban InstituteDODavid Olds Professor of Pediatrics & Director, Prevention Research, Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado - DenverHWHeather Weiss Director, Harvard Family Research Project
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