Thriving and Healthy Kids: We All Have a Role to Play in Promoting Positive Childhood Experiences

This National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Children’s Bureau has partnered with colleagues in the Administration on Children and Families, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevent Child Abuse America, and the American Academy of Pediatrics to discuss the important role we all have in promoting positive childhood experiences to promote healthy, thriving children.

Join the webinar for a conversation about how communities can support families to create bright futures for all children.

We all play an important role in ensuring children are safe, healthy and happy. Learn what you can do as a parent, youth, community member or professional working with children to help prevent adversity and promote positive experiences so kids can thrive.

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Presenters:

• Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Jeff Hild, JD, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary performing the delegable duties of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Administration for Children and Families
• Melissa Merrick, PhD, President and CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America
• Paula Bibbs-Samuels, LPC, MS, Licensed Professional Counselor, Parent Advisory Council (Parent Advocate)
• Valerie Frost, MAEd, Strategic Initiatives Associate, Kentucky Youth Advocates (Parent Advocate)
• Sandy Chung, MD, FAAP, Immediate Past President, American Academy of Pediatrics