Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Hearing 10:00 AM, November 5, 2009 2175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
On Thursday, November 5,  U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), chairwoman of the House Subcommittees on Healthy Families and Communities, held a hearing to examine best practices to prevent child abuse and neglect, as well as how to strengthen and improve services for families in crisis.

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Witnesses:
  • Rodney Hammond, Ph.D » Director
    Division of Violence Prevention
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA
  • Caren Kaplan, ACSW » Director of Child Protection Reform American Humane Association Washington, DC
  • Sandra Oliva » Executive Director Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc Hempstead, N.Y.
  • Rob Sawyer, MSW, LICSW » Director Child and Family Services Olmsted County Community Services Rochester, MN
  • Teresa M. Smith, L.S.W. » Coordinator Executive Director Children’s Advocacy Center Harrisburg, PA
  • Carol Wilson Spigner, DSW » Associate Professor and Clinician Educator School of Social Policy and Practice
    University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, PA
For shorter video excerpts of testimony, please visit our YouTube channel.


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