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Preventing Child Abuse and Improving Responses to Families in Crisis

Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | 2175 Rayburn H.O.B Washington, DC, | Nov 5, 2009 10:00am

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.

Opening Statements

Carolyn McCarthy (NY)

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

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