On October 15, 2008, the Schubert Center will partner with Cuyahoga County's Help Me Grow to present a community forum on the effects of the current economic situation on the lives of children in Cuyahoga County.
"How are Children Faring in this Economy? A Look at Family Homelessness" will feature keynote speaker Cyleste Collins, PhD, of the Case Western Reserve University Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
Help Me Grow is a statewide child health and development program that provides services to expectant parents, newborns, infants, and toddlers. Researchers at the forums will present their findings to service providers, families, and community members and will discuss the policy implications of their work.
For more information on this event, click here.
In October 2007, the Schubert Center partnered with Cuyahoga County's Help Me Grow to present the first in a series of community forums highlighting child-related research by Case Western Reserve faculty. The first forum was titled "A Primer on Preemies: How Preemies Grow and Develop: Implications for Practice." The keynote speaker was Dr. Maureen Hack, Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Case Western Reserve University. For more information on this forum, click here.
In February 2006, the Schubert Center for Child Studies sponsored:
"Where are the Children? Children's Roles in Measuring and Monitoring their Well-Being"
Asher Ben-Arieh, Ph.D.
Lecturer at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work
The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
Additional information on this lecture.
In October 2004, the Schubert Center for Child Studies, the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, and the Case Center for Women sponsored a new public lecture series "Girls and Girlhood".
Topics and speakers from this event.
