Author: h.mackenzie

Support Over Silence for KIDS Featured in Op-Ed

Dr. Nancy Weaver partnered with the Family Nurturing Center in Northern Kentucky to craft an Op- Ed with the support of the Face It Movement. Through the commitment and investment of Kosair Charities, the Face It Movement promotes best practices in child abuse prevention and intervention, builds awareness and engages the community in how to help families thrive, […]

Child Abuse Prevention Month

National Child Abuse Prevention Month was officially created in 1983. Every year since, the nation comes together to recognize and bring awareness to the child abuse and neglect epidemic in the United States. This month is a reminder of the importance of communities working together to strengthen and support families so that all children can […]

Support Over Silence for KIDS: Train the Trainer

Friday, April 22 (8:00 AM-11:00 AM) Register HERE Tuesday, April 26 (12:00 PM- 3:00 PM) Register HERE Wednesday, May 4 (4:00 PM- 7:00 PM) Register HERE Support Over Silence for KIDS is a three-hour, virtual training that prepares community members, hospital personnel, and other professionals to confidently defuse a challenging moment between a caregiver and […]

Statement on Texas Policy

As we prepare for Child Abuse Prevention month in April of this year, we are very concerned regarding the recent policy in Texas that suggests gender-affirming care be classified as child abuse.  To be clear, gender-affirming care is fully supported by pediatric practitioners1 and the US Dept of Health and Human Services.2 “The American Academy […]

Summer Training Webinar Series 2022

The Power of Linking Administrative Data The theme for this summer’s NDACAN Summer Training Series is the power of linking administrative data in research on child welfare. Sessions include data management workshops, linking across NDACAN data products and linking NDACAN data to external data products, and applied analysis workshops that leverage linking possibilities. This summer’s […]

CICM Brown Bag: Support Over Silence for KIDS

Monday, February 28, 2022 12:00- 1:00 (Central Time) Click HERE to Register Registration Required Dr. Nancy Weaver will share results from a recent publication: Support Over Silence for KIDS: a bystander training program to address public child maltreatment.  Dr. Weaver and her team created this program to train bystanders to confidently defuse challenging moments between caregivers and their […]

CICM Brown Bag: Intergenerational Impacts of Trauma: Interpersonal Violence and Involvement with Child Welfare among Alaska Native Mothers

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 12:00- 1:00 (Central Time) Click HERE to Register Registration Required This presentation utilizes longitudinal and linked administrative data from the state of Alaska to investigate intergenerational impacts of trauma among Alaska Native women including reports for child maltreatment, report substantiation, and removal from home. Presented by Autumn Asher BlackDeer

Predoctoral Institute (LEAD) Opens Applications

The Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research, and Training(CICM): LEAD: Leadership, Equity, and Diversity (LEAD) for Higher EducationJuly 13-16, 2022 Predoctoral Institute Invitation to Apply  The CICM hosts an annual two and a half day Predoctoral Summer Institute for up to 12 underrepresented minority (URM) professionals who are interested in pursuing a PhD […]

Support Over Silence for KIDS Webinar

Thursday, February 10, 2022 12:00- 1:00 Eastern Time Click HERE to register for the LIVE event (link and materials will also be sent post event) Click HERE to receive recording link and materials (will NOT attend live) Dr. Nancy Weaver will discuss how to apply communication sciences, analytics, and public health principles to promote healthy […]

Congratulations are in Order!

CICM would like to extend its heartfelt congratulations to two PhD Candidate Research Assistants: Autumn Asher BlackDeer and Daji Dvalishvilli Autumn Asher BlackDeer Autumn has accepted a Tenure- track Assistant Professor Position at the University of Denver starting Fall 2022. The position is particularly meaningful to Autumn because “The University of Denver if my tribe’s […]

R25 Announcement

Building a Multidisciplinary Pipeline of Researchers in Child Abuse and Neglect: Summer Training Institute for Early Career or Transitioning Scholars Invitation to Apply for Competitive Trainee Award Dear colleagues, Because of the changes in the COVID spread and realizing how disruptive to schedules it is right now, Dr. Widom and I have decided to extend […]

SAGE Program Application Open

The SAGE program recruits, trains and financially supports MSW Brown School students as they complete 360 hours of their practica in Indian Country. All SAGE recipients are awarded a stipend to assist with the completion of their practicum serving tribal communities, focusing on behavioral health, violence prevention, or trauma. The flyer has the first steps […]

CICM Brown Bag: R- Markdown

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:00- 1:00 (Central Time) Click Here to Register Registration Required Join this hands- on workshop presented by Jenine Harris to learn how R- Markdown can support you in creating fully reproducible documents. In addition to making the process reproducible, R- Markdown has hundreds of options for customizing the look and feel […]

CVIP/ CICM Brown Bag: SAGE Program

Friday, October 15, 2021 12:00 PM (Central Time) Click HERE to Register Registration Required The SAGE Program is facilitated by the Buder Center and supports Brown School Social Work Students in completing practicum in Indian Country. During this Brown Bag, you’ll learn more about the program and hear from two SAGE recipients about their summer […]

Liwei Zhang Joins CICM as Assistant Research Professor

Liwei is finishing her postdoctoral fellowship in the Child Welfare and Wellbeing Research Unit at Rutgers University this summer. Liwei’s research focuses on understanding 1) how family and community contexts interact with each other in shaping parenting and child well-being and 2) how we can identify the most effective and efficient ways to prevent child […]

CICM Congratulates Graduates and Welcomes New Research Assistants to the Team

The Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment extends the warmest congratulations and best wishes to outgoing graduates as they begin their next chapter! Graduates: Sara Beeler- Stinn Grace Newton Andrea Kennedy Jisuk Seon Katie Cobetto Zoe- Blair Andrews CICM is also happy to announce the addition of two Research Assistants Mackenzie Hynes Layne Wetherbee

Predoctoral Institute (LEAD) Opens Applications

The Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research, and Training (CICM): LEAD: Leadership, Equity, and Diversity for Higher Education October 6-8th 2021 Virtual Predoctoral Institute Invitation to Apply The CICM hosts an annual two and a half day Predoctoral Summer Institute for 12 underrepresented minority (URM) professionals who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. […]