Center on Race and Social Problems: Summer Institute – Race and Child Welfare

Race and Child Welfare – June 6
Race, Child Welfare, and the Opioid Crisis
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2017
8:00am – 5:00 pm in 2017 Cathedral of Learning.
The summit will include academic and community experts who will discuss the impact of opioid crisis in relation to race and child welfare in general and with the Pittsburgh metro area being used as a case example.  Opportunities will be provided for dialogue and discussion, as well as for networking.

Special rates are available at the Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center, directly opposite the Cathedral of Learning where the Institute will be held.

We are offering 6 CE credits for this summer institute.

Register here: https://www.regonline.com/2018RCWO

The registration cost is $150.  Register before May 15th to get an early bird special for $99.

Keynote Speaker:
Ekow N. Yankah, Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

Additional Speakers:
Virginia Pryor, Division Director, Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Dr. Antoine B. Douaihy, Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Latika D. Davis-Jones, Assistant Deputy Director, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services
Amy M. Sula, Manager of Integration Support, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Office of Children Youth & Families

Full agenda is forthcoming.