Infant Safe Sleep and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
This review addresses recent research into two topics of interest to the child abuse prevention community: infant safe sleep and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
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This review addresses recent research into two topics of interest to the child abuse prevention community: infant safe sleep and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
As a lawyer, entrepreneur, and Managing Partner at Trinova Partners, LLC, Michael Axelrod has a passion for supporting vulnerable populations, including children. Having grown up in a very stable and loving family, he believes every child deserves that. His work in the child abuse and neglect field over the last three decades has only made him more passionate about the need for prevention strategies.
This Policy Toolkit was developed in partnership with the Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) chapter network’s Policy Affinity Group. This group is made up of representatives from approximately 17 PCA America chapters who work together to further the capacity to address policy strategies across our nationwide network.
Join us Monday, March 22, at 1:00-2:30 PM CT, to be among the first to hear new recommendations on reframing childhood adversity from the FrameWorks Institute.
One in seven children in the United States experiences child abuse and/or neglect each year, resulting in an array of adverse outcomes, including chronic pain, psychological concerns (anxiety, anger and aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts or ideation), and poor or delayed social and behavioral development. In light of that, Pathway to Resilience addressed the issues of child abuse and neglect through a cross-sector collaboration.
Lolita M. McDavid is Medical Director of Child Advocacy and Protection at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, the pediatric hospital of University Hospitals of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is responsible for community outreach and programming as well as coordinating the medical services for the Child Protection Unit, serving at-risk children and families in Northeast Ohio. The “No Hitting Zone” was created at Rainbow in 2005 and has been replicated in over 100 health and children’s services sites. She is a Professor of Pediatrics at CWRU School of Medicine. McDavid chaired the first panel for the Ohio Commission on Minority Health (OCMH), “Achieving Equity and Eliminating Infant Mortality Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Population: From Data to Action.”