M E D I A A D V I S O R Y
WHAT:
Protecting Ohios Children 2007 Conference
WHEN:
Friday, April 27, 2007 from 9am to 4pm
WHERE:
The Conference Center at NorthPointe
9243 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, OH 43035
TOPICS:
I am the Child that the Village Helped to Raise
The Ohio Childrens Trust Fund
A Personal Look at Munchausens Syndrome By Proxy
Children Who Witness Violence
My Voice, My Life, My Future (foster care youth panel)
Children With Special Needs and Child Abuse
A Pre-School Violence Prevention Curriculum
Stewards of Children Program (to reduce child sexual abuse)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Victor Rivas Rivers endured horrific child abuse and witnessed domestic violence on the level of torture at the hands of his father. At 15 years of age, he took legal action against his father and proceeded to live with foster families. Rivers became the national spokesperson for the National Network to End Domestic Violence and is a devoted husband, father, actor, author and former NFL Miami Dolphins player (The Ohio Domestic Violence Network was instrumental in arranging for Rivers to speak at the conference).
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Contact Prior To Conference:
Pam Barber/Mary Ellen Fiorino, Childrens Hospital Media Relations
(614) 722-4595
Contact At Conference:
Pat Lyons, Prevent Child Abuse Ohio Executive Director
(614) 560-3619
Protecting Ohios Children 2007 Conference
April 27, 2007
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.