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Public Benefit Programs and Child Maltreatment: Implications for Prevention and Equity

December 9, 2024

December 9, 9am-10am CST on Zoom

CEUs available for Social Work and LPC: $10 for 1 credit hour

Presenter’s Bio:  Dr. Hank Puls is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. The overall goal of his research agenda is to reduce child maltreatment, particularly physical abuse among infants and young children. He is especially interested in public policies as prevention for child maltreatment and improving the equitable identification of children at risk for maltreatment. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of child maltreatment, public policy and the social determinants of health.

To learn more from Dr. Puls, check out his interview on One in Ten podcast from the National Children’s Alliance:

https://oneintenpodcast.org/episodes/do-anti-poverty-programs-reduce-child-abuse/