TUCC has sponsored and co-sponsored numerous events on child, family and community issues around campus. Please click on the links below to learn more about TUCC's most recent efforts:

UPCOMING EVENTS

THE 15TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (NCCAN)
"SUPPORTING PROMISING PRACTICES AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES: A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY" - APRIL 18-23, 2005

The 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), "Supporting Promising Practices and Positive Outcomes: A Shared Responsibility" will be held in Boston, Massachusetts from April 18-23, 2005. The Tufts University Center for Children (TUCC) is one of the proud sponsors of the conference. NCCAN is the nation's premiere conference on child abuse and neglect and has been held biennially since 1976. More than 2,000 practitioners, policy makers, community organizers, and researchers will participate in a weeklong meeting of plenary, workshop and skill-building sessions. The location of this conference in Boston presents an opportunity for Massachusetts to showcase and bring attention to innovative child abuse prevention and treatment initiatives as well as current challenges. Conference attendees will gain new information and resources to use in their work. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) is the local host for the conference.

Click here for more information about the conference.

Registration for the conference.
**TUCC also has registration materials for the conference. Please contact Jackie Calahong at 617-627-4375 or tucc@tufts.edu for a booklet**

CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: MSPCC needs volunteers and volunteer coordinators to help with the conference. Volunteers who donate a minimum of four hours will receive free conference registration for the day they volunteer. Questions? E-mail nccanvolunteer@mspcc.org or call MSPCC at 617-587-1505. Register to volunteer

TUCC CONFERENCES

TUCC sponsors a conference each year focusing on an interdisciplinary issue relating to children, families, and their communities. Information on past conferences is available by clicking on the hotlinks below, or by going to the conferences section of this website.

2004 EVENTS

• CHILDREN'S AWARENESS WEEK
  APRIL 12-18, 2004
  This week featured daily symposia and activities devoted to numerous topics and issues that impact the lives of children. Themes included childhood obesity, children and the media, foster care, advocacy and active citizenship, and children and the Middle East. Please click here to go to the Children's Awareness Week website.

• APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS POSTER SESSION
  MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2004
  This was the kick-off event to Children's Awareness Week, and showcased the student projects that were awarded funding for 2003-2004. Please click here to view information and pictures from this session.

2003 EVENTS

• Student Project Poster Session: This session showcased the student projects that were awarded funding for 2002-2003. Please click here to go to the Student Poster Session section of the website.
• Lecture: "Spirituality and Youth Development." Featured Pamela Ebstyne King, Center for Research on Child and Adolescent Development, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary. Sponsored by ADSI, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Office of the University Chaplain, and TUCC. Spirituality flyer (pdf)
• Study Tour on Positive Youth Development and Mental Health in the Multi-Cultural Society: TUCC Director Howard Spivak participated in the program, giving a lecture on Youth and Violence on the Study Tour's visit to Tufts on March 31, 2003.

2002 EVENTS

• Foster Care Symposium: Featured Bernard Fang (Attorney and State House Legal Advisor); Nev Moore (Founder of Justice for Families); and Ellen Pinderhughes (formerly of Vanderbilt University; now holds faculty appointment in Child Development). Sponsored by TUCC, Child Development Association, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Leonard Carmichael Society, TCU Senate, Peace and Justice Studies, Community Health, Africana Center, Urban & Environmental Policy and Planning, American Studies. Foster Care flyer (pdf)
• Pediatric Psychology Seminar Series: Sponsored by the Community Health Program, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Psychology, and TUCC. The series featured Marina Bers (Child Development), Janette McMenamy (Pediatrics), and Michael Yogman (Harvard Medical School). Pediatric Psychology flyer (pdf)

2001 EVENTS

• Symposium: "Building Health Communities for Children and Families: Cross-Cultural Collaboration in the Boston-Haifa Partnership." Partners included Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Applied Developmental Science Institute, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and Jewish Family and Children's Service. Featured keynote address by Richard Lerner, PhD (Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science; Director, ADSI). Haifa flyer (pdf)
• Colloquia: "The Significance of Animals in Children's Development." Featured Gail Melson, PhD (Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University), author of Why the Wild Things Are. Sponsored by Tufts University Department of Education, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Boston School of Occupational Therapy, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University Center for Children, and Animals as Intermediaries at Seabury School, Concord MA. Melson flyer (pdf)
• Colloquia: "Pets as Indicators and Facilitators of Family Life." Featured Lynn Loar, MSW, PhD - The Pryor Foundation, Boston. The talk included an outline of the ways animals can serve as a window into family styles of nurturing and violence. It also explored the potential for humane education and animal-assisted therapy to intervene responsibly and effectively with families. Sponsored by Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University Center for Children. Lynn Loar flyer (pdf)
• Symposium: "Cultivating Generations for Peace." Guest speakers: Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Civil Rights movement leader and co-founder Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Kate Bulls LaFayette, Director of Tuskegee Macon County Head Start and graduate of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development. Co-sponsored by Peace and Justice Studies Program, African American Center, Department of History, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, School of Dental Medicine, School of Medicine, Office of A&S Vice President and TUCC. Lafayette flyer (pdf)