Combating Early Childhood Adversity:
Reaching vulnerable children at school

Join CIFAR and the Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research on June 29th for the newest Change Makers symposium, Combating Early Childhood Adversity: Reaching vulnerable children at school. 
 
This symposium that will bring CIFAR Fellows together with leading practitioners to share insights concerning individual vulnerability related to epigenetic changes and the impacts on health and well-being outcomes in the long term.
 
Through the interactions between practitioners and researchers, discussion will explore how to create research-informed intervention to better reach at risk children in school environments
 
Wednesday, June 29th, 1 - 4:30 pm at  Le Germain Hotel in  Calgary, AB. Please note, there is no fee to attend this event.
 
The symposium is followed by a networking reception at 4:30 PM.               
 
 
SPEAKERS:
 
W. Thomas Boyce
Co-Director of CIFAR's Child & Brain Development program; Professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
 
Margaret Casey
Psychologist with the Calgary Board of Education.
 
Bryan Kolb
Senior Fellow in CIFAR's Child & Brain Development program; Professor at the University of Lethbridge.
 
Teresa Vancise
Assistant Principal with the Calgary Board of Education
 
Moderated by Cathie Scott, Chief Knowledge and Policy Officer at the Alberta Centre for Child, Family, and Community Research. 
 
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Alberta is a leader in creating and mobilizing evidence to ensure the well-being of children.

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