Washington, D.C. -On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will host a forum on “Preventing, Treating, and Healing Childhood Trauma in Baltimore City." Chairman Cummings will be joined by officials representing Baltimore City, experts on trauma and its effect on children, and community stakeholders touched by and working to mitigate the impact of trauma. The forum is a follow up to a July Committee hearing on “Identifying, Preventing, and Treating Childhood Trauma: A Pervasive Public Health Issue that Needs Greater Federal Attention."
The forum will be broadcast here.
WHO: Chairman Elijah E. Cummings
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen
Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack" Young
Henry Posko
President and CEO, Humanim
Dr. Leana Wen
Moderator
Former Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department
Dr. Christina Bethell
Professor of Population Health, Johns Hopkins University
Director, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
Claudia Remington
Executive Director, Maryland State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
Dr. Michael Sinclair
Professor of Social Work, Morgan State University
Annette March-Grier
President and Co-Founder, Roberta’s House
Bryonna Harris
Rising senior, Frederick Douglass High School
Member, African Diaspora Alliance
Dr. Sonja Santelises
CEO, Baltimore City Schools
Dr. Letitia Dzirasa
Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department
Commissioner Michael Harrison
Police Commissioner, Baltimore Police Department
Tisha Edwards
Executive Director, The Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success
WHAT: Forum on “Preventing, Treating, and Healing Childhood Trauma in Baltimore City"
WHERE: Humanim, 1701 N. Gay St, Baltimore, MD
WHEN: Tuesday, August 20 from 10:00 A.M. until 11:30 A.M.
There will be a brief media availability after the forum at approximately 11:30 A.M.
**Please RSVP to Andy.Eichar@mail.house.gov**
