***MEDIA ADVISORY***
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin will deliver remarks during the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network’s first statewide conference at the Lakeview Resort in Morgantown, W,Va. on Friday, April 4, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. The conference, attended by approximately 160 professionals, will promote best practices, updates and trends in the child abuse field.
Goodwin will discuss various topics, including an update on a pilot project aimed at preventing and mitigating the impact of trauma on children exposed to violence - “Handle With Care" - and other key issues that are critical to a collaborative response by law enforcement, schools and mental health professionals to crimes against children.
The West Virginia Child Advocacy Network (WVCAN) 2014 Conference, held April 3 - 4, 2014, is a partnership among WV CAN, West Virginia Children’s Justice Task Force, Sisters of Joseph Health & Wellness Foundation, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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WHO: U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin
WHAT: West Virginia Child Advocacy Network 2014 Conference
WHEN: Friday, April 4, 2014
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Lakeview Resort, Morgantown
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
