2026 Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Webinar

The Penn State Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and the Center on Children and the Law invite you to join us for a free awareness webinar focused on re-imagining how family courts respond to child maltreatment and domestic violence.

This timely conversation brings together national experts in law, social work, domestic violence, and child advocacy to explore innovative, survivor-centered approaches that promote safety and well-being for children and families.

Featured Speakers

• Catherine Cerulli, PhD, JD – Professor, TRANSFORM Research Center, University of Rochester
• Leah Moses, CNM – Board Member, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition; Mother of Om Gandhi, for whom Utah’s Om’s Law is named
• Kathryn Spearman, PhD, MSN, RN – Assistant Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State
• Paul Griffin - Legal Director, Child Justice Inc. and member of ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Joan Meier, JD – Director, National Family Violence Law Center; Professor of Clinical Law, George Washington University Law School
• Danielle Pollack – Policy Director, National Family Violence Law Center, George Washington University Law School
• Hon. Catherine O’Malley – Executive Director of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland; retired Baltimore City District Court Judge and Former First Lady of Maryland
• Viola Vaughan-Eiden, PhD, MSW, MJ - Professor and PhD Program Director Social Work, Norfolk State University and President Emerita of APSAC