Brown Bag Speaker Series
Researchers and scholars from around UGA present the latest research related to topics impacting children and their families. Events occur monthly each semester. [Brown Bag Speaker Series]
Georgia Family Impact Seminar (FIS)
January 27, 2009
The 2009 seminar featured presentations on the economic impact of the early care and education industry in Georgia and perspectives on Louisiana's experience in improving its child care and education system. [FIS Information]
The Prison Pipeline: The Intersection of Childhood and the Criminal Justice System
October 13, 2008
The Child and Family Policy Initiative hosted its first statewide research symposium on October 13, 2008, in Athens, Georgia. Academics, policy makers, and practitioners examined the impact of the juvenile and criminal justice systems on Georgia's children. [Conference details]
The Prison Pipeline: The Criminalization of America's Children
November 6, 2007
At this event, participants viewed portions of the documentary "The Intolerable Burden," which was followed by a discussion of the recent trend in secondary and even primary schools of involving the correctional system in the disciplining of our youth and of implications for policy and practice. Speakers included the documentary's producer, Constance Curry; Sharon Hill, director of Georgia Appleseed; Professor Ed Risler (UGA School of Social Work); Professor Leslie Simons (UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences); and Professor Ron Simons (UGA Department of Sociology). In addition, the event served as a kick-off to a statewide research symposium on the topic held on October 13, 2008.
