Center Spotlight

Global meeting aims to improve evidence-backed parenting and public policy

Participants in the inaugural International Congress on Evidence-Based Parenting Support (I-CEPS) from the RCCWB include Michael Beets, Dan Cooper, Nada Goodrum, and Ron Prinz, as well as Julie Lumeng from the University of Michigan, all of whom are featured on a Panel Roundtable on holistic prevention.  The USC College of Arts and Sciences has joined with several institutions worldwide to co-sponsor the I-CEPS. Through its theme “to promote well-being and health globally through effective parenting support,” the I-CEPS aims to foster meaningful change in public policy related to parenting and families in part  through direct action by attendees throughout and beyond the event itself. Visit the I-CEPS website for registration and more information: https://www.i-ceps.pafra.org/

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