Registration is now open for the first-ever Child Welfare Summit, which will be held at the University of Louisville Cardinal Stadium next month, and is sponsored by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS).
Prospective participants in the Jan. 16, “Transformers of Child Welfare” event, can register online here.
Preliminary Agenda
9:00-10:15 a.m. Opening session
• Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going: Vision for Kentucky’s Child Welfare System
10:30-11:30 a.m. Morning workshops (final list/descriptions/speakers to be confirmed)
• House Bill 1 101
• Child Welfare Transformation
• Uniting Kentucky – the First Lady’s Initiative
• Privatization Discussion
• Partnership Plan for Children in Out-of-Home Care
• Court Involvement–Voices in the Courtroom
• Trauma/ACEs Workshop
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. lunch – Plenary session on Family First Prevention Services Act
• Keynote speaker – Christa Thomas, Chapin Hall (University of Chicago)
1:15-2:15 p.m. Afternoon workshops (final list/descriptions/speakers to be confirmed)
• House Bill 1 101
• Child Welfare Transformation
• Uniting Kentucky – the First Lady’s Initiative
• Privatization Discussion
• Partnership Plan for Children in Out-of-Home Care
• Court Involvement–Voices in the Courtroom
• Trauma/ACEs Workshop
2:15-3:00 p.m. Closing session – Transformation is Within Us!
The summit will focus on partnering to transform child welfare in Kentucky and lead the nation in being an early implementer of the Family First Prevention Services Act.
This inaugural event is open to anyone who has an interest in helping improve our system of care for our kids, including frontline staff, child caring agencies, community and faith organizations, foster and kinship families, judges, legislators, and all other partners.
The summit will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include experts from around the state and country, including from Casey Family Programs, Chapin Hall at University of Chicago, Kentucky Youth Advocates, University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, and many more.
Cost is only $20 and includes lunch. Join CHFS and its partners to make this first summit an amazing time of shared vision and optimism for Kentucky’s families.
Learn more about CHFS here.
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
