2025 Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference
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  • August 12
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  • August 14

Day 01

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

11:00 AM
Thrive from the Start: Cross-Sector Solutions to Address Infant and Toddler Homelessness
Catherine Murphy
Collaborative Advocacy: Policy Strategies for Strengthening Families Through Home Visiting
Melea Rose-Waters
HFA Certified Trainer Connections
Laura Shoaf
Lenny Rivota
Kelly Foster
Danita Roberts
Previous Next
Casey's Community Opportunity Map: A Research-based Tool for Engaging Communities in Prevention
Luke Gerber
El Poder De Contar Historias Para Apoyar La Cultura Y Crear Lazos
Cristina Massey
Sarai Perez
Lenny Rivota
“The Other Half of Parenting: Understanding and Supporting Dads and Male Caregivers in Home Visits”
Jeremy Smith
Transforming the Narrative: Youth-Led Solutions to Prevent Child Maltreatment in Lane County, Oregon
Leah Schluter
Adrian Amezcua
Families and Substance Use Disorder: Changing the Narrative to Promote Prevention and Hope
Janna Estep Jordan
Amanda Royer
School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Implementation Lessons from the HRP Evaluation
Beth Molnar
Bianca Ejiofoh
Sheryldine Samuel, MPH
1:15 PM
HFA's Standard: Welcome to the Family Dinner Table
Tiara Smith
Grace Arthur
Shifting the Narrative: Innovative Strategies for Transforming Child Abuse Prevention in Oregon
Nicole Cunningham
Natalie Gordon
Arielle Hacker
Evidence-Based and Emerging Strategies To Promote Maternal Nutrition, Activity, and Wellness
Suzanne Phelan
Stephanie Parade
The Center for Coordinating Oregon Home Visiting Systems: Lessons & Progress in Systems Change
Beth Green
Rebecca Brown
HFA Home Visiting in Action: Fishbowl Part 1
Danita Roberts
Laura Shoaf
Kelly Foster
Lenny Rivota
Previous Next
Secret Sauce to HFA Family Engagement & Home Visit Completion
Amanda Bornheim
From Evidence to Action: Lessons from Rapid Response Briefs and Interactive Dashboards
Shaina Trevino
Lisa Chinn
Parent-Led, Family-Centered: Shaping Policies for Innovative Systems Change
Gwen Doland
Kimberly Nabarro
Overloaded: Understanding Neglect – Transforming the Narrative through a Podcast Series
Luke Waldo
2:30 PM
“TALKY, TALKY, TALKY” – American Samoa’s Approach to HFA
Tina Ioane
HFA's Reflective Supervision in Action: Fish Bowl Part 2
Laura Shoaf
Danita Roberts
Kelly Foster
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Building Community Capacity and Shifting Responsibility from Families
Jared Barton
Jennifer Sommerfeld
Kaela Byers
Elevating Voices, Transforming Prevention: A Collaborative Approach to Child & Family Well-Being
Trevor Storrs
Christina Lachance
Anne Auld
Anita Odom
Previous Next
The ROI of FRCs: A Strategic Approach to Preventing Child Welfare Involvement
Brenda McChesney
Peter Pecora
Good Things Come in 4s
Laurieann Thorpe
Cooking Up Connections in Home Visits with Recipe 4 Success
Karen Villarreal
Jason Witt
Bend Instead of Breaking: Managing Change and Staying Flexible in Uncertain Times
Jennifer Fiechtner
3 Strategies to Partner with Parents and Break Barriers to Trust
Elayna Fernandez
3:45 PM
Movement Building Impact: Transforming Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Systems in Rural Oregon and Siskiyou County, California
Jeff Todahl
Mary Ratliff
HFA Affiliate Meet-Up & Networking
Kathleen Strader
Serving families enrolled under HFA's Child Welfare Protocol in New York State
Moira Riley
Allison Contento
Lori Reider
Susan Dietzel
Previous Next
Maybe a Little Cash Will Help: EmPwR Guaranteed Income Pilot
Paula Corrigan Halpern
Emily Medere
Mike Shaver
Creating Prevention-Oriented Communities
Tracy Leonard
Reimagining Prevention with the Burns Institute’s Structural Well-Being Framework
Samantha Mellerson
Tshaka Barrows
Relationship-First Prevention: The Measurable Impact of Indiana-Based Family Resource Centers
E. Susana Mariscal
Bryan Victor
Using Training in Reflective Supervision to Drive Trauma-Informed Change in Early Childhood Settings
Lindsay Huffhines
Transforming Neglect Prevention: A Systems Change Framework to Support Overloaded Families
Gabriel McGaughey
Megan Frederick-Usoh

Day 02

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

11:00 AM
Rethinking Mandatory Reporting: How PCA Chapters Can Help Build a System that Protects Children & Su
Trevor Storrs
Jennifer Valenzuela
The Biology of Connection: Supporting Relationships to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
Moira Szilagyi
Strengthening Organizational Child Safeguarding Policies: One tool to help prevent child sexual abuse
Kelly Baxter
Standard 5: What's in your S.O.U.P? Part 2 - The Power of Partnerships
Bijoux Pighee
Christa Austin
Accelerating Change: LINKing Families to Hope and Opportunity
Yolanda Bronner-Wooten
Strengthening Families Through Policy Action: Spotlight on Two PCA State Chapters
Kelly Crane
Kristin Kaufman
Unexpected Opportunities: How building a parent-focused website led to a prevention messaging brand
Bett Williams
Translating HFA Materials: Creating a Sense of Belonging
Lenny Rivota
Sarai Perez
From Insight to Action: Leveraging Data and Epidemiology for Child Abuse Prevention (CAP)
Sophia Ringering
Vicky Roper
1:15 PM
Exploring Drivers of Home Visiting Workforce Development
Mariel Sparr
Eleanor Fisk
Lessons Learned on University, Government, Community Partnerships To Catalyze Child Abuse Prevention
David W Rothwell
Protecting the Maternal/Child Dyad Through Innovative Rhode Island Partnerships
Margo Katz
Sara Remington
From Solving to Supporting: Partnering In Supervision Tackle Challenges
Kelly Foster
Kit Patterson
Adopting a Co-Creation Evaluation Framework for Healthy Families Oregon: Insights for Impact
Jessica Dahlgren
Christina Cooley
Growing Stronger: Strategies for Sustainable Expansion of Home Visiting Programs
Mariana Padilla
Evaluating School-Based CSA Prevention Policies: Help Us Understand the Numbers!
Faith Colson
Community Information Exchange (CIE) & IV-E Clearinghouse
Nicole Neider
Ann Clement
Fundraising for Prevention: Partnerships, Messaging, and Impact
Kelly Christopher
Jaelynn Wright
2:30 PM
Lessons Learned in Developing System-Wide Support for Home Visiting Providers Serving Newcomers
Stormie Drake
Elijah Wickline
Cynthia Zagar
Fifty-Five Years Into Our Work It’s Time To Reboot!
Richard Krugman
Addressing Family Needs Following National Policy Changes: Lessons from Healthy Families New York
Claudia Miranda-Julian
Allison Contento
Maggie Fiacchi
How Communities Drive Healthy Families America Implementation and Structure: Culturally Specific and
Emily Berry
Kristen Corbin
Shifting Mindsets: Innovative Projects to Transform Perspectives
Jennifer Jones
Scaling Cross-Systems Collaboration Between Early Childhood and Child Welfare to Improve Outcomes fo
Cynthia Tate
Purpose of an Advisory Board Beyond the Basics
Sandy Stetzer
Dr. Julie Woodbury
Survivor-Led Change: Intentionally using personal story as a tool
Jennifer Falcone
3:45 PM
Toward a New Narrative on What It Means to Care for Children
Jessica Moyer
Stories of Support: Prevention partnerships with Kentucky's Public Libraries
Victoria Gilbert
Beth Wahler
Preventing School Corporal Punishment in Arkansas: Educate, Organize, and Mobilize
Esaa Mohammad Samarah
How Professionals Can Promote Relational Health To Buffer Adversity and Promote Positive Outcomes
Amy King
Elevate Your Program: How Implementing a Career Ladder Supports Growth for Staff and HFA Sites
Nicole Booze
Essie Henderson
From Awareness to Action: Implementing Organizational Best Practices to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Laura Staats
Mergers, Collective Impact, Integrations, Oh my!
Kristen Davis
HFA Peer Reviewer Connections
Tomeaka Jupiter
Cristina Massey
Communication strategies in an age of uncertainty
Jacqueline Johnson

Day 03

Thursday, August 14, 2025

10:45 AM
School-Based Prevention Laws: Why Are They So Hard to Pass?
Faith Colson
CHEERS: Ensuring Representative Observation and Documentation
Mark Ownbey
Values to Goals: Inspiring Change Through the HFA Goal Planning Process
Claire Davis
Parent & Community Café Innovations: Insights from Oregon's Showing Up for Children and Youth Prevention Cafés
Caroline Sachi Madigan
Evidence-Informed Strategies for Service Coordination in Home Visiting and Collaborating Services
Allison West
Ciara Spinosa
Partnering with Parents
Gretchen Brogdon
Christa Austin
Sell the Brownie: Not the Box. A recipe for strategic messaging.
Jim McKay
Supporting New Parents: A Universal Tele-Visit Approach
Mayra Pacheco
Michelle Saldivar
Amanda Haboush-Deloye
Growing a Movement: Integrating ACE Screening and Toxic Stress Response into Statewide Systems
Mikah Owen
We look forward to seeing you in Portland, OR!
 
We look forward to seeing you in Portland!
 
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