Putting Children First – Building Stronger Communities for Children

Sep 09, 2020 - Sep 09, 2020

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Putting Children First – Building Stronger Communities for Children

Sep 9 2020

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Professor Gary Melton is a world-renowned expert in improving outcomes for children by building stronger communities. He has kindly agreed to join us live from the US for a conversation with Dr Shanti Raman where he will share his theoretical and practical knowledge on topics such as:

How do connected neighbourhoods help to protect children?
Can we make children’s safety and wellbeing a part of everyday life?
What can we learn from the US Stronger Communities for Children project?

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