Tuesday, June 2nd 1:45pm - 3:00pm

D1 Rebuilding a Citizen Review Panel for Prevention

Heidi Coggins, Children Trust Michigan

This workshop outlines the revitalization of Children Trust Michigan’s Citizen Review Panel for Prevention following leadership and membership transitions. You will learn about the process for choosing new members, grounded in purpose and priorities to strengthen child abuse and neglect prevention efforts statewide. We will highlight collaborative rebuilding processes, engagement strategies for diverse stakeholders, and the integration of data-driven practices to guide prevention planning. You will gain insight into lessons learned during the transition and how the refreshed panel is positioned to enhance Michigan’s child and family well-being through effective, community-informed prevention initiatives.

D2 A Peek Behind the Curtain of Pennsylvania’s Citizen Review Panels -- Building and Sustaining Partnerships between the State Agency and CRPs

Kari Coccagna, University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, Child Welfare Resource Center
Jennifer Newman, LSW, PA Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families
Regional panel member

Discover the power of partnership as Pennsylvania shines a spotlight on the dynamic collaboration between the Office of Children, Youth and Families and regional Citizen Review Panels (CRPs). Dive into the full CRP journey—from recruitment and engaging orientation to impactful research and the development of annual reports and recommendations that drive real change. This workshop offers not just an overview, but an inside look at how open communication and teamwork transform insights into meaningful, measurable results that strengthen services for children and families.

D3 Closing the Loop: Assessing the Impact of CRP Recommendations

Sarah Parmenter, The Ohio State University

Whether you're building a CRP from the ground up or refining your panel’s influence, this workshop offers tools and insights to help ensure your work leads to measurable outcomes.  In this session we will introduce participants to the concept of Citizen Review Panel (CRP) Impact Reports—a reflective tool designed to assess whether recommendations made by CRPs have been acknowledged or implemented by state child welfare agencies. Drawing from two completed impact reports from the Central and Southwest Ohio CRPs, the workshop will explore how CRPs can strengthen accountability, build feedback loops with state partners, and use retrospective analysis of past CRP recommendations and state responses to inform future recommendations. You will learn practical strategies for tracking the impact of CRP recommendations on policy and/or practice reform over time, engaging stakeholders in meaningful dialogue about making feasible and impactful CRP recommendations, and writing reports that drive change in child welfare policy and practice. The workshop will also include a discussion on overcoming challenges in collaboration with state partners and maintaining the momentum of CRP-State collaboration and meaningful policy reform across review cycles.

D4 Vanishing Resource - Child Abuse Pediatricians

Dr. Vincent Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP, FAPSAC Professor of Pediatrics and Forensic Medicine NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Jeoffry B. Gordon, MD, MPH CRP-CI California

A well trained child abuse pediatrician will provide the best clinical,  interdisciplinary, policy, and social leadership in most circumstances. However there are only 300 trained child abuse pediatricians in the USA as fellowship opportunities go unfilled. The inherent responsibilities, the exposure to tragic trauma, frequent legal actions and media vilification mitigate against young doctors choosing this speciality. This creates a growing crisis in the management of child maltreatment. Dr. Palusci will share his extensive insight into the complexity of the role of the Child abuse pediatrician as a team and local community leader. He will also discuss how CRPs can contribute to appreciation of this problem and possible solutions.