Leeds seminar: Reducing and preventing childhood vulnerabilities and ACEs

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Starting 08 Jan 2020 - 17:00 through to 08 Jan 2020 - 19:00

Created by

featuring

Eustace de Sousa

National Lead for Health Inequalities and the Life Course │ Public Health England

and

Dr Helen Lowey

Director of Public Health │ Bolton Council

 

The Office of the Children’s Commissioner estimates that almost 2.3 million children are living in vulnerable circumstances in England.

This free seminar will hear from local and national speakers on how public health approaches can help prevent and mitigate against adverse experiences in childhood as well as help identify adults needing extra support because of childhood trauma.

Eustace will describe national public health work and cross-government work addressing vulnerabilities. Helen will then discuss how local authorities, together with the wider public sector, can bring about cultural change to enable an environment for children, young people and their families to build resilience that is bas

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ed upon the science behind childhood adversity.

 

Location

Leeds Beckett University
Lecture theatre CL113, Calverley Building
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE
United Kingdom

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