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Rights of Children
Chairpersons
Sandra Bishop-Josef, Assistant Director, Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy; Associate Research Scientist, Child Study Center
Sally Cohen, Associate Professor, School of Nursing; Director, Center for Health Policy & Ethics
Advisory Group
Jonathan Moser, Program Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics
Carol Pollard, Associate Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics
Yale University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics sponsored the “Children under Stress” working research group from 2002 to 2005. The work of that group culminated in a conference held on April 8, 2005, entitled “Improving the Well-Being of Our Children: Closing the Gap between Research and Policy.” The symposium, a collaborative effort with Casey Family Services, addressed the disconnect between the abundance of research data on children and the lack of effective policy changes to ameliorate problems in three areas: children’s access to health care, early childhood education, and adolescents transitioning out of foster care. The goals of the symposium were to explain why a gap persists between research and policy on selected children’s issues and to suggest strategies to eliminate the gap. In 2005–2006 dissemination activities were conducted: preparing transcripts and editing a videotape of the symposium; developing recommendations for policy, practice, and research; preparing to meet with policymakers and others to discuss the recommendations; and writing up the symposium final report.
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“Improving the Well-Being of Our Children: Closing the Gap between Research and Policy”
Recently, this group has changed its direction and its name to the “Rights of Children” working research group. During the spring semester 2005, members of the group met to determine what their next challenge might be. Building on its past efforts, the group decided on a new focus—the “rights of children.” The group started its work by meeting with speakers addressing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the evolution of “children’s rights” in the United States. The group is continuing its analysis, engaging an interdisciplinary group of Yale faculty and students, as well as professionals who work on children’s issues in various capacities throughout Connecticut.
For more information, contact jonathan.moser@yale.edu or carol.pollard@yale.edu