12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
Grand Ballroom
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm: BREAKOUT SESSION VII (concurrent)
7.A. Criminalization of Drug Use and HIV
Connecticut Salon A
This panel will present research examining the fundamental contradiction between criminalization of drug use and harm reduction/public health approaches to reduce HIV and other disease transmission among drug users.
Chair: Rafael Torruella, City University of New York, Bronx, NY
Irene Glasser, Community Renewal Team, Hartford, CT and Reinaldo Rojas and Ramon Rojano City of Hartford, Health and Human Services, Hartford, CT
Feng Wei, Yale University, New Haven, CT
7.B. Harnessing the Media for Arts-Based Intervention and Dissemination Projects
Connecticut Salon B
This panel explores the uses of art in interventions and dissemination of research results with youth partners.
Chair: Colleen Coleman, ICR, Hartford, CT
Laura McCargar & Youth, Youth Right Media, New Haven, CT
Joe Young, Terrice Kimble and Jennetta Bennett, Hartford Animation Institute, Hartford, CT
7.C. Community Leadership and Empowerment Training
Connecticut Salon C
This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to experience several sample exercises from the Community Leadership and Empowerment Training (CLET) series which has been provided for residents of public and assisted housing. The purpose of the CLET is to teach skills to empower people to become more active and effective in their communities.
Facilitator: Wendy Krom, Community Consulting Services, Cheshire, MA
7.D. Hispanic Health Council: A Model for Community Based Collaborative Research Designed to Address Health Inequities
Ethan Allen
This session will present the Hispanic Health Council as a case study of a community based vehicle for research with a social justice agenda, with a focus on the essential elements and strategies of the Hispanic Health Council model.
Chair: Grace Damio, Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, CT
7.E. Changing the Climate for Participation: Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation Research, Policy and Implementation
Silas Deane
The panelists offer concrete examples of, ideas and strategies to encourage public participation in adaptation to climate change.
Chair: Beth Raps, Adaptation Network, Berkeley Springs, WV
Sid Gale, Integrated Management Controls, LLC, Guilford, CT
Lynne Carter, Adaptation Network, Barrington, RI
7.F. Understanding Communities: The Link Between Interdisciplinary Art and Community
Nathan Hale North
This panel explores the integration of effective arts and community development projects, Topics include how to enhance neighborhood visibility while engaging residents in the process and how to judge quality and evaluate the impact of artistic/cultural expression and research.
Chair: Jeremy Liu, Asian Community Development Corp., Boston, MA
Hiroko Kikuchi, Performance Artist and Educator, Boston, MA
Mike Blockstein, Public Matters, Los Angeles, CA
7.G. Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Children and their Families
Nathan Hale South
This panel will present research evaluating different models to engage and retain children and their families in mental health treatment.
Chair: Geetha Gopalan, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY
Jeanette Andonian, University of Southern Maine School of Social Work, Portland, ME
Geetha Gopalan and James Rodriguez, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY and Columbia University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY
7.H. Downside Up and Outside In: Student Education Through Project-Based Learning or Community Partnerships
Mark Twain
This panel describes the service learning participation of university students with mi casa, consisting of organizers, homeless service providers, housing and health advocates, and a researcher in a collaborative research program to guide interventions to increase housing opportunities.
Chair: MaryAnn Sorensen Allacci, mi casa, Lakewood, NJ
Marla Rae Thorn, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ
Alba Hernandez, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ
Ileana Fontanes, mi casa, Lakewood, NJ
Hannah Lanier, mi casa, Lakewood, NJ
Sara Plachta-Elliott, Bridgewater State College, Quincy MA
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Break
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Closing
Grand Ballroom
Keynote Address: Co-Creating the Future: Global Sites, Local Settings, Social Justice and Community-Based Collaborative Research.
Jean J. Schensul, Founder and Senior Scientist, ICR, Hartford, CT
Closing Performance: John O’Neal, Junebug Productions, New Orleans, Louisiana
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