The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work and College of Human Environmental Science are hosting a conference addressing child abuse on the morning of April 20 at the Child Development Research Center. The conference, held from 8:30 a.m. to noon, is titled “A Blue Ribbon Event: Leading the Way in Protecting our Children – An Alabama Legacy of Innovation and Leadership.” Mayor Walt Maddox will serve on a panel with three other speakers in a discussion titled “Child Maltreatment and Economic Implications,” where members of the audience can address the panel with questions. The keynote address will be given by Robert E. “Bud” Cramer, who served as an Alabama congressman and founded the Children’s Advocacy Center Movement in Huntsville. The conference is free and anyone can attend. For more information about the conference, contact David Miller in UA Media Relations at 348-0825 or [email protected].

Compiled by Heather Buchanan