April DHS lecture looks at interventions for adverse childhood experiences

OKLAHOMA CAPITOL -- Certain adverse childhood experiences can have a significant impact on adult health risk behaviors, physical and mental health, and mortality.  Those impacts may also be more pronounced among vulnerable and disenfranchised populations.  Those issues will be examined in the next installment of the continuing lecture series presented by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS).

“Adverse Childhood Experiences:  Responsive Practices in Service Delivery across Multiple Domains” will be presented by Julie Miller-Cribbs, PhD.  It will be held Tuesday, April 8 from Noon to 1 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. 

Miller-Cribbs is professor and interim director of the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work.  She is also a research associate in the School of Community Medicine.  Her current research looks at factors pertaining to vulnerability, strengths, and functioning in the areas of diversity, health and community life.  She has authored three books and has presented her research at over 40 national and international conferences.

This presentation will provide a brief overview of adverse childhood experiences research, with an emphasis on Oklahoma-based studies.  It will also highlight promising practices for multiple domains of practice and system levels.

The Practice and Policy Lecture Series has been developed to provide thought-provoking presentations on Oklahoma's emerging policy issues, trends and best practices. The series is sponsored by the DHS Office of Planning, Research and Statistics and the University of Oklahoma Center for Public Management with the goal of providing the best educational opportunities available in a forum that offers participants an opportunity to question, share and learn from each other. 

All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information contact the Office of Planning, Research and Statistics at (405) 521-3552 or visit the Practice and Policy Lecture Series website 

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