The first in a series of public educational seminars, the presentation will explore how family poverty significantly increases the risk of child maltreatment and share research-backed findings on how economic adversity indirectly contributes to maltreatment. We will highlight promising prevention pathways that make a difference in the cycle of maltreatment by buffering risk factors and supporting vulnerable families.

Course Objectives:

• Explain how poverty increases the risk of child maltreatment and identify indirect pathways from economic adversity to maltreatment.

• Discuss socio-economic factors and systemic Issues related to poverty and maltreatment.

• Present evidence on the correlation between poverty and child maltreatment and highlight promising Interventions and support systems for vulnerable families.