Session 1:
Early Childhood Risk and Reach in Louisiana “Louisiana’s Risky Business: Young Children in a Time of Budget Cuts”
February 20, 2013 4 p.m. at Boudreaux’s
Geoff Nagle, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW
Dr. Nagle is currently the Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Tulane University, director of the Tulane Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, and state director of Bright Start- Louisiana’s Early Childhood Advisory Council.
Kirby Goidel, Ph.D.
Dr. Goidel is currently the Scripps Howard Professor of Mass Communication, director of the Public Policy Research Lab at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, and a Professor in Political Science at LSU.
Acknowledging the critical importance of the early childhood period to a child reaching his or her full potential, this presentation examined the state of early childhood in Louisiana, and addressed the state investments in early childhood, the risks young children face, the reach of state administered programs, and the public support for early childhood investment. To see the presentation, go to www.adfbr.org/dss-2013
Distinguished Speaker Series
2 013 – 2 014 P ro g r a m R e p o r t
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