Child Marriage - Impacts on Vermont Children & Implications for Advocacy
Loretta Jay, MA (she/her)
Justice of the Peace Association
Marcie Hambrick, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers)
Director of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
Lynn Stanley, LICSW (she/hers)
Executive Director NASW VT
Fraidy Reiss (she, her)
Founder/Executive Director
Unchained At Last
Child marriage is still legal in the state of Vermont. This informative workshop will highlight the mental and social problems connected with child marriage, the need for "brightline" (no exceptions) laws, and what Vermont clinicians, marriage officiants, and citizens can do to advocate.
1 Formal CE approved by NASW VT is available for a small fee.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Describe the mental health issues connected to child marriage
- Explain the need for brightline legislation
- Discuss the advocacy efforts where social workers and other mental health clinicians can be content experts
Register here: Child Marriage - Impacts on Vermont Children & Implications for Advocacy Tickets, Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite