Event Summary
The Lives Cut Short project is a joint initiative of AEI and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and it has collected information on over 4,000 cases of child maltreatment fatalities. Lives Cut Short will soon use a large language model to analyze case records and identify key risk factors for child maltreatment to strengthen screening practices, improve risk assessment, and direct child protective resources to where they are needed most. As child welfare policy nationwide increasingly emphasizes prevention, new insights from Lives Cut Short show that protecting children from harm via a strong child protection system remains essential to preventing further abuse.
Join us as panelists discuss the project, the latest findings, and more.
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Agenda
3:45 p.m.
Registration Opens
4:00 p.m.
Introduction:
Naomi Schaefer Riley, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
4:05 p.m.
Presentation:
Sarah Font, Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
4:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Sarah Font, Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Kevin O’Connor, Retired Assistant Commissioner, New York Police Department
Emily Putnam-Hornstein, John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Laura Robertson, Executive Director, Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence
Moderator:
Naomi Schaefer Riley, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
5:15 p.m.
Q&A
5:30 p.m.
Adjournment
