A.P.H.A.C.

The Association for Public Health Action in Criminal Justice exists to promote critical analysis of the criminal justice system from a public health perspective. APHAC is an organizational base for students and faculty from diverse academic and professional backgrounds who are committed to 1) identifying, assessing, and addressing the public health impacts of the criminal justice system on people, communities, and other systems; 2) raising awareness about the intersection and common causes of disparities in health and retributive justice; and 3) promoting student participation in public events, student activities, and lectures related to criminal justice issues.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Fathering from Prison Talk

Please see this announcement from the CUSSW Criminal Justice Caucus: 

Join the Criminal Justice Caucus and the Men's Caucus for Fathering From Prison.  

Dr. Michelle Smith, Education Supervisor at the Metropolitan Detention Center and CEO of Good Morning Parents as she speaks on working with incarcerated fathers and the programs in place and efforts being taken to ensure relationships between fathers in prison and their children and maintained and nurtured.

Thursday, Dec. 7 @ 12:15PM
1255 Amsterdam Ave - Room 404
Columbia University School of Social Work

This should be a fascinating lecture about a very important and often under-discussed issue.

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