
October 2022 marks the eighth year of See Us, Support Us, a month of national awareness-raising launched by the Osborne Association about the 1 in 14 children who experience parental incarceration. As part of See Us Support Us, the New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children is hosting a webinar on how to support children’s physical health and emotional well-being. Considering children’s needs when making sentencing decisions about their parents and the importance of visiting will also be discussed.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 12:30 to 2:00pm – for a facilitated panel discussion with:
•Allison Hollihan, MS – Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Director, New York Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents at Osborne
•Julie Poehlmann, PhD – Dorothy A. O’Brien Professor in Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; child clinical psychologist; nationally and internationally recognized scholar on children with incarcerated parents
•Folashade Olatunde – See Us, Support Us Youth Fellow
•Assia Serrano – Osborne Speakers Bureau and Mother