The second of a three-part live satellite broadcast on youth violence, followed by a local panel discussion, will be offered free to the public on Oct. 19 by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
The videoconference will be in room 4 of the Coors Events/Conference Center from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m, followed by a panel discussion from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The panel will be moderated by sociology Professor Delbert Elliott, director of the CU-Boulder center and a national authority on juvenile delinquency.
Other panelists will include: Don Quick, deputy attorney general, state of Colorado; Regina Huerter, director, juvenile diversion program, Denver district attorney's office; Bill De La Cruz, board member, Boulder Valley School District; and Bill Porter, school psychologist, Cherry Creek School District.
The national videoconference, titled "Comprehensive Prevention Planning," is sponsored by the HOPE Foundation of Bloomington, Ind. It will address how to create caring environments in which young people feel healthy attachments and how "outcasts" can be brought back in.
A third videoconference and panel discussion on "Containing Crisis" is set for Nov. 30. This program will address planning strategies for handling crises, including communication with parents and the community and setting up a school facility for maximum safety.
Nearly 600 sites nationwide have committed to downlinking the series.
To attend the videoconference and discussion call (303) 492-1032. A packet and light refreshments will be provided. Parking is available in lot 436, directly north of the Coors Events/Conference Center. The videoconference and panel discussion series is co-sponsored by the CU-Boulder Outreach Committee.