April 2013 – Research Symposium

The Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership hosted a Research Symposium on April 9, 2013 at the Saban Research Auditorium, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.  Close to 100 people attended which included a cross section of service providers, community partners, funders, and system representatives.

Presenters included:

Dr. Eric Rice, Ph.D., USC School of Social Work  “Scope of Youth Homelessness in Los Angeles”

Dr. Norweeta G. Milburn, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences UCLA Nathanson Family Resilience Center  “Rebuilding family relationships in the lives of homeless youth“

Dr. Joan S. Tucker, Ph.D., Senior Behavioral Scientist RAND Corporation “Developing effective risk reduction programs for homeless youth“

Research Symposium presenters answering questions (left to right) Norweeta Milburn, Eric Rice, and Joan Tucker