March 24, 1961 - May 21, 2025
It is with the saddest of hearts that the Mailman Center shares the passing of Dr. Susan Dandes-- a cherished member of our faculty for 35 years and the clinical director of the Child Protection Team.
"Dr. Dandes was my first graduate student when I joined the faculty in 1985," said Dr. Daniel Armstrong. "I was able to recruit her to the Mailman Center and Department of Pediatrics faculty when she completed training, and she immediately demonstrated the early-career leadership characteristics that led to her outstanding professional contributions to the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and neglect and her lasting impact on systems of care for these children."
Dr. Dandes will be remembered not only for her professional contributions, but also for her kindness, wisdom, and generous spirit. She was a pillar of strength and support, and her presence will be deeply missed.
If you would like to read more about Dr. Dandes and her time with the Child Protection Team, click here.
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Kristi House 30th Anniversary Gala - May 10, 2025
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the Kristi House celebrated its 30th anniversary with its gala event, The Pearl in Paradise.
Dr. Walter Lambert, Medical Director of the University of Miami's Child Protection Team and a leading partner in Kristi House's Children's Advocacy Center's Multidisciplinary Team, was honored as Kristi House's third "Crusader of the Year."
Click here to read more
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Spring 2025 - Innovation and Connection Conference Available on Elevate
The Innovation and Connection Conference held in February 2025 is now available in archived form on the University of Miami's Elevate Platform.
Families experience various challenges that affect outcomes for their children who are deaf/hard of hearing. How do we identify risk factors that the family system and/or child is facing and provide appropriate support with innovative solutions? This one-day conference will explore strategies used with families facing educational, communication, mental health, behavioral, access, and/or financial barriers. Join us to explore preventative and supportive strategies designed to build a foundation for success for children who are deaf/hard of hearing.
To register for this free training, please click here.
If you don't already have an account, you can create one here.
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LEND Trainee Advocacy Projects: Morgan Johnson, Cameron Tovin, Smrithi Ramachandran, Chloe Golden, Nabila Turcios
- Expanding Home Based Multidisciplinary Evaluations and Management - Presented by: Morgan Johnson and Cameron Tovin
- Empowering Teens, Protecting Minds: Safeguarding Self-Image in the Digital Age - Presented by: Smrithi Ramachandran
- Inclusive Spaces for Autistic Children - Presented by: Chloe Golden and Nabila Turcios
CEUs will not be offered for this Grand Rounds sessions - Register Here
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Grand Rounds Replay - May Guest Speaker: Abby Mutic PhD, MSN, CNM
Children in early child education settings (ECEs) spend most of their day indoors, where they may be exposed to air pollutants at levels far exceeding outdoor concentrations. These exposures disproportionately affect children in under-resourced communities and may impact respiratory health, school attendance, and kindergarten readiness. This presentation presented findings from a pilot and feasibility study employing passive silicone wristband and room air technology to measure toxicant exposure in metro ECEs and assessed the feasibility of an air filtration intervention to improve respiratory symptoms.
Click here to watch the Grand Rounds replay
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Integrating Data for Effectiveness Across Systems (IDEAS)
The Miami-Dade IDEAS Consortium for Children was organized by the University of Miami and four leading systems that impact early learning outcomes: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe Counties, The Children's Trust, and the Miami-Dade County Head Start/Early Head Start Program.
IDEAS has recently partnered with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), with funding from The Children's Trust to create IDEAS-to-Action, an intiative that holistically assesses children's development and school readiness. IDEAS-to-Action will be operated as a learning community, including community-based organizations such as ConnectFamilias, Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center, and the Overtown Children and Youth Coalition. Community leaders will collaborate with the research team to co-create community and child indicators that are relevant to families and other stakeholders in their communities.
If you'd like to read more about the initiative, click here.
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