Children in Crisis:
Local and Global Challenges
If you want to evaluate the physical, mental, and emotional health of a society, then look at how it treats its children. Are children well educated? Do they have access to adequate health care? Do they live in stable environments? Do they have adult advocates?
Unfortunately, the answer is “no” for many children in South Carolina’s Upstate, the United States, and the world. On Friday, March 28, 2008, the University of South Carolina Upstate and United Way of the Piedmont will host an extraordinary one-day conference that focuses on these children. “Children in Crisis: Local and Global Challenges” will bring together an outstanding group of local, national, and international speakers to address a variety of important issues related to pre-teen children.
The total cost for the conference is only $35, which includes all sessions and a full buffet lunch at the conference center.