Words Matter: Impact and Prevention of Childhood Verbal Abuse

Main Presentations

10.15–10.30 
Words Matter — The founder’s story 
Jessica Bondy, Founder Words Matter, UK 

10.30–11.15 
Childhood verbal abuse as a maltreatment subtype: Exploring the unification of definitions and measures and future implications 
Professor Shanta R. Dube, Ph.D., MPH, Professor and Director, Master of Public Health Program, Department of Public Health in the Levine College of Health Sciences, Wingate University, US 

11.15–12.00 
Prevalence and impact of verbal abuse and other forms of childhood adversity 
Professor Mark Bellis, Director of Research, and Innovation at Liverpool John Moores University and founder of WHO Collaborating Centre in Violence Prevention 

12.00–12.45 
The Golden Gift — Developmental support to identify, activate and develop skills that contribute to constructive interaction 
Maria Aarts, Director and Founder of Marte Meo International, Eindhoven

13.30–13.40 
Afternoon welcome and overview 
Dr Manasi Kumar, Research Professor at the Institute for Excellence in Health Equity, NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Affiliate Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Kenya 

13.40–14.25 
Costs of inaction against childhood verbal abuse: Implications for society and the economy 
Professor Xiangming Fang, Professor & Director of the Center for Health Economics and Policy at China Agricultural University and the School of Public Health at Georgia State University 

14.25–15.10
Applying the Socio-Ecological Framework: Using data and evidence in practice and policymaking 
Professor Catherine Maternowska, Honorary Professor of Violence Prevention for Young People, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, UK and Jonathan Kifunda, Founder and Executive Director, Thubutu Africa Initiatives.

15.20–16.05 
The neurobiological consequences of childhood verbal abuse 
Dr Martin Teicher, Ph.D., MD, Director of the Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program at McLean Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

16.05–16.50 
Moving from research to practice 
Dr Alexander Butchart, Unit Head, and Dr Berit Kieselbach, Technical Officer, Violence Prevention Unit, Social Determinants of Health Department, World Health Organization