Policy Matters: The Broken System of Youth Policy Reform

Welcome to Policy Matters! The mission of this speaker series is to amplify public policy discussions, present new research, encourage research-informed policy, and provide a forum for the broader community to engage with the critical questions that shape our world today. Tonight's topic is on "The Broken System”: Why does child and youth policy reform keep failing children-at?risk?

Join the MacEachen Institute in the Akins Room located in the Nova Scotia Provincial Archives. We are delighted to welcome our expert panelists:

• Dr. Paul Bennett, Schoolhouse Consulting
• Elizabeth Lance, Director, School Board Research
• Alec Stratford, Executive Director/ Registrar, Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
• Sylvia Parris-Drummond, CEO, Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute

The event begins at 1:00pm with a panel discussion moderated by MacEachen Institute Director Dr. Jerry Bannister, followed by an audience Q&A.

Livestream Link: To be posted closer to event date!

The MacEachen Institute would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for making Policy Matters possible. Thank you to Silver Sponsor IPAC Nova Scotia, and our Bronze Sponsors NATIONAL Public Relations, the Dalhousie University President's Office, and Ripple Research.