Childrens Foundation of MS Fourth Annual Summit Heart to Heart Changing the Landscape of Children in Mississippi

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Fourth Annual Heart to Heart Summit

We are pleased to announce we will be hosting our fourth annual Summit on February 13, 2025, titled Heart to Hearts: Conversations on the Changing Landscape of Childhood.

The event will be held at the Thad Cochran Center at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. You may review more information, program details, and resources from our past three Summits on our website.

We are thrilled to announce that our Keynote Speaker for the 2025 Summit will be Michael Rich, MD, MPH. Dr. Rich is recognized globally for his acclaimed work as a pediatrician, child health researcher, and children’s media specialist. He is the author of The Mediatrician's Guide: AJoyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, KindKids in aScreen-SaturatedWorld. Furthermore, Dr. Rich is also the Founder & Director of the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, the Co-Director & Co-Founder of the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID), a Pediatrician of Adolescent Medicine at the Boston Children’s Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Adolescent Medicine Division at the Harvard Medical School. Through his work, he uses a multidisciplinary approach to work with young people and their families on sustainable approaches to engaging with interactive media and technology. Dr. Rich's expertise will provide a road map for raising healthy children in the digital age.

Additional Summit programming will include: ● The release of the 2025 Mississippi KIDS COUNT Factbook and associated materials ● ·Workshop-style breakout sessions: ○ Healing Hearts: How to Talk About the Hard Things ○ United Hearts: Community Resources and Partnerships for Children’s Mental Health ○ Hearts of Resilience: Nurturing Coping Skills in the Next Generation ○ Tender Hearts: Navigating Infant Development and Emotional Health ● Keynote-response panel made up of experts and agency heads