April 19: Mary Ann Murphy answers questions from 1 to 3 p.m. about the macroeconomic and economic impact on the community.
Murphy is chair of the Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and executive director of Partners with Families and Children Spokane, a program sponsored by Deaconess and Sacred Heart medical centers for children who are abused, neglected, endangered by drugs or exposed to violence.
Murphy has worked for more than 30 years with children and families in centers that work together with law enforcement, Child Protective Services, the courts, the schools and other social and health treatment providers to strengthen support for families.
Shawn Vestal: What are some of the ways we k
Mary Ann Murphy: We do have a precious few stud
Shawn Vestal: What are some of the ways that
Mary Ann Murphy: We know that children who grow
Shawn Vestal: In the research of the economi
Mary Ann Murphy: Certainly, social isolation is
Shawn Vestal: How important are home visits,
Mary Ann Murphy: I've always said public health
Shawn Vestal: Do we spend too much money on<
Mary Ann Murphy: We spend so extravagantly afte
Shawn Vestal: When we talk about early inter
Mary Ann Murphy: Before that twinkle in the eye
Shawn Vestal: How large a part of the overal
Mary Ann Murphy: There's a great debate raging<
Shawn Vestal: Some outward signs of abuse ma
Mary Ann Murphy: This is actually a situation w
Shawn Vestal: OK, I think that's our time. T
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Murphy is chair of the Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and executive director of Partners with Families and Children Spokane, a program sponsored by Deaconess and Sacred Heart medical centers for children who are abused, neglected, endangered by drugs or exposed to violence.