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Main Presentations

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10.15–10.30Ìý
Words Matter — The founder’s storyÌý
Jessica Bondy, Founder Words Matter, UKÌý

10.30–11.15Ìý
Childhood verbal abuse as a maltreatment subtype: Exploring the unification of definitions and measures and future implicationsÌý
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, USÌý

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

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

13.30–13.40Ìý
Afternoon welcome and overviewÌý
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, KenyaÌý

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

14.25–15.10
Applying the Socio-Ecological Framework: Using data and evidence in practice and policymakingÌý
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.

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

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