WHAT: A panel of UNLV and community experts on children's health, child welfare, education and juvenile justice will discuss solutions to issues of child well-being in Nevada and the importance of children's issues in the upcoming presidential election

WHEN: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Clark County Public Library, Flamingo Branch
1401 E. Flamingo Rd. (near Maryland Pkwy.)

DETAILS: Nevada struggles in comparison to many states on indicators of child well-being. The purpose of the panel discussion is to educate the voting public on issues affecting Nevada's children and offer solutions given current state funding shortfalls. The panel will be moderated by Denise Tanata, director of the Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy (NICRP) at UNLV. Confirmed panelists include:

o Mary Guinan - Dean of UNLV School of Public Health and Acting State Health Officer
o Tom Morton - Director, Clark County Dept. of Family Services
o Larry Carter - Assistant Director, Clark County Dept. of Juvenile Justice Services
o Alicia Davisson - Director, East Valley Family Services
o Larry Lovelett - Community Relations Mgr., Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth

The event is sponsored by the Every Child Matters in Nevada Campaign - a national effort coordinated locally by the NICRP at UNLV to make children's issues a priority in the 2008 presidential election. For more information, please visit www.everychildmatters.org/Nevada