On Wednesday, April 18, Sesame Street will present analysis and key findings on the impact of its Military Families Initiative. Evaluation of this initiative was conducted by the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI), Russell Research and Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Expert panelists will discuss the implications of this work and the need for continued efforts to support military families.
The following experts will be participating in the panel discussion:
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General Martin Dempsey
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; -
Charles E. Milam
Principal Director for Military Community and Family Policy
Office of the Secretary of Defense; -
Mrs. Patty Shinseki
Member, Military Child Education Coalition
Advisor, Joining Forces; -
Dr. Stephen Cozza (Colonel, USA ret.)
Associate Director
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; -
Jeanette Betancourt, Ed.D.
Senior Vice President
Outreach and Educational Practices
Sesame Workshop; -
Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D., M.B.A.,
Director, Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University
Professor, College of Health and Human Sciences at Purdue University; and -
Major Nico Marcolongo, USMC (ret.),
Challenged Athletes Foundation
Program Manager, Operation Rebound
The panel discussion begins at 9 a.m. EST. Viewers can watch the discussion and submit questions via livestream and tweet using hashtag #SesameMilFam. It will be moderated by Bob Woodruff, ABC News correspondent, and Lee Woodruff, author and journalist.