Penn State Child Maltreatment Solutions Network

08/28/2026

Fostering Lions at Penn State has officially surpassed over 100 students! 🐾

Every contribution, connection, and act of support has helped us reach this incredible milestone.

07/13/2026

Succeeding after Penn State!

Amy Yu wasn’t sure college was in the cards, but once she got to Penn State Berks, she excelled.

07/13/2026

So great to see students thriving!!

The Fostering Lions Program has encouraged resourceful students such as Liolet Soto-Heredia to better manage on their own.

07/13/2026

We are...

Since its launch in 2018, Penn State’s Fostering Lions Program has helped nearly 200 students from foster care manage the challenges of college life—challenges for which they often lack support. Now, the program’s leadership is focused on maximizing what works in hopes of better supporting stu...

04/23/2026

🚨 REMINDER: TOMORROW is the Preventing Harm, Promoting Safety awareness webinar!

Register now for the Preventing Harm, Promoting Safety awareness webinar focused on improving family court responses to child maltreatment and domestic violence.
🔗 solutionsnetwork.psu.edu/conferences

Speakers:
Catherine Cerulli, PhD, JD
Leah Moses, CNM
Kathryn Spearman, PhD, MSN, RN
Paul Griffin, JD
Hon. Catherine O'Malley
Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, MSW, MJ
Joan Meier, JD
Danielle Pollack

04/17/2026

🚨 REMINDER: ONE week until the Preventing Harm, Promoting Safety awareness webinar!

Register now for the Preventing Harm, Promoting Safety awareness webinar focused on improving family court responses to child maltreatment and domestic violence.
🔗 solutionsnetwork.psu.edu/conferences

Speakers:
Catherine Cerulli, PhD, JD
Leah Moses, CNM
Kathryn Spearman, PhD, MSN, RN
Paul Griffin, JD
Hon. Catherine O'Malley
Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, MSW, MJ
Joan Meier, JD
Danielle Pollack

04/16/2026

🚨 REMINDER: Just under TWO weeks until the Preventing Harm, Promoting Safety awareness webinar!

Register now for the Preventing Harm, Promoting Safety awareness webinar focused on improving family court responses to child maltreatment and domestic violence.
🔗 solutionsnetwork.psu.edu/conferences

Speakers:
Catherine Cerulli, PhD, JD
Leah Moses, CNM
Kathryn Spearman, PhD, MSN, RN
Paul Griffin, JD
Hon. Catherine O'Malley
Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, MSW, MJ
Joan Meier, JD
Danielle Pollack

04/01/2026

The Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (CMSN) is pleased to announce two limited funding opportunities for Penn State graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at University Park campus and Penn State faculty at University Park and any Commonwealth campus to support activities directly aligned with the core mission of the CMSN.

The funding is intended to address the issue of child maltreatment and advance interdisciplinary research aimed at enhancing the health and wellbeing of child maltreatment victims and their families.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE (FACULTY): April 24th

Faculty application materials: https://lnkd.in/eV5Vg5_8

03/31/2026

💙 Hon. Catherine O’Malley joins us for the April Awareness Webinar!

Executive Director of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland and retired Baltimore City District Court Judge, she brings decades of experience improving protections for families and children.

Learn more and register here:
https://ssri.psu.edu/events/2026-child-abuse-prevention-awareness-webinar

03/24/2026

⭐ Spotlight on Viola Vaughan‑Eiden, PhD, MSW, MJ, for our April Awareness Webinar.

Professor at Norfolk State University and President Emerita of APSAC, she focuses on child maltreatment prevention and strengthening professional responses to abuse.

Learn more and register here:
https://ssri.psu.edu/events/2026-child-abuse-prevention-awareness-webinar