Title: Violence as a public health crisis

Abstract:

Despite the fact that in the timeline of world history, there are more safeguards against violence and more people in more countries value peace, violence continues to be a crisis in our world. The Philadelphia ACES project has documented the detrimental effects of societal violence on children. This keynote will address the problem of societal violence and encourage participants to promote violence reduction in their communities.

Audience Take Away Notes:
• Describe the impact of violence on children, families, and society
• Discuss the effects of violence on health and wellbeing of community members
• Discuss ways to reduce violence in communities

Biography:

Dr. Beaman is the Chief Nurse Administrator of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Aspen University, where she also teaches forensic nursing courses. She has dedicated her nursing practice to helping victims of violence become survivors. Dr. Beaman is a parish nurse in Virginia, who supports the mental health of victims of domestic and societal violence, as well as disasters. She is certified as a nurse educator, psychiatric nurse, women’s health nurse, and medical assistant.