Children's Studies Center for Research, Policy and Public Service
A Visionary Agenda for our Children
The Children's Studies Center for Research, Policy and Public Service at Brooklyn College was established in 1997. The Center concentrates on pedagogy, research, and public service to the community. Major activities of the Center are participation in local, national, and international research efforts on behalf of children and youth and assistance to governmental and advocacy agencies as well as community-based organizations in their work on behalf of children and young people.
UNITED NATIONS INVITES GERTRUD LENZER TO GENEVA FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS TASK FORCE!
On June 18, 2012, for the purpose of discussing its Alternative Report, the Children's Studies Center for Research, Policy and Public Service of CUNY Brooklyn College was invited as one of three U.S. non-governmental organizations to attend the Pre-sessional Working Group meeting and appear before the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. Gertrud Lenzer, Founding Director of the Children's Studies Center, attended and participated in the official Pre-sessional Working Group meeting and hearings in Geneva.
On November 4, 2011 the Children's Studies Center for Research, Policy and Public Service held a National Consultation, Social Justice for Children: To End Child Abuse and Violence Against Children, at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Please visit our National Consultation website to get more information on the event and to view presentations, photos, and more.
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