Monday, June 17th, 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT
Children and Guns: What Every Parent Should Know
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Webinar Overview
Guns are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. In 2020, an average of twelve children died every day from gun suicide, homicide, or accidental shootings – an average of one death every two hours. On June 17th at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT, join the Jewish Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable for an online conversation by and for the Jewish community with esteemed panelists Rabbi Tamar Manasseh (Founder, MASK), Dr. Chana Sacks (Co-Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Gun Violence Prevention Center), Dr. Robbie Goldstein (Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health), and Dr. Dorothy Novick (PCP, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) about how to keep our children safe from gun violence. Topics will include how to reduce access to firearms by young people, how firearms impact children differently at different stages of their development, and how to talk to children about guns and gun violence.
Presenter Bio’s
Commissioner Robbie Goldstein oversees a public health workforce of over 3,200 and an expansive department comprised of eight bureaus and several offices responsible for a range of programs, including environmental health, infectious diseases, injury prevention, and maternal and child health. In addition, the department licenses health professionals and facilities that impact public health and operates the state public health laboratory and four public health hospitals. Goldstein was appointed Commissioner by Governor Maura Healey in April 2023. Previously, he served as Senior Policy Advisor at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where he focused on public health emergency response, infectious diseases, and CDC’s strategic policy initiatives. Prior to his time at CDC, Goldstein was the Medical Director and founder of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Transgender Health Program, a multidisciplinary clinical program that created a safe and affirming environment for the transgender and nonbinary community of Massachusetts and New England. Trained in infectious diseases, with a specialty in HIV treatment and prevention, Goldstein has focused his clinical work on providing care to those living with and at risk for HIV. His experience caring for patients drives his academic and policy pursuits identifying and working to eliminate barriers to equitable access to care.
Rabbi Tamar Manasseh is an anti-gun violence activist, community leader, mother of two, and rabbi. In 2015, Tamar founded MASK, Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killings, on the south side of Chicago. MASK’s purpose is to put eyes on the streets, interrupt violence and crime, and teach children to grow up as friends rather than as enemies. MASK’s primary mission is to build stronger communities through a focus on violence prevention, food security, and housing; the organization also creates partnerships to ensure that community members have access to necessary city services, opportunities for education and professional skills growth, and economic development. Tamar has also helped launch MASK initiatives in other Chicago neighborhoods, as well as in cities throughout the United States, including Evansville, Ind., Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Memphis. She was named Chicagoan of the Year in 2016 and has received awards from Ebony magazine, NOW Chicago chapter Vernita Gray Community Advocate Award, and a citation from the City of New York for her work in the community. She is a member of the Elluminate Collective, Cohort II, and of JWI’s Jewish Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable. In 2023, she founded Shachar, an organization that serves as a bridge between Black Jews, the larger American Jewish community, and African Americans.
Dr. Dorothy Novick is a primary care pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), a scholar with CHOP's Center for Violence Prevention, and a writer and violence prevention advocate. She currently leads CHOP's Gun Safety Program, a multi-disciplinary initiative with the mission of limiting youth access to firearms through widespread education, individualized counseling, and distribution of gun locking devices. She is a frequent contributor of essays and OpEd's to such outlets as the Washington Post, CNN, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH is a general internist in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the Co-Director of the MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center. Dr. Sacks’ research is focused on developing and implementing approaches to prevent and mitigate the impact of firearm injuries in New England and across the country. She is an Editor-at-Large at the New England Journal of Medicine and Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Evidence.
Questions? Contact Rachel Graber.