CV Staff Authored Publications and Speeches

At CV, we use professional experience and data-driven outcomes to inform best practices. We believe it is important to share these practices with our colleagues in the field. Staff members across the agency are encouraged to publish in professional publications and present at conferences. Below are recent examples of our staff’s work in the field.

Speeches and presentations made by CV staff

	An easy way for Mayor de Blasio to keep his promise Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO; and Michelle Yanche, Associate Executive Director, Good Shephard Services March 9, 2017 New York Amsterdam News
		The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO; and David Collins, Assistant Vice President for Programs and Policy February 24, 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review
			Zymere Perkins’ case highlights harsh truths about child welfare in New York City Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO December 17, 2016 City & State — Slant
			A Better, But Still Broken, NYC Child Welfare System Means Another Child Murdered Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO, with Jess Dannhauser, Graham Windham President and CEO, and Bill Baccaglini, President and CEO, The New York Foundling November 30, 2016 The Huffington Post
			House Puts Families First, Opponents Rally – But Why? Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO June 29, 2016 The Huffington Post
			Towards Equity: Bi-partisan Federal Legislation Tackles Racial Disproportionality and Puts Families First Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO, with Jess Dannhauser, Graham Windham President and CEO February 24, 2016 The Huffington Post
			Feds Finally Putting Families First Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO, with Jess Dannhauser, Graham Windham President and CEO January 21, 2016 The Huffington Post
			No Place to Grow Up: How to Safely Reduce Reliance on Foster Care Group Homes Jeremy Kohomban’s Testimony to the Senate Committee on Finance hearing May 19, 2015 Listen now!
			Survival Is Not Enough: Help Children Thrive, Not Just Survive Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO January 20, 2015 The Huffington Post
			It’s Time to Raise the Age, New York: There Are Better Alternatives for Teens Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO September 9, 2014 The Huffington Post
			Keeping Quiet About Wrongdoing at Nonprofits Only Makes Matters Worse Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO, with Ken Berger, CEO Charity Navigator May 5, 2014 The Chronicle of Philanthropy
			New York: The Tale of Two Cities Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO January 6, 2014 The Huffington Post
			The Nonprofitization of Business Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO July 3, 2013 Stanford Social Innovation Review
			Mergers and Collaborations for Charity Navigator? Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO August 10, 2012 Stanford Social Innovation Review
			Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: Defining & Tracking What’s Important in Residential Care Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO Spring 2012 Teaching Family Association
			Incorporating Animal-Assisted Interventions in Therapy With Boys At Risk Avril Lindsay, Drew Director February 28, 2011 Engaging Boys in Treatment: Creative Approaches to the Therapy Process (Routledge)
			Measuring Outcomes is Important. But in Recession, At What Price? Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO January 10, 2011 Youth Today
			Reform of the State’s Juvenile Justice System is Long Overdue Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO January 9, 2011 The Journal News (LoHud)
			Evidence-Based Practice—Developing a New Business Model from the Inside Out Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO; Paul Schiller, LMSW, Division Director Spring 2008 The Link
			Youth Characteristics Associated with Behavioral and Mental Health Problems During the Transition to Residential Treatment Centers Amy J. L. Baker, Archer M, Curtis P. 2007 Center for Child Welfare Research
			Residential Treatment: No Longer a Placement of Last Resort? Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO April 2005 Children’s Services Update
			Animal Assisted Therapy Avril Lindsay, Drew Director 2005 The Westchester Psychiatrist Vol.33, no.1
			Alternative to Hospitalizing Youth in Psychiatric Crises: The Children’s Village Crisis Residence Model Amy J.L. Baker Ph.D. ; Marc Archer M.Sc. ; Daniel Melnick Ph.D. 2004 Residential Treatment for Children & Youth  Vol.22  Iss.1
			A survey of problematic sexualized behaviors of children in the New York City Child Welfare System Amy J. L. Baker, Schneiderman M, Parker R. 2001 Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (Taylor & Francis)
			Calculating Number of Offenses and Victims of Juvenile Sexual Offending: The Role of Posttreatment Disclosures Amy J. L. Baker, Risa Tabakoff, Gabril Tornusciolo, Marvin Eisenstadt April 2001 Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
			The WAY to Work: An Independent Living/Aftercare Program for High-Risk Youth Nan Dale, Former President and CEO, The Children’s Village November, 2000 Child Welfare League of America

Speeches and presentations made by CV staff:

	Oversight: Disconnected Youth David Collins, LMSW November 22, 2016 New York City Council Committee on Youth Service
		Nonprofit Management Tools: Choose, Fund, and Implement for Impact Jeremy Kohomban March 5, 2015 The Bridgespan Group Click here for PDF Guide from The Bridgespan Group
			Authentic Engagement Donald A. Somerville April 10, 2014 American Association of Children’s Residential Centers, San Francisco, CA
			Beyond Condemnation and Shame Douglas Waite, MD January 2014 Improving awareness and treatment of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
			Cheers Principle: A Model for Family Engagement Donald A. Somerville November 14, 2013 Building Bridges Initiative
			Engaging Fathers: Men are Not Women. We’re Different. Donald A. Somerville April 7, 2013 Building Strong Roots Conference, Albany, NY
			Cheers Principle: A Model for Family Engagement Donald A. Somerville November 10, 2012 National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Phoenix, AZ
			Multisystemic Therapy: Overview of Residential Pilot & Family Engagement Strategies Paul Schiller June 28, 2012 Training Program: Family-driven Care: Successfully Engaging Families in their Homes and Communities
			Risk Management Regis G. McDonald, Vice President for Program, Policy, and Quality Improvement; Tatiana Guerrier, Health and Safety for Quality Improvement November 2011 The NYS Coalition for Children’s Mental Health Services
			Cross-setting PBIS: Residential Treatment Center & Alternative School District Partner to Implement PBIS Avril Lindsay, Drew Director; Steve Romano; Illinois PBIS Network; Monica Carman 2011 PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support) Conference 2011
			Dog Assisted Group Psychotherapy Presentation Avril Lindsay, Drew Director January 26, 2007 Westchester Group Psychotherapy Society
			Protecting America’s Children: The Need for a Federal Commitment to the Child Welfare System Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO July 16, 2007 New York City Child Welfare Forum
			Paradox and Free Will in the Treatment of Involuntary Sex Offenders Eliot Kaplan, PhD May 3 & 4, 2007 New York State Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
			The Management of Risk Regis G. McDonald, Vice President for Program, Policy, and Quality Improvement & JoEllen Revell-Mellone, Director for Quality Improvement November, 2006 The NYS Coalition for Children’s Mental Health Services
			“Beyond the Foster Care System” Panel Discussion Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO July 25, 2006 Open Society Foundations
			Interventions to Reduce Disproportionality and Minority Over-Representation Jeremy Kohomban, PhD, President and CEO 2006 New York Judicial Institute – Pace Law School
			Uses of Animal Assisted Therapy Avril Lindsay, Drew Director 2005 The NYS Coalition for Children’s Mental Health Services
			Dog Assisted Group Psychotherapy for Adolescents Paul Kymissis, MD, Director of Psychiatry; Avril Lindsay, Drew Director February 27, 2004 American Group Psychotherapy Association
			Uses of Dogs in Animal Assisted Therapy Avril Lindsay, Drew Director November 2004 Devereux Residential, New York, NY
			Differences in Animal Assisted Therapy and Activities Avril Lindsay, Drew Director September 2004 Green Chimneys, New York, NY
			Uses of Animal Assisted Activities Avril Lindsay, Drew Director July 2004 Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Outpatient Clinic, New York, NY
			Uses of Animal Assisted Therapy Avril Lindsay, Drew Director June 2004 Mercy First, Long Island, NY
			The Children’s Village Crisis Residence Program: An innovative model for preventing psychiatric hospitalization of children in an RTC who experience psychiatric crisis. Amy J. L. Baker, Quayyum S. June 10-13 2001 New York State Office of Mental Health Best Practices Conference