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Home > Conference Calendar > 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect > Conference Program > Plenaries, Special Awards, and Closing Luncheon > The Ray E. Helfer, M.D. Award
The Ray E. Helfer, M.D. Award
The Ray E. Helfer, M.D. Award
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The Ray E. Helfer, M.D. Award is presented to highlight the valuable contributions of a pediatrician in local and
national efforts to prevent child abuse. Dr. Helfer, a pediatrician, an educator, and a pioneer in the prevention of child
abuse, is considered the "father" of State Children's Trust and Prevention Funds. Dr. Helfer conceived of the idea that
"Children's Trust Funds" should be created and funded by government to ensure that our nation's children grow up
nurtured, safe, and free from harm. Today, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation to
establish Children's Trust Funds to prevent child abuse. Every year, Children's Trust Funds provide tens of millions of
dollars worth of funding, technical assistance, and other support to community-based child abuse prevention
programs.
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Mary Carrasco, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P., Director
International and Community Health, Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds and the American
Academy of Pediatrics are pleased to present the Ray E. Helfer, M.D. Award to
Mary Carrasco, M.D., the Director of International and Community Health at Mercy
Hospital in Pittsburgh. This distinguished award is given to Dr. Carrasco in recognition of
her over two decades of exemplary work to prevent child abuse and neglect through
research, program development, advocacy, systems reform, and education. Dr. Carrasco
founded the first Family Support Center in her home State of Pennsylvania. She pursued
her groundbreaking work in child abuse prevention by building comprehensive programs
into six Family Support Centers. Dr. Carrasco has developed successful new programs for parent education and family
advocacy, as well as created models for improving health care services for children. A respected national trainer on
child abuse prevention for graduate students, school nurses, police, and others, Dr. Carrasco is a Clinical Associate
Professor of Pediatrics and an Associate Professor of Community Health at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition, Dr.
Carrasco serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Children's Trust and, since 1984, has raised and
managed almost $20,000,000 for community, state, national, and international prevention activities.
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Award presented by:
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Deborah Strong
on behalf of
The National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds
The American Academy of Pediatrics
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