Upcoming HUP Event:

Maladaptation and Resilience in Maltreated Children: A Mulitlevel Perspective

When: Friday, June 21st, 2013, 1:00-3:00pm

Where: Central Lutheran Church, 333 South 12th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404

What: As a follow-up to the Connecting Research to Practice: Understanding Infant Brain Development Event, the Hennepin-University Partnership will be hosting an event featuring Professor Dante Cicchetti, McKnight Presidential Chair in Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Professor Cicchetti will expand on his work around the multiple effects of child maltreatment and the resulting development of maladaptation, psychopathology, and resilience. He will share his research on preventive interventions to promote resiliency and will highlight the relevant social policies that could improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.

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Recent Event:

Connecting Research to Practice: Understanding Infant Brain Development

May 10th, 2013

The event was attended by 195 people - primarily from Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department, Library, and other County departments. The attendees heard presentations from University of Minnesota researchers, Professor Megan Gunnar, Director of the Institute on Child Development and Regents Professor, and Professor Ann Masten, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Child Psychology and the Director of Project Competence.  In addition to presentations, County staff engaged in facilitated conversations to explore how research findings can be applied to their work.  Information from table discussions is being transrcibed and analyzed. Summary findings will be posted to this site soon.

Click here for photos, videos, and resources.

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Changing how Hennepin County sells tax forfeited properties

Hennepin County is reviewing their tax-forfeited land sales program (TFL) to ensure they are meeting the purpose and mission of the program. They have begun a joint review process with University of Minnesota Professor Ryan Allen to review the TFL program, and are examining the program and will improve the program to best meet the needs of our county. To learn more about this project, click here.

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Hennepin County Library Collaborates with Service Learning Class

Hennepin County Library (HCL) collaborated with students in a “WRIT 4501: Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication” service-learning course taught by Professor Lee-Ann Breuch. The service learning program at the University of Minnesota focuses on getting students involved in the local community through volunteering, service-learning classes, and other unique opportunities. Students in the course worked in teams to design a usability test for the HCL’s web site. The testing has helped HCL articulate and focus on best practices for web site usability. These best practices inform the HCL’s current, daily work and future projects.

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Hennepin County's Aging Initiative

Hennepin County's Research, Planning and Development Department has assembled information about the county's aging population to be used as they plan for a future with a growing number of older residents. Serving a growing number of older adults in the years ahead will create challenges and opportunities for local governments and community organizations throughout the Twin Cities metro area.

To find out more about the initiative click here.