The 2010 Human Services Institute was held on April 16 at Signature at LaCentre (Westlake, OH). The Center for Health Affairs was the event’s Signature Sponsor.

It featured two keynote addresses.

The W. T. McCullough Lecture by Robert Greenstein, founder and president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, discussed Budget Realities in Washington and the States — and Their Implications for People in Need. 
 

The Eugene H. Freedheim Lecture was presented by Malaak Compton-Rock, internationally recognized volunteer, philanthropist, and advocate, who recently published her first book, If It Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too. Following her talk, Ms. Compton-Rock assisted in presenting the MTV: Most Treasured Volunteer Awards recognizing service to the community by six Greater Clevelanders.

Attendees enjoyed 18 sessions, a bustling exhibit area, and the presentation of two prestigious community awards. Sessions included:

• Health—Understanding & Advancing Health Equity
  Sponsor: Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation
• Policy—Prospects for a Sustainable State Budget
  Sponsor: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff
• Children—Impact of the Economic Crisis on Child Welfare in Ohio
• Jobs & Workforce—What will Make a Difference?
  Sponsor: The Euclid Chemical Company
• Financial Literacy: Good Credit: Your Best Financial Asset [Organized by WECO]
• Management— Forming Meaningful Partnerships
• Health: Implementing Systems Change: Case Studies in Routine HIV Testing [Organized by AIDS Funding Collaborative]
  Sponsor: Saint Luke’s Foundation
• Mental Health—Addressing Systemic & Fiscal Problems Plaguing Ohio’s Mental Health System
• Children—Cuyahoga County Child Well-being Indicators
  Sponsor: PNC
• Research—Making Program Evaluation Work FOR You [Organized by Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University]
  Sponsor: Nordson Corporation
• Older Adults/Long-term Care: Continuum of Care & Supports [Organized by Council on Older Persons]
• Fund Development—Family Foundations [Organized with Ohio Grantmakers Forum]
  Sponsor: Thompson Hine
• Health—Importance of Title X & Other Public Health Programs
• Mental Health—How to Manage Caregiver Stress & Compassion Fatigue
• Research—Economic Indicators, Toward Setting & Achieving Goals [Organized by Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University]
• Communications—Before You Can Tell Your Story