The Dr. David Stephen Foundation was established in 1993 to recognize Dr. Stephen’s many contributions to the community and to promote educational opportunities for professionals in the area of child abuse prevention. Dr. Stephen had been recognized as an expert in the field of child abuse and was instrumental in developing an Interdisciplinary Committee on Child Abuse for the Greater Saint John a
rea. He was awarded the Order of Merit by the Medical Society posthumously for his many contributions to the community, his patients, and the medical profession. Dr. David Stephen was tragically killed in an automobile accident on February 14, 1990, at age 35, as he was traveling to Saint Stephen to testify at a child abuse court case. The Dr. David Stephen Memorial Foundation is concerned with heightening public awareness of child abuse and its effects by educating the general public. The Foundation sponsors educational seminars targeted at health care professionals, including physicians, nurses and social workers; educators, including teachers and guidance counselors; law enforcement officers as well as the general public, and any agency working with our children with respect to child abuse and the legal process. Some of the projects undertaken by the Foundation over the past decade include:
• The funding of two research projects
• Ongoing major sponsor of the D.A.R.E. Program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) with the police and schools
• Financial support to the Saint John Boys and Girls Club’s National Conference
• Ongoing sponsor of National Child Day
• Sponsor of three major conference on “Family Violence”
• Ongoing contributor to the “Roots of Empathy” program in two school districts in the region
• Judy and David Shows under the auspices of Hampton Alliance For Life-Long Learning (HALL)
• Attention Deficit Spectrum Disorder Tips and Strategies workshop for care providers
• The Boy’s Adventure Camp
• Two major scholarships as part of the Dr. David Stephen Humanitarian Award
• The Dr. David Stephen Award of Distinction
• Special Needs Assistance Project (SNAP)
THIS PAST YEAR SAW THE FOUNDATION INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
• Two scholarships for Rothesay High School
• The D.A.R.E. Program
• The Ermine Cohen New Brunswick Adoption Foundation Legacy Fund
• Saint John Boy’s Adventure Camp
• The S.N.A.P. Project
And the Annual Co-sponsered Department of Pediatric’s National Child Day Symposium
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