Inaugural Great Lakes Child Safety Conference To Be Held Next Week
By Art Bukowski | May 1, 2026
Child safety is about awareness. But it’s also about action.
That’s the message New York City-based attorney and nationally recognized abuse victim advocate James Marsh plans to deliver at the inaugural Great Lakes Child Safety Conference on May 7 at the Traverse City Central High School auditorium.
“We've had really aware parents and engaged parents and mindful parents whose kids have still committed suicide because of extortion,” Marsh tells The Ticker. “So as much as it’s about awareness, it’s a call to action…we need to engage, we need to confront and we need to challenge our policymakers, our legislators, our school districts, our members of Congress, and these big technology …
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