Family Impact Seminars

Annual Family Impact Seminars (FIS): Education for Legislators and State Agencies on Issues that Impact New Mexico Families

While there are forums to hear the voice of lobbyists, and some mechanisms in place (e.g., bill analyses) in which legislators receive objective information on various topical issues, New Mexico does not have a medium and method to proactively provide policymakers with high quality, research-based, nonpartisan information regarding critical issues that impact families in New Mexico. The Family Impact Seminar (FIS), which brings a family perspective to policy, was initiated in New Mexico to fill this need.

Family Impact Seminars to Date:

• January, 2005 - Family Violence and Children: Perspectives for Policy
• January, 2006 - Saving Lives, Saving Dollars: Mitigating the Impact of Child Maltreatment
• November, 2007 - Early Childhood Development: The Economic, Social and Psychological Impact of Education and Care

Related Extension Resources:

• Briefing Reports for our Seminars
• Our Family Impact Seminar web site
• If you would like to order an audio CD of our 2005 or 2006 seminar, please call NMSU's Department of Extension Home Economics at (505) 646-5426.

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