Spurwink Child Abuse Program Medical Director Receives Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children

Portland, ME – Spurwink, a nonprofit in Portland that provides behavioral health and educational services for children, adults, and families across Maine, announces that Lawrence Ricci, M.D., Medical Director and Child Abuse Pediatrician from Spurwink’s Child Abuse Program, is the recipient of the Section on Child Abuse and Neglect (SOCAN) Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children.

This award honors a pediatrician or pediatric subspecialist who has demonstrated outstanding clinical care and service to abused and neglected children and their families at the local or regional level. Dr. Ricci will receive the award at the 2016 San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. The award presentation will be held during the SOCAN business meeting and reception on January 25^th in San Diego, CA.