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International Society for the Prevention of
Child Abuse & Neglect

ISPCAN is a global membership organization for anyone working in the protection of child rights. From every discipline and sector we strive to break down silos across sectors to help find innovative, child centered solutions. Wherever children live, learn and play under the care of adults are opportunities for intervention and prevention. We connect multidisciplinary professionals with data, tools and resources to make sure data informs practice — and vice versa. Ultimately, our goal is build better public health systems of care, improving quality of life for children in every region of the world.  

Working together with our members and partners so a brighter future for all kids is possible.

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FREE JOURNAL CLUB

Epidemiology, risk factors, and impacts of adverse childhood experiences in Low- and middle-income countries

This 90-minute webinar offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from the guest editors of this Special Issue from Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal in a panel discussion with members of the CDC Division of Violence Prevention who were instrumental in the research on this critical topic.
This series of articles identify ACE studies involving children, youth, and young adults from birth to 24 years in LMIC. A breadth of ACE research was welcome, including descriptive studies examining the prevalence and implications of ACEs; the developmental impact of ACEs; the cultural relevance of ACEs measures; buffering effects of positive childhood experiences and resiliency factors; risk and protective factors; and associations with mental and physical health outcomes, risk-taking behaviors, and HIV.

 

Speakers: 

Leah Gilbert, PhD – Special Issue Guest Editor

Shanta Dube PhD, MPH – Special Issue Guest Editor

Francis Annor, PhD, MPH – Special Issue Guest Editor

Colvette Brown, MPH

Greta Massetti, PhD, MA

Pedro Manuel, MSc 

Phyllis Holditch Niolon, PhD

April 30th 10:00 – 11:30am EDT

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SAVE THE DATE : JULY 7th

ISPCAN was founded on 7/7/77 by Henry Kempe.  In honor of that, annually on July 7th, we celebrate child protection professionals. They give so much to make this world better for children. These everyday heroes research, prevent or heal children from neglect, trauma and abuse. 

Join our social media campaign to post tributes, messages of gratitude and recognize people for their dedication to the field.  For more ideas see the linked page, and use our hashtags when posting to create a sense of pride in our community.

Whether it is with media coverage or on social media, or within your organization’s newsletter we can all value the heart that people in child protection bring to their work.

#riseuptoendchildabuse
 #ispcan
 #childprotectionheroes

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ISPCAN JOURNALS

New, open access practice journal with no author fees through December 30, 2024. Lifetime 10% discount for ISPCAN members.
High Impact factor multidisciplinary child abuse and neglect research and practice with free online access for standard members.
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