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      ISPCAN’s Country Partners are multidisciplinary organizations or non-profits within a city, country or region who focus and work in child abuse and neglect (CAN) prevention. The goal is to share experiences, knowledge, research, and resources across all regions in an endeavor to strengthen efforts at local, national, and regional levels to end child maltreatment. We believe that effective and sustainable CAN prevention is achieved through education and professional cooperation. See country partners by region on ISPCAN regional pages.

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      Webinar
      Driving Change in Far-East Asia's Child Protection Systems - Impactful Collaborative Efforts
      Presented By:
      Dr CHEUNG Chi-hung, Patrick, BBS
      Ayako Ishikura, MD
      Yogeswari Munisamy
      Ms Gracia Goh
      Fran Gau, LMSW

      Organizations

      Against Child Abuse - Hong Kong
      Child Welfare League
      Singapore Children's Society
      MSF
      JaMSCAN
      JaSPCAN
      July 10, 2024
      Public Resource
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      Journal Club
      Epidemiology, risk factors, and impacts of adverse childhood experiences in Low- and middle-income countries
      This SI Journal was conceived to highlight some of the gaps in ACEs research with respect to the inclusion of children and youth residing in LMIC.
      Presented By:
      Dr. Leah Gilbert, MD, MSPH - Special Issue Guest Editor
      Dr. Shanta Dube PhD, MPH, CYT250 - 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

      Organizations

      April 30, 2024
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      Combating Bullying - Through the Lens of a 13-Year-Old Survivor
      Understanding methods, strategies and interventions to prevent Bullying. Learn ways to create a safe physical, emotional and psychological space for your children.
      Authored By:
      Seher Pahade

      Organizations

      Child Warrior Lead Volunteer
      The Cactus Foundation, India
      ISPCAN
      April 17, 2024
      Public Resource
      resized Journal Club (1400 × 800 px) (1)
      Webinar
      Empowering Children for Personal Safety
      Informative panel discussion introducing resources from ISPCAN Country Partner ARPAN for practitioners, educators, caregivers and children on preventing Child Sexual Abuse
      Authored By:
      Pooja Taparia is Founder and Chief Executive of Arpan
      Dr. Neha Sharma is a PhD in Development Communication and Extension at ARPAN

      Organizations

      ARPAN
      March 16, 2023
      Public Resource

      Additional Resources

      The state of marginalized children and youth is a major violation of their human rights and is huge public health problem. The voices and success stories of the youth are truly inspirational case examples, which can help revise and develop policies and strengthen the youth welfare systems. The importance of understanding the gaps in child protection systems and how to implement new approaches into improving the present systems is extremely important. Health, wellbeing, and sports are interlinked with each other. It is our responsibility to push children and youth towards sports and encourage children to be active

      Dr.Rajeev Seth , Aditya Kumar, Sandhya Mandal, Shobha, Samreen, Yawar Qaiyum, Id Mohammad

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      The impact of COVID-19 related lockdowns in India had deepened economic vulnerabilities and amplified discriminatory social systems. The lockdown meant restrictions on mobility, access to education, and lack of privacy for the adolescent girls in the marginalized communities. With little to no access to technology, these girls could not even resort to the companionship of their friends. Facing these hardships impacted their mental health adversely. Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha (BUDS) (www.budsngo.org) is a non-profit organization, which operates in urban slums of India to provide a variety of health and development support services to vulnerable children and youth. During COVID pandemic, BUDS mobile health van (MHV) staff found that girls’ education was negatively impacted, and many were at risk of violence and early marriage. Two new drop-in centers (DIC) were opened by BUDS during the pandemic to provide an 18-month long education strategy, vocational skills and leadership development for marginalized girls and young women around the intervention area.

      Yawar Qaiyum , Bindu Chamoli , Anita Singh , Sunita Reddy , Shanti Raman , & Rajeev Seth

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      Assisting in understanding the psychological challenges experienced, understanding what individuals can do, and cultivating psychological flexibility when faced with challenges.

      Rifdah Fasya (University of Edinburgh, Childlight: Global Safety Institute) Puspita Alwi (University of Indonesia, Sehat Jiwa dan Bahagia)

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      Tinkle Friend is a national toll-free helpline and chatline for all primary-school-aged children in Singapore. Provides support, advice, and information to lonely and distressed primary-school-aged children 7 to 12 years old, especially in situations when their parents or main caregivers are unavailable.

      SINGAPORE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

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      JaSPCAN held its annual conference in December 2021, featuring keynote presentations by Professor Jennie Noll, PhD, of Pennsylvania State University (U.S.) on the topic, “Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: A Skills-based Approach for Parents,”

      JaSPCAN (JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT)

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      JaSPCAN held its annual conference in December 2021, featuring keynote presentations by Ms. Kaoru Yamadera, (JP) “Nobody has seen me: Why did a 17-year-old boy kill his grandparents?”

      JaSPCAN (JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT)

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      JaSPCAN held its annual conference in December 2021, featuring keynote presentations by Dr. Céline Raphaël, MD, (FR) “The Inordinateness of my Father: Torture of Piano Lesson”

      JaSPCAN (JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT)

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      JaSPCAN held its annual conference in December 2021, featuring keynote presentations by Emeritus Professor Eileen Munro, at the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK), on the topic, “Strengthening Child Protection System: Lessons from Other Countries.” 

      JaSPCAN (JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT)

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      The following Regional Data Profile is based on information provided by knowledgeable professionals in the country. It is often difficult to capture the varying circumstances and ISPCAN was unable to verify the accuracy of the information. It is our hope that each profile offers a useful snapshot of issues related to child protection in each country. The 2020 World Perspectives survey was modified for this most recent data collection, mostly to help clarify the meaning of some questions and provide more guidance to respondents. Respondents were given a link to complete the survey online. The development of the survey was guided by input from an international advisory committee convened for the purposes of collecting country level data and who are acknowledged for their invaluable contributions. The content covered consideration of what circumstances were CM in the country; specific policies regarding CM; legal responses to child sexual exploitation (CSE); services used to address CM; prevention strategies; and barriers to prevention. Data was gathered between December 2019 and February 2020. It is important to note that data on many of the issues may not have been available, requiring respondents to provide educated estimates. We obtained information from 62 countries including 10 countries in Africa, 9 in the Americas, 19 in Asia, 22 in Europe, and Australia and New Zealand in Oceania. Countries were also categorized by income level using designations by the World Bank; 27 countries had high income, 20 upper-middle income and 15 were low income. Those who responded are considered experts in their countries in different disciplines with knowledge of country-level data, and they were encouraged to consult with colleagues when uncertain of an answer. That said, ISPCAN was unable to verify the accuracy of responses. In conclusion, this report offers a snapshot of the state of CM and child protection across many countries across the globe. Taken together over the history of publication, much has been accomplished—especially in terms of awareness of the child maltreatment problem and the development of systems to address it. That said, concerns from infrastructure to expertise, to leveraging the lived experience of communities, remains a challenge made even more.

      ISPCAN

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      This Country Data Profile is based on information provided by knowledgeable professionals in the country. It is often difficult to capture the varying circumstances and ISPCAN was unable to verify the accuracy of the information. It is our hope that each profile offers a useful snapshot of issues related to child protection in each country. The 2020 World Perspectives survey was modified for this most recent data collection, mostly to help clarify the meaning of some questions and provide more guidance to respondents. Respondents were given a link to complete the survey online. The development of the survey was guided by input from an international advisory committee convened for the purposes of collecting country level data and who are acknowledged for their invaluable contributions. The content covered consideration of what circumstances were CM in the country; specific policies regarding CM; legal responses to child sexual exploitation (CSE); services used to address CM; prevention strategies; and barriers to prevention. Data was gathered between December 2019 and February 2020. It is important to note that data on many of the issues may not have been available, requiring respondents to provide educated estimates.

      ISPCAN

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