The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is excited to announce the call for proposals for our 27th Colloquium in New Orleans , bringing high-quality learning opportunities to researchers and practitioners across the field of Child Maltreatment. Priority will be given to presentations including an emphasis on using research findings to promote excellence in prevention, investigation and intervention for all fields working with child maltreatment. This year's theme...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises parents against the use of spanking as a disciplinary tool, citing multiple potential hards. APSAC agrees and offers alternatives for parents

The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is excited to announce the call for abstracts for our 26th Colloquium. Held in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2019, APSAC's 26th Colloquium will bring high-quality learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers and practitioners across experience levels and professions. When preparing an abstract, sessions should be designated as beginning, intermediate, or advanced level content. Priority will be given to presentations...

Prevent Child Abuse America partnered with KPJR Productions, producers of the ACE themed films Paper Tigers and Resilience to host a Congressional Briefing on September 21. Read more about the standing-room-only event here: http://preventchildabuse.org/latest-activity/resilience-congressional-briefing/

There has been lot of buzz about a video shot last year of a Kentucky deputy sheriff handcuffing an 8-year-old schoolboy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) .  Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit ...

Teaching kids empathy and modeling it as the adults in their lives helps build a foundation for sexual health and safety.  My New Years blog post for Philly.com offers ideas to incorporate The Golden Rule into family New Years Resolutions!...

We applaud parents who promote  sexual health and safety in their family and  books can be a great tool.   Philly.com asked me to offer parents advice on choosing the right book -- see the article...

 Kids are exposed to pornography on-line; some seek it out  but  much exposure is involuntary.   When those images are violent or frightening, the results can be long term.  Please see this article offering some thoughts...

When the Philadelphia Inquirer asked me for a blog post about what kids understand about sex at different ages, they  expected the birds and bees but  they didn't flinch when I submitted this prevention message!    ...