APSAC BLOG
Observing Child Abuse Prevention Month During the COVID-19 Pandemic
APSAC is here to support you in identifying way to acknowledge April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. While physical health and safety ...
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COVID-19 Letter to Child Welfare Leaders
The following is a message from Dr. Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau to child welfare leaders in response to COVID-19. Dear Child Welfare Leaders: In light of the extraordinary ...
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Advice From an Expert
NOTE FROM APSAC – We have vetted this letter and concluded it is authentic; we find this advice so compelling that we are sharing it with you! The author is ...
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The National Initiative to End Corporal Punishment Announces a Competition – with Prizes!
In an effort to educate people and move U.S. parents away from the use of physical punishment, the U.S. Alliance to End the Hitting of Children and the National Initiative ...
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New Infographic on CAPTA Reauthorization from The National Child Abuse Coalition
The National Child Abuse Coalition produced this excellent infographic on what every advocate needs to know about CAPTA reauthorization. CAPTA, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is the key ...
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New Benefit for Members! Access Pre-Publication Advisor Articles
APSAC members will no longer have to wait for the next issue of the Advisor to get the latest policy and practice developments in the field of child maltreatment. Members ...
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Full Schedule for APSAC’s 2020 Colloquium Now Available!
APSAC’s 27th Colloquium will offer a new extended schedule of Pre-Conference and Post-Conference Advanced Training Institutes, an extended schedule of workshops, research sessions, discussion roundtables and research posters addressing all ...
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Tribute to David L. Chadwick, MD (1926 – 2020)
David L. Chadwick died peacefully Sunday, January 19th, 2020 surrounded by his loving family and wife, Michele, at their home in La Mesa, California. David was a giant in the ...
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Michigan Supreme Court Grants Motion for APSAC Amicus Brief to be Filed in People v. McFarlane
The Michigan Supreme Court granted a Motion to file an Amicus Brief from APSAC in the case of People v. McFarlane. The brief argues that doctors testifying to a properly ...
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Read the Winter 2020 Issue of The Consultant from CAPSAC
CAPSAC has released the Winter 2020 issue of their quarterly newsletter, The Consultant. Inside, you’ll find details about the Neal Snyder Outstanding Service Award and Paul Chrissy Research Grant winners, ...
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New Webinar from APSAC and the New York Foundling: Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Relations
This is the first webinar in a six-part educational webinar series hosted by The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child ...
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New! APSAC Advisor 31(3): Psychological Maltreatment Special Issue
APSAC is pleased to bring you the latest issue of the APSAC Advisor, guest edited by Stuart Hart, PhD and Marla Brassard, PhD. This special issue provides important information on ...
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Now Available: The APSAC Monograph on Psychological Maltreatment
APSAC is proud to share the inaugural publication in our Monograph Series — The APSAC Monograph on Psychological Maltreatment (PM). The purpose of APSAC’s Monograph Series is to provide in-depth ...
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New! APSAC Advsior 31(2) with Special “Contested Issues” Section Covering Drug-Exposed New
APSAC is pleased to bring you the latest issue of the APSAC Advisor, edited by Christopher Greeley, MD, MS, with special sections edited by Kenneth Feder, PhD; Frank Vandervort, JD; ...
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New! Read the Fall 2019 issue of The Consultant
The Fall 2019 issue of The Consultant, the California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s (CAPSAC) quarterly newsletter, is now available. Inside this wonderful resource, you’ll find:1. Announcements of ...
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New! APSAC Alert 10(4): Responding to Sudden Infant Death
APSAC is pleased to bring you our latest edition of the APSAC Alert! This edition, authored by Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP, provides a summary of recent research and ...
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Job Description – Editor in Chief, Child Maltreatment
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) seeks an Editor In Chief (EIC) for Child Maltreatment (CM), a peer reviewed professional journal published by Sage and sponsored ...
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Announcing the 2018 APSAC Research to Practice Brief Compendium
In order for APSAC to achieve our goal of strengthening practice through knowledge, we strive to ensure that up-to-date, high quality research results are reaching the practitioners who need it ...
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An Important Resource Released by the CDC!
The Vital Signs series from the CDC, launched in 2010, addresses a single, important public health topic each month. This month’s edition presents CDC’s first ever comprehensive estimates of the ...
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APSAC Leads Amicus Group Speaking Up for Children of DACA Recipients in Supreme Court
Since its establishment by executive order in 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has protected hundreds of thousands of undocumented persons who arrived in the United States as children ...
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New! APSAC Alert Volume 10, Issue 3: A Strategy to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect: Screening and
APSAC is pleased to bring you our latest edition of the APSAC Alert! This edition, authored by Yen H. Nong, MPH and Lucy J. Puryear, MD, provides both a rationale ...
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT – EDITOR: APSAC ADVISOR AND ALERT
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) seeks an editor for the APSAC Advisor and the APSAC Alert. The APSAC Advisor is a quarterly news journal for ...
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Over 200 Organizations Demand End of “Child Abuse” at the Border and in Detention
Forty-five national organizations and 157 statewide groups have endorsed a letter to Congress deploring the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s treatment of children trying to migrate with their parents into ...
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APSAC ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO ITS DEFINITIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MALTREATMENT
APSAC has produced/is producing a number of publications on psychological maltreatment. These include Practice Guidelines on the Investigation and Determination of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment of Children and Adolescents, the APSAC ...
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2020 Colloquium Call for Proposals Now Open
Submit your proposal today! APSAC is excited to announce the call for abstracts for the 27th Colloquium to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 7-11, 2020. APSAC’s 27th Colloquium ...
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New! CAPSAC Releases Summer 2019 Issue of the Consultant
The California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (CAPSAC) recently released their Summer 2019 issue of their quarterly newsletter, The Consultant. Inside, you’ll find articles, information on upcoming trainings, ...
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New! APSAC Alert 10(2): 2019 Victims of Child Abuse Reauthorization Act Will Improve Care for Surviv
APSAC is pleased to bring you our latest edition of the APSAC Alert! This edition, authored by Marcella Donaruma, MD, FAAP provides valuable information on the 2019 Victims of Child ...
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Child Maltreatment Impact Factor Raised to 4.047 in 2018
APSAC is proud to share that Child Maltreatment’s Impact Factor rose from 2.984 in 2016 to 4.047 in 2018. Child Maltreatment is ranked 3rd by Impact Factor in the category ...
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CAPSAC Releases Spring 2019 Issue of The Consultant
The California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (CAPSAC) recently released their Spring 2019 issue of their quarterly newsletter, The Consultant. Inside, you’ll find articles, information on upcoming trainings, ...
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Coming Soon: APSAC and ISPCAN Joint Webinar – “A Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Child Sexual Assault
Register Now The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) are pleased to present our ...
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