New! APSAC Alert Prosecutor’s Edition on Recent Developments in the Prosecution of AHT
Read Now! APSAC and Zero Abuse Project were awarded funds by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs to create the Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project (TiPP), which works to improve the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of child abuse. TiPP will deliver training, provide technical assistance, and create publications for prosecutors and other […]
New! APSAC Alert Prosecutor’s Edition on Using Closed Circuit Television for Children’s Testimony
Read Now! APSAC and Zero Abuse Project were awarded funds by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs to create the Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project (TiPP), which works to improve the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of child abuse. TiPP will deliver training, provide technical assistance, and create publications for prosecutors and other […]
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Child Maltreatment: Legal Responses to Child Maltreatment
Guest Editors: Theodore P. Cross, Frank E. Vandervort, & Stephanie Block To address the need for empirical data regarding the legal system’s responses to child abuse and neglect, Child Maltreatment (CM) announces a special issue of the journal dedicated to publishing high-quality empirical research (quantitative or qualitative) examining legal system responses to the problem of […]
APSAC Advisor 33(2) Special Issue on COVID-19 – Now open access!
Read it here! As a service to the field, the APSAC Board of Directors has voted to make the most recent special issue of the APSAC Advisor open-access. We hope that both members and non-members can benefit from this timely content. This special issue covers many important topics in child maltreatment and child welfare, including […]
Oral Argument Preview: Smathers v. Glass | Read the APSAC Amicus Brief
Oral Argument Preview: Is a Mistaken Belief that a Child is not Living with an Accused Abusive Parent Sufficient to Preserve Child Protection Caseworker Immunity? Tammy Smathers, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Harmony Brooklyn Rayne Carsey v. Rick Glass, Executive Director of Perry County Children’s Services, et al., On October 26, 2021, […]
Announcing New Zoom Chat: Writing for the APSAC Advisor 101
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET FREE Register Now! Do you have insights you would like to share about child maltreatment prevention? Are you part of an amazing program serving children, families, or communities that is making a difference? Does a research study or evaluation that you are part of have meaningful […]
Join APSAC for “The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment”
October 27, 2021 12 – 3 pm ET, 9-12 PT FREE – No registration required! Join the event here. Join APSAC and the Children’s Data Network Blue Shield of California Foundation for a free half-day event on the special issue of Child Maltreatment on the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment (anticipated release: […]
New! APSAC Alert Volume 12, Issue 3: State-Sponsored Mandated Reporter Training: An Analysis of the
Read it here! APSAC announces the latest edition of the APSAC Alert. This edition, authored by Amy Baker, PhD; Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd; Trinae Adebayo, MA; and Ben Mathews, PhD, presents results of an assessment of 44 state-sponsored mandated reporter training curricula. The authors provide a detailed content analysis that can be used as a […]
New! APSAC Alert Volume 12, Issue 3: State-Sponsored Mandated Reporter Training: An Analysis of the Read it here!
Read it here! APSAC announces the latest edition of the APSAC Alert. This edition, authored by Amy Baker, PhD; Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd; Trinae Adebayo, MA; and Ben Mathews, PhD, presents results of an assessment of 44 state-sponsored mandated reporter training curricula. The authors provide a detailed content analysis that can be used as a […]
Announcing the 2020 APSAC Annual Report
Read it Here APSAC is announcing its 2020 Annual Report. As you read the 2020 Annual Report, you will see that APSAC’s outreach to professionals in the field of child maltreatment grew by leaps and bounds. In 2020, APSAC trainings reached over 9,000 professionals – more professionals than in the prior ten years combined. APSAC […]