APSAC Webinar: Hidden Mental Health Risks of AI Chatbots and Companions

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General Admission (individual session): $30.00APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $30.001 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC Members and NY Foundling: $20.00APSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering.The New York Foundling Staff: Please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org to request your entry code.Target Audience and Content Level: Multidisciplinary professionals / IntermediateInteractive, Live ZoomWe would love to see […]

Register Now! 33rd APSAC Colloquium

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Register Now! 33rd APSAC Colloquium Theme: Connecting. Solving. Bridging.  June 14–18, 2026 | Sheraton New Orleans For over three decades, the APSAC Colloquium has been a cornerstone for professionals and researchers working to prevent and respond to child maltreatment. Now in its 33rd year, this go-to conference continues to bring together the field’s most respected voices and emerging innovators […]

Free registration: Improving Advocacy for Children Placed in Congregate Care Facilities

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Free registration: Zoom Chat: Improving Advocacy for Children Placed in Congregate Care Facilities Description: This webinar examines the need to reform how child welfare advocates and attorneys support youth placed in congregate care facilities—and why the practice of sending children to out-of-state facilities must end. Drawing on recent investigations and federal reports exposing widespread abuse, neglect, […]

Are they the Next School Shooter? Breaking the Silo to Assess Risk

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Are they the Next School Shooter? Breaking the Silo to Assess Risk General Admission (individual session): $30.00APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $30.001 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC Members and NY Foundling: $20.00APSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering.The New York Foundling Staff: Please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org to request your entry code.Target […]

The APSAC GRAMMYS: Great Research Among Multidisciplinary Members Last Year

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The APSAC GRAMMYS: Great Research Among Multidisciplinary Members Last Year Each year, there are hundreds (if not thousands) of research articles published in a variety of journals in disciplines which address important issues in child abuse and neglect. These range from basic sciences, neuroscience, and psychology, to epidemiology, public health, medicine, law, law enforcement, and […]

Join the APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club!

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Join the APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club!   Book: Investigating Families: Motherhood in the Shadow of Child Protective Services – Kelley Fong Moderator: Alicia Mendez

In Memoriam: Deborah Daro, PhD – APSAC Past President

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With heavy hearts, the Board of Directors and staff of APSAC are saddened to share the passing of Dr. Deborah Daro, PhD – past APSAC President (95-96), long-standing APSAC member and past Board Member, dedicated APSAC Prevention Advisory Committee member, and true pioneer of the field. APSAC honors Dr. Daro’s remarkable legacy child abuse prevention […]

Webinar: Are Minimal Facts Interviews the Best Practice

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Are Minimal Facts Interviews the Best Practice Skill Level: Introductory/ Intermediate General Admission (individual session): $30.00APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $30.001 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC Members and NY Foundling: $20.00APSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering.The New York Foundling Staff: Please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org to request your entry code. We […]

2025 APSAC-NY Outstanding Service Award

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2025 APSAC-NY Outstanding Service Award Please join APSAC in congratulating Jack F. Coyne, MD, FAAP, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at SUNY-Buffalo Medical School, recipient of the 2025 APSAC-NY Outstanding Service Award. For more than 25 years, Jack has served the families and children of upstate New York as a medical director for several child advocacy […]