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 […]
Announcing APSAC’s 2022 Advanced Training Institutes in San Diego
January 23, 2022 Learn More Register Now APSAC is announcing two Advanced Training Pre-Conference Institutes in San Diego. Intrafamilial Child Torture: An Emerging Category of Child Maltreatment Intrafamilial Child Torture (ICT) is gaining recognition as a distinct form of child abuse that requires specialized reporting, investigation, intervention, and treatment. While there is ample research on […]
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: […]
Participate in the “Hit No More” Social Media Contest and Win Prices
Entries will be accepted beginning in July with a closing date of Nov. 1, 2021. Winning entries will be announced by Dec. 1, 2021. Submit and vote for your favorites here! The U.S. Alliance to End the Hitting of Children, in conjunction with The New York Founding’s Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection, StopSpanking.org, […]
Updated Schedule: New Lectures in the APSAC Systemic Racism Certificate Program & Lecture Series
Join us tomorrow, September 28 from 12:00 to 3:30 PM ET for the next two lectures in the APSAC Certificate Program. Register Here Ignorance is Not Bliss: The Impact of Implicit Bias on Mental Health Service Delivery Presenter: Akeem Marsh, MD, FAPA 12:00 – 1:30 pm ET Social determinants of mental health are directly correlated […]
Introducing APSAC’s 70+ Year Illustrated History of the Child Maltreatment Field’s Development
APSAC has posted 12 videos in the APSAC Video Library that constitute the first draft of the APSAC Illustrated History of the Child Maltreatment Field’s Development. Most of these videos are less than 20 minutes long. Eleven national child abuse experts representing multiple disciplines acknowledge pioneers from their own disciplines who they believe made some […]
Join the APSAC Reading Club | Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Register Here Tuesday, October 12, 2021 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET Reading Assignment: “Me and White Supremacy” by Layla Saad. The discussion will be focused around, “Part II: The Work – Week 1 The Basics” Discussion will be led by Ernestine Briggs-King, PhD and Kori Stephens, MPH *CEs are not available for this program […]
Registration Now Open for APSAC’s Winter Virtual Forensic Interview Clinics
Join APSAC for a Four-day Beginner Virtual Forensic Interview Clinic. Upcoming dates: January 3, 7, 10, and 14, 2022 APSAC’s long-standing forensic interview clinic has been modified to go virtual as a highly interactive experience, offering role plays with paid, trained actors and feedback from national experts, including Patti Toth and Julie Kenniston! Learn research-based, […]
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 […]