2020 Elections to the APSAC Board of Directors Now Open: Meet the Slate of Candidates
Darrell Armstrong, M.Div., Ed.S., MFT, D.D. Darrell Armstrong, M.Div., Ed.s., MFT, D.D., is pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church (Trenton, NJ) a thriving multicultural and multigenerational community of faith, which under Armstrong’s leadership became the first house of worship in the US to officially declare itself a No-Hit Zone. His policy training at Stanford University (BA […]
The Board of Directors of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Welcomes New Ch
After a national search process, Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS has been appointed to a five-year term as Editor-in-Chief of Child Maltreatment succeeding Dr. Daniel Whitaker when his term ends later in 2020. Dr. Palusci is a Professor of Pediatrics at New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City where he chairs […]
APSAC Stands with ISPCAN in Solidarity with Lebanon
Below is the text of ISPCAN’s Statement of Solidarity with Lebanon. We are all shaken by the news on August 4 of two deadly explosions in the city of Beirut. The extremely powerful second blast resulted in at least 158 deaths, with dozens of people still missing, more than 6,000 injured, $10-15 billion in property […]
Announcing the 2020 APSAC Virtual Colloquium!
Learn More Register APSAC is excited to announce the Virtual Colloquium will be held online September 22-24, 2020. APSAC’s Virtual Colloquium will bring high-quality learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers and practitioners across experience levels and professions. Sessions will be designated as beginning, intermediate, or advanced level content. We hope you will join us for […]
APSAC Participates in Historic ACEs Project
APSAC received a $200,000 California ACEs Aware grant in collaboration with the Academy on Violence and Abuse(AVA), the California chapter of the Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (CAPSAC), and Center for Innovation and Resources, Inc (CIR) to train California Medi-Cal providers about the importance of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to health. ACEs Aware […]
Join APSAC for a Zoom Chat: The Importance of Child Advocacy Studies (CAST), in partnership with exp
Register Now Presented by: Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd; Victor Vieth, JD, MA; and Tyler Counsil, EdD Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) is an academic curriculum designed to better prepare child-serving professionals as their work pertains to child maltreatment prevention and intervention. In this Zoom Chat we will discuss the historic lack of child maltreatment content in […]
In Memoriam: Richard J. Gelles
Obituary reposted from The Philadelphia Inquirer. Richard J. Gelles, 73, of Philadelphia, a professor of social policy at the University of Pennsylvania whose pioneering research about family violence and child welfare helped shape government policy and social work practices nationwide, died Friday, June 26, of brain cancer at home. “He never shied away from changing […]
Opportunity for High School Students!
“A Summer with Childhood” is a new program focused on youth advocacy to prevent and address topics related to child sexual abuse and exploitation. The remote, 5-week global institute (July 20- August 21) for high school students will equip future leaders with the knowledge about the global epidemic of child abuse exploitation offline and online, […]
Introducing The APSAC & Foundling Online Course
Child maltreatment work is by nature multidisciplinary; we all share the same goal of ensuring health, safety and justice for children and families. APSAC and the New York Foundling have developed a comprehensive, multidisciplinary Online Course for professionals to help expand their perspective and knowledge base to support effective practice in any child welfare setting. […]
New! APSAC Alert Volume 11, Issue 6: Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic
APSAC is developing a series of rapid-response APSAC Alert articles to meet the needs of professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. This edition, authored by Michael C. Seto, PhD; Cynthia Gutierrez-White, MS; Kailey Roche, MSc candidates; and Elizabeth Letourneau, PhD provides resources professionals can share with families seeking to keep children safe as well as persons […]