New Letter from Jerry Milner on Obtaining PPE for Child Welfare Staff and Service Professionals

Linked to this post is a letter from HHS’ ACF Children’s Bureau Associate Commissioner, Jerry Milner, addressed to child welfare leaders. He urges child welfare leaders to work with emergency management and public health leaders to have child welfare staff and service providers classified as level 1 emergency responders in order to aid in obtaining […]
New! APSAC Alert 11(3): Practical Steps to Prevent Child Neglect in 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 Megan Feely, PhD; Kerri Raissian, PhD; Will Schneider, PhD; and Lindsey Bullinger, PhD provides practical information on how professionals can support children and families across all stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Upcoming APSAC Zoom Chat: Coping with COVID-19: Child Abuse Professionals’ Perspectives

Register Here Join APSAC on Thursday, April 23 at 3 pm eastern for an expert-led discussion on child abuse prevention, stress relief techniques for parents, internet safety practices for children, and even more resources for families and professionals coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers: Mary L. Pulido, PhD., is the Executive Director of The New […]
Child Maltreatment: Call for Submissions Connecting COVID-19 and Child Maltreatment

The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound effects on virtually all aspects of people’s lives through its impact on the nation’s health, economy, social and recreational life, and the national psyche. There is little known about how such circumstances will impact rates, causes, or consequences of child maltreatment. Child Maltreatment welcomes submissions on the relationship between […]
NEW! APSAC Alert 11(2): Online Safety for Children During the COVID-19 Crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating many challenges for children and families. One such challenge is ensuring children’s safety online as “screen time” increases drastically while children are home. This APSAC Alert, authored by Susan Kennedy, EdM, of The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, provides practical tools that professionals can offer parents to help […]
Upcoming Webinar from ISPCAN: Child Welfare and Pandemics: What We Know and What We Can Do | April 3

Register Here As child protection researchers and practitioners worldwide work to understand and manage the unprecedented effects of COVID-19 on systems of care, we invite you to join us for this special presentation by Barbara Fallon of the University of Toronto and Delphine Collin-Vezina of McGill University. Dr. Fallon and Dr. Collin-Vezina will share information […]
Announcing the APSAC & Foundling Online Course

APSAC and The Vincent J Fontana Center of the New York Foundling are proud to present our new Online Course, featuring 29 lectures by national experts on critical issues in child maltreatment! If you find the disruption in work for you and your team due to COVID-19 has created time in your workday for professional […]
A Note About COVID-19 and the APSAC Colloquium

March 23 Update: APSAC is working with local health officials and The Sheraton Hotel, our venue, and expect to have additional information the first week of April. March 16: APSAC has been carefully monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak. As an organization dedicated to bringing data- and evidence-based practices to serve at-risk children and families, we are […]
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 is taking priority, advocates may be able to find opportunities to promote child safety as April approaches. One traditional approach to Child Abuse Prevention Month […]
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 circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide public health emergency, we are writing to advise you of some adjustments that we hope will allow […]