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 […]
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 […]
Press Release: Stacie LeBlanc Elected President of APSAC
The Board of Directors of the American Professional Society of the Abuse of Children (APSAC) announced today that Louisiana resident Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd is now president of the society dedicated to improving the country’s response to child maltreatment. LeBlanc is the co-founder of The UP Institute, a think tank for upstream child abuse solutions […]
APSAC Welcomes New Editorial Team to the Advisor and Alert
The Board of Directors of APSAC is pleased to announce Drs. Lisa Schelbe and Carlo Panlilio as the new editorial team for the APSAC Advisor and the APSAC Alert. Serving as the Editor, Dr. Schelbe is an Associate Professor at Florida State University College of Social Work. Her research focuses on young people transitioning out […]
APSAC Leads Amicus Group Speaking Up for Children of DACA Recipients in Supreme Court
Since its establishment by executive order in 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has protected hundreds of thousands of undocumented persons who arrived in the United States as children from deportation. The oldest DACA recipients are now in their 30s, and many have children–in fact, over 250,000 of them. They are beloved of many. […]
Over 200 Organizations Demand End of “Child Abuse” at the Border and in Detention
Forty-five national organizations and 157 statewide groups have endorsed a letter to Congress deploring the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s treatment of children trying to migrate with their parents into the U.S., calling it child abuse. The letter, sent by The National Child Abuse Coalition and addressed to Senate and House Leadership said, “Many of […]
APSAC ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO ITS DEFINITIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MALTREATMENT
APSAC has produced/is producing a number of publications on psychological maltreatment. These include Practice Guidelines on the Investigation and Determination of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment of Children and Adolescents, the APSAC Monograph on Psychological Maltreatment (in process), and articles in the APSAC newsletter, the APSAC Advisor (in process). APSAC has been advised that advocates for Parental […]
The National Child Abuse Coalition Releases “A Stronger CAPTA for Stronger Families and Community
The National Child Abuse Coalition, of which APSAC is an active member, is educating members of Congress as The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) is considered for reauthorization. The Coalition released this infographic and invites everyone to share it widely and use it to educate senators and representatives from your district.
Nominate Your Colleague for an APSAC Award
We want to celebrate the efforts and achievements of our APSAC Members and their colleagues! The 2019 APSAC Award nominations are now open for the following categories: Outstanding Service Outstanding Professional Mark Chaffin Outstanding Research Career Achievement Outstanding Front Line Professional Outstanding Media Coverage Outstanding Research Article Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation APSAC Prevention Award Outstanding Service […]
New! APSAC Advisor Volume 30, Issue 4
APSAC is pleased to bring you the latest issue of the APSAC Advisor. This issue, edited by Angelo Giardino, MD, PhD, and Christopher Greeley, MD, MS, explores both emerging and on-going issues in child maltreatment. Articles in this issue include: At Issue: Supporting Our Immigrant Children Evidence-Based Assessment in the Aftermath of Disasters: Towards a […]