Citing APSAC, Utah AG Tells State Supreme Court Hitting Children with a Belt is Abuse
The Utah Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief with the State’s Supreme in an appeal from a trial court’s finding that hitting a child with a belt is harmful to children and therefore constitutes child abuse. The AG cited APSAC’s 2016 Position Statement: Corporal Punishment of Children as support for its argument that hitting […]
APSAC and CAPSAC Release Joint Statement on Turpin Case in California
APSAC and CAPSAC have released a joint statement on the tragic Turpin case in California. Click here to read the full statement. #PressReleases #CAPSAC
APSAC Signs an Open Letter Calling for an End to Corporal Punishment in Schools
APSAC was one of nearly one hundred organizations to sign on to an open letter calling for an end to corporal punishment in schools. Read the full letter here. #CorporalPunishment
APSAC Files Amicus Brief in Wollschlaeger v. Governor of Glorida
An amicus brief was filed on behalf of APSAC in the case of Wollschlaeger v. Governor of Florida. The case in which a state law prohibiting pediatricians/medical doctors from discussing with patients whether there are guns in the child’s home and whether, if they are, they are stored safely. Read the brief and the motion. […]
APSAC joins the American Academy of Pediatrics, the California Medical Association and the Ray E. He
APSAC Joins Leading Medical Organizations in an amicus brief aimed at protecting child abuse pediatricians from being sued and, in turn, protecting children from maltreatment. APSAC joined the American Academy of Pediatrics, the California Medical Association and the Ray E. Helfer Society in filing an amicus brief in the United States Circuit Court for the […]
APSAC Board Meets in New Orleans; New Directors and Officers Seated
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s (APSAC) Board of Directors met June 10 in New Orleans, Louisiana, in conjunction with the association’s 22nd Annual Colloquium. During the meeting, new Officers and Board members were seated. Officers elected to serve are: President Frank Vandervort, JD, Clinical Assistant Professor at Law, Child Advocacy Law […]
APSAC Announces New Board Members
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s (APSAC) is proud to announce two new board members who will begin serving their term in July of 2015. Mel Schneiderman, PhD, Senior Vice President, New York Foundling, who will be serving his first term as Director and David Corwin, MD, Psychiatrist, University of Utah, who […]
APASC Signs on to Joint Letter Against Decriminalization of Teacher/Student Sexual Abuse
Last Friday, the Washington Post ran a controversial opinion piece written by a former attorney named Betsy Karasik. In the piece, Ms. Karasik argued that some incidents of sexual activity should not be considered a criminal act. As a reaction to this column, MaleSurvivor Executive Director Christopher Anderson collaborated with APSAC and other partners to […]
APSAC Board Meets in Las Vegas; New Directors and Officers Elected
he American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s (APSAC) Board of Directors met June 23-24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the meeting, new Officers and Board members were seated. APSAC’s Board met during its 21st Annual Colloquium. Officers elected to serve are: President; Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, LCSW, Child and Family Resources, Newport News, Virginia; […]
APSAC Board Meets in Chicago; New Board and Officers Elected
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s (APSAC) Board of Directors met June 25-26 in Chicago, Illinois. During the meeting, new Board members were seated and 2012 Officers were elected. APSAC’s Board met during its 20th Annual Colloquium and was celebrating its 25th Anniversary as an association. Officers elected to serve are: President; […]