The New York Foundling and the National Initiative to End Corporal Punishment
Co-sponsored by:
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
US Alliance to End the Hitting of Children
Academy on Violence and Abuse
Prevent Child Abuse America
Stop Spanking
Proudly Presents
Preventing Abuse and Neglect in Our Lifetime
A Virtual Conference
Thursday, October 15, 2020 and Friday, October 16, 2020
Keynote Speakers
David Finkelhor, Ph.D.
Director, Crimes against Children Research Center; Co-Director, Family Research Laboratory; Professor of Sociology, University of New Hampshire
“The End of Spanking in Historical and Sociological Context”
Joan Durrant, Ph.D.
Child-Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
“The Global Movement to End Corporal Punishment of Children”
Melissa Merrick, Ph.D.
CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America
“The Power of Prevention”
David Hansell, JD.
Commissioner, NYC Administration for Children’s Services
“Supporting Children and Families Now and in the Future: Lessons from COVID-19″
