January News and Updates
There's Still Time to Register for our San Diego Advanced Training Institutes! 
Choose between two informative Institutes
G1 - Child Maltreatment Prevention Strategies Across the Social Ecology: This  Institute, presented by five national experts, will discuss child maltreatment prevention across the social ecology and explore  a specific prevention initiative  directed towards each level of the social ecology, e.g.  individuals, famil ies,  communit ies , and soci ety.  


G2 -  Advanced Issues on Child Sexual Abuse: This Institute will discuss important current and emerging issues in child sexual abuse-what's new, what's novel, and what needs improvement. Presented by physicians for all professionals. 

Special Offer: Save Money on your APSAC Colloquium Registration by Volunteering in San Diego! 

Planning to attend both the San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment and APSAC's 25th Anniversary Colloquium? Save on your Colloquium registration by volunteering to staff the APSAC display. Volunteers will have the  opportunity to network with both CAPSAC and APSAC board members and will sav e 10% on Colloquium registration for each 1/2 day they volunteer! Thursday and Friday slots available. 
We've Made it Even Easier to Renew Your Membership 

Did your membership expire January 1st?  Enhance your ability as a professional to respond to children and families affected by abuse and violence by renewing your APSAC Membership! Our system can make it difficult to log in and renew once your membership expires, so we created shortcuts at the links below. 

Y ou won't want to miss opportunities to advance your career by participating in APSAC's many educational opportunities in 2018, including the Advanced Institutes in San Diego, our Forensic Interview Clinics and our 25th Anniversary Colloquium in New Orleans!
 
 
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Get the latest from APSAC first by joining us on social media. Tweet/Facebook us if you have a resource you'd like us to share! Comment on our new blog to start conversations on hot topics. Students and young professionals can join our new Young American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (YAPSAC) Facebook group, where young members can share resources, network, and more!
New APSAC Publications 
APSAC Alert (Volume 8, Issue 3) -  A Public Health Approach to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Summary of  Within Our Reach: A National Strategy to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities

APSAC is proud to share the most recent issue of the  APSAC Alert,  our publication designed to bring important research findings and news relevant to practitioners in all areas of child maltreatment directly to your inbox. This edition, authored by Kimberly Kay Lopez, DrPh, MPH and Cary Cain, MPH, RN, summarizes the national strategy report authored by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, offering practical strategies across disciplines

For Members: APSAC Advisor (Volume 29, Issue 2) - Poverty, Justice, Education, and More

APSAC is proud to present the December 2017 issue of our members-only publication, the  APSAC Advisor! We hope you benefit from the content expertly curated by our co-editors  Angelo P.  Giardino MD, PhD and Christopher S. Greeley MD, MS, FAAP.

In this issue you'll find:
  • Current Challenges in Addressing the Realities of Poverty and Inequality in Families with Young Children: A Call for Policy and and Intervention by 
  • The Forgotten Victims: Children of Incarcerated Parents 
  • Understand Juvenile Probation Officers
  • At Issue: Rethink the Label "Insular Communities" When Referring to Child Abuse
  • An Education Agenda for Those Who Need it Most
  • Threats to the Medically Complex Child
APSAC Guidelines for Practice Now Available at No Cost

APSAC is pleased to share that our Board of Directors voted to make all Guidelines for Practice available for free! Guidelines are developed by National Interdisciplinary Guidelines Task Forces and include concise, data-based information on key areas of practice in child maltreatment. APSAC Guidelines for Practice are vetted through a rigorous, multi-layered peer review process, involving subject matter experts not on the task force, APSAC members, legal counsel, and APSAC's Board of Directors.

Be sure to read the two Guidelines just published in 2017-    The Investigation and Determination of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment in Children and Adolescents  and Munchausen by Proxy (MBP): Clinical and Case Management Guidance .
  

State Chapter News
Member Spotlight on APSAC-NY President Mary Pulido

In an article for the Huffington Post, APSAC-NY President Dr. Mary Pulido asks what a #MeToo movement might look like for survivors of child sex ual abuse. Her suggestion: extending or eliminating the statute of limitations for child sex abuse prosecution, so that survivors have the time they may need to take action against their abuser. In her home state of New York, she advocates for the passage of the Child Victims Act . The current version of the bill would extend the statute of limitations until the victim reaches age 50 for civil litigation and age 28 for criminal proceedings. 


Save the Dates!
APSAC's Forensic Interview Clinics 

July 9-13, 2018 - Seattle, WA
October 22-26, 2018 - Norfolk, VA
 
Interested in attending but need funding?We have some options:

1. Work with APSAC to apply for community foundation funding to attend.
2. Law Enforcement may be eligible for partial scholarships through the Katie Toth Memorial Fund. 

Contact Bri Stormer to learn more about these funding opportunities.

APSAC's 25th Anniversary Colloquium in New Orleans! June 13-16, 2018


Early bird registration now open!


APSAC offers customized training to fit your needs!  
Contact Jim Campbell, Training Coordinator for more information. 
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