National Conferences on Child Abuse & Neglect

Cartoonist: ‘Something that needed to be said”
Washington Post - October 03, 2014
He had weighed the idea of pouring his childhood trauma into art, but had always been hesitant. Until now. "The more I thought about it," he says, "the more I knew it was something that needed to be said." http://tinyurl.com/llwsh9q

CARTOONS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune’s Scott Stantis reveals own child abuse in powerful,... Chicago Tribune cartoonist Scott Stantis tells his own tale of child abuse in moving illustrated essay.

In case you missed it: Congress enacts legislation to fight child trafficking, strengthen CW protections http://tinyurl.com/nrgog88

H.R.4980 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Preventing S*x Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act... (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Even supporters of spanking think what Adrian Peterson did should be illegal
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Even Supporters Of Spanking Think What Adrian Peterson Did Should Be Illegal The vast majority of Americans think what NFL running back Adrian Peterson allegedly did to his 4-year-old son -- a spanking that left bruises and breaks in the skin -- should be illegal, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll found. But most still say spanking ...

An ‘unrelenting voice’ for at-risk children credits attendance at an early 90’s National Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect for launching her on her advocacy path. http://tinyurl.com/pbosz6q

Advocate is unrelenting voice against child abuse Betty Wade Coyle, former director of Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads, remains active in working to improve the system and keep children safe.

Toxic stress in children: the importance of listening between the lines
Catch up with keynoter Nadine Burke Harris through this blog post http://tinyurl.com/mjdqfwb about her remarks at a Grantmakers In Health meeting. She emphasizes the need for philanthropic investment to support toxic stress research to achieve policy and medical practice changes.

Toxic Stress in Children and the Importance of Listening Between the Lines to What Kids Say Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy.

Updated version of The Raising of America’s ‘Are We Crazy About Our Kids?’ now available. Preview at http://www.raisingofamerica.org/preview-series.

Preview the Series | The Raising of America It’s often said a society can be measured by how well it attends to its children – their health and safety, their material security, their education and socialization, and their sense of being loved and valued by their families and communities.

The Child Welfare League of American has launched the 100Days4Kids campaign to drive a national conversation about the state of child protection in America. Learn more at http://www.cwla.org/100-days-for-kids/ or join in at .

CWLA – 100 Days for Kids campaign is designed to drive a national conversation about the state of child protection in America. This conversation spanning Facebook Twitter and YouTube was created to spark and maintain discussion about the ways we protect and nurture our children and the role we all play in keep…

Abuse Casts a Long Shadow by Changing Children's Genes - Check out this PBS report on epigenetics: how people's experiences influence their biology -- changing the way a cell functions without changing its DNA sequence. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/epigenetics-abuse/

Abuse Casts a Long Shadow by Changing Children’s Genes — NOVA Next | PBS Epigenetic changes from abuse put victims at risk not just for chronic psychological problems, but chronic physical ones, too.

The new 2014 Kids Count data book is now available – the 25th edition. See trends & how your state did on indicators of child well-being. http://tinyurl.com/k6rbdsy.

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The 4th & final report from the National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services – including info on systemic impacts - is now available via http://tinyurl.com/ozsczeo. Learn more on the Tues., July 29 webinar; sign up by visiting the website: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/QIC-DR/Pages/Webinars.aspx

ACF Asst Secy Mark Greenberg lays out the facts about HHS’s services for unaccompanied minors - and the challenges it faces – in his Senate testimony. Read it at http://tinyurl.com/lwsctjt.

Testimony from Mark Greenberg on Unaccompanied Children | Office of Legislative Affairs and... Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) responsibilities in relation to unaccompanied children. I very much appreciate the opportunity to provide information about our program and t…

Interested in child trafficking or the ‘re-homing’ of adopted children? Read Children’s Bureau Associate Commissioner Joo Yeun Chang’s July 8 comments to Senate subcommittee on these athttp://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Chang.pdf

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