Smathers v. Glass Oral Arguments Scheduled for 10/26/21On October 26, 2021, oral arguments are slated to begin in front of the Ohio Supreme Court the case Smathers v. Glass.
Senior Policy Analyst Pamela Miller to Appear for Supreme Court Oral Arguments in ICT Case The CCP partnered with the APSAC Amicus Committee to submit a merits brief in this case.
POLICY REPORT & CASE STUDY: Intrafamilial Child Torture - A Distinct Category of Child MaltreatmentThis policy report is one of a seven part series on the topic which illustrates how ICT differs from other forms of child maltreatment.
POLICY REPORT - Issues in Differential Response: RevisitedThis policy report reviews research and literature published about DR between 2011 and 2018.
POLICY BRIEF - Children's Presence in Court During Child Protection ProceedingsThe policy brief is a response to the recommendation of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) that children...
POLICY BRIEF - The Role of the Child's Attorney in Child Protection ProceedingsThe policy brief is a resource to educate attorneys for children in child protection proceedings about child development and the impact...
APSAC Leads Amicus Group Speaking Up for Children of DACA Recipients in US Supreme CourtSince its establishment by executive order in 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has protected hundreds of thousands of...
APSAC & CCP Among US Organizations Expressing Concern about Treatment of Children at US BorderForty-five national organizations and 157 statewide groups have endorsed a letter to Congress, expressing grave concern with the ongoing...
APSAC / CCP Joint Position Statement on Separating Children and Families at the US BorderThe American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is an interdisciplinary organization of professionals working in the...
Announcing the Release of Understanding Child Maltreatment 2016The annual release of federal child maltreatment reports provides an opportunity for advocates to highlight issues within the Child...
Resource - Comprehensive Digest of Child Maltreatment Reporting Laws of Australia & United StatesA new resource from the Child Maltreatment Reporting Laws Committee, the Digest of Child Maltreatment Reporting Laws* features a...
An Empirically-Based Approach for Prosecuting Juvenile Sex CrimesThis article discusses Paul Stern's recent publication, "An Empirically-Based Approach for Prosecuting Juvenile Sex Crimes." This...
APSAC Files 2nd Brief on Sexual Abuse Accommodation (SAAS) Syndrome Testimony in NJ Supreme CourtAPSAC has filed an amicus brief in the New Jersey Supreme Court arguing that the state’s trial courts should admit testimony regarding...
Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Cites APSAC's Amicus Brief in Opinion Ruling Against Trump's Revised On Monday, June 13th, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals became the second federal appeals court to rule against President Trump’s...
INTRODUCING - The Center for Child PolicyAPSAC, in conjunction with the NY Foundling, is excited to announce the launch of a new policy center. The overall goal of the policy...