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POLICY REPORT & CASE STUDY: Intrafamilial Child Torture - A Distinct Category of Child Maltreatment

This 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: Revisited

This policy report reviews research and literature published about DR between 2011 and 2018.

APSAC Leads Amicus Group Speaking Up for Children of DACA Recipients in US Supreme Court

Since 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 Border

Forty-five national organizations and 157 statewide groups have endorsed a letter to Congress, expressing grave concern with the ongoing...

POLICY PAPER - Promoting Justice for Victims of Abusive Head Trauma in the Courtroom

Irresponsible expert witnesses have created and perpetuated a false controversy regarding the science underpinning the diagnosis of...

APSAC / CCP Joint Position Statement on Separating Children and Families at the US Border

The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is an interdisciplinary organization of professionals working in the...

Resource - Comprehensive Digest of Child Maltreatment Reporting Laws of Australia & United States

A new resource from the Child Maltreatment Reporting Laws Committee, the Digest of Child Maltreatment Reporting Laws* features a...

WATCH: Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau's TEDMED Talk About Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Before it Occurs

What if we designed effective prevention programs for pedophiles before they acted out on their inappropriate desires? This is the topic...

Serious Gaps Exist in Immunity Protection for Reporters of Child Abuse

All states provide some form of immunity for people and professionals required to report suspected abuse of children, but sometimes the...

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...

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