Child Abuse and Neglect

Towards a Caring and Non-Violent Community: A Child's Perspective

The XVIIth ISPCAN International Congress will take place September 7-10, 2008, in Hong Kong, China. It will be organized in collaboration with Against Child Abuse (ACA).

On 15 June 2008, in Zagrzeb, Croatia, the Council of Europe will start a Europe-wide awareness-raising initiative against corporal punishment of children "Raise your hand against smacking". The campaign will focus on the need to ban corporal punishment of children and promoting positive parenting.

Next issue of First Children's Embassy in the World - MEGJASHI newsletter is available to download.

On 25th of May, the International Missing Children's Day was celebrated across Europe. It provided an opportunity to commemorate missing children, express support to parents and victims and raise awareness about the issue. Inspired by the action carried out in Canada, the forget-me-not has been adopted as a symbol for Missing Children's Day in Europe.