13th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Dublin

The 13th ISPCAN European Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect shall be held in Dublin September 2013. The dedline for submitting abstracts is 18th January. Delegates will have opportunities to discuss the current state of research and interventions on CAN in Europe and internationally, discuss new challenges and emerging topics and help shape national and international responses.

The organising committee is made up of clinicians, practitioners and academics drawn from across the island of Ireland. Dublin last hosted an ISPCAN event (the 11th International Congress) in 1996 and looks forward to this return visit.

The conference theme is "Protecting Children in a Changing World" and the sub-themes are:

• Prevention of child abuse and neglect through early and sustained involvement

• Interventions and programmes for children and families experiencing adversity

• Addressing children's rights and participation

• Reforms in child protection and welfare policy

• Children in out of home care

• Building the evidence base

• Contemporary issues

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