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 Chadwick Center for Children and Families invites to attend the 27th annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment which will take place from 28th January to 31th January 2013.The organizers offer a terrific agenda of evidence and research-based topics, as well as current thinking and new ideas, presented by international experts and practitioners in the field. The conference's program offers a balance of well-known experts along with new faces

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My father used to spank me and look how I turned out a good person", „One smack doesn't cause much damage" . That is what the professionals convincing parents to non violent parenting hear. The aim of the campaign is to change such believes.
International Day on Prevention of Child Abuse established on 19th of November is to be a moment of reflexion on how the youngest ones are protected from abuse.

Latvian Centre "Dardedze" has published a report on situation of young children in their country.

The new edition of NCF' s quarterly publication „Abused Child. Theory, reserch and pracitice" has been just issued. Its main topic is resilience. The authors try to explain why some children in spite of their adverse experiences and bad conditions for development adapt positively and their development is not disturbed.

Research report on the awareness and necesity of the campaign „Protect me- I am small" has been published by Lithuanian „Children Support Centre" and Latvian „ Center against Abuse: Dardedze" .

SAPI, "Centre Dardedze" and Children Support Centre have published leaflets and posters within "Protect me -I am small campaign" carried out in the framework of "Child without abuse" project.

The brochure by Children Support Center on effective and positive parenting "Let's grow together" has been published by Bulgarian SAPI, Lithuanian Children Support Centre and Latvian „Centre against Abuse: Dardedze" in the framework of the project „ Childhood without Abuse" and this year social awareness campaign "Protect me- I am small".

 

The International NGO Council on Violence against Children has just issued a report on violating children's rights: harmful practices based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition.Each year, thousands of children die worldwide and the childhoods and development of millions more are scarred by harmful practices perpetrated by parents, relatives, religious and community leaders and other adults. All violations of children's rights can legitimately be described as harmful practices, but the common characteristic of the violations highlighted in this report is that they are based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition and are perpetrated and actively condoned by the child's parents or significant adults within the child's community.

On 22nd and 23rd of October took place the 9th International Conference „Helping Children-Victims of Crime" organized by Nobody's Children Foundation, the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Social Policy of Warsaw's City Hall.
Conference sessions revolved around helping children exposed to violence and abuse, as well as protecting the rights of children involved in legal proceedings. Domestic and international experts spoke about systemic solutions for preventing crimes against children; they also discussed methods, projects and initiatives offering practical assistance to children-victims of crime and their families.