INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES PROGRAMS - TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONALS WORKING TO PREVENT AND TREAT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WORLWIDE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,250 MEMBERS IN 100 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. PROGRAMS INCLUDE TRAINING, CONSULTATION, AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING AND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS IN LATIN AMERICA AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. ISPCAN ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE WORKING GROUP ON CHILD MALTREATMENT DATA COLLECTION, INCLUDING SUPPORT OF DEVELOPMENT OF RELATED PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH AND COORDINATION OF TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES. ISCPAN ALSO MAINTAINS TRAINING MATERIALS AND CURRICULA, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN 6 LANGUAGES. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION SERVICES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP COUNTRIES AND CHILD PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISH OR IMPROVE THEIR CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS, ASSIST WITH ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, DEVELOP CHILD ABUSE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS, CONDUCT RESEARCH ON CHILD MALTREATMENT, ASSIST CONTRIES TO DEVELOP CHILD PROTECTION POLISIED, AND ASSIST IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL (THE JOURNAL), A MONTHLY PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS, APPROX. 12,500 ISSUES OF THE JOURNAL ARE PUBLISHED. MEMBERS ALSO HAVE ONLINE ACCESS TO ALL PREVIOUS ISSUES OF THE JOURNAL. LINK NEWSLETTERS WERE ALSO WRITTEN AND PROVIDED ON A TRIANNUAL BASIS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS VIA EMAIL AND POSTING ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE, AS WELL AS PRINTED COPIES AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION AT CONFERENCES.