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This is What Child Abuse Feels Like
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and APA is proud to raise awareness about what all of us can do to prevent child abuse and neglect. The first of our efforts this month is to shed light...
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Four Suggestions for the Field of Child Maltreatment Prevention
By Jennifer Kaminski, PhD (Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and President, APA Section on Child Maltreatment) In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, I humbly...
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What a Child Learns About Violence
By Jeffrey Segal, PsyD (APA Member and Licensed Psychologist) “What a child learns about violence, a child learns for life….teach carefully.” Little did I know that when I first heard these words 12...
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6 Protective Factors That Can Help to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
In honor of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, we are cross posting this article with our colleagues at the APA Division 27 Community Psychology Practice blog. By Gina Cardazone, MA...
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Early Childhood Parent Training: A Vital Tool for Psychologists
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This post is the first in a series about APA’s ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT-RSK) program. ACT-RSK teaches positive parenting skills to parents and...
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The Secret to Success in Positive Parenting: The ACT Raising Safe Kids Program
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is the second in a series of posts about APA’s ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT-RSK) program. ACT-RSK teaches positive parenting skills to parents and...
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ACT in Japan: Bridging Cultures to Help Families Raise Children without Violence
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is the third in a series of posts about APA’s ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT-RSK) program. ACT-RSK teaches positive parenting skills to parents and...
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Teens Raising Babies: Supporting and Assisting Pregnant and Parenting Teens
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is the fourth and final post in a blog series about APA’s ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT-RSK) program. ACT-RSK teaches positive parenting skills to...
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What Can We Do to Prevent the Abuse of Children with Disabilities?
By Elizabeth Mazur, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, Penn State University) In February 2016, Ethan Okula, a 10 year-old child in foster care for three years, died from a bowel obstruction...
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