The ISPCAN International Handbook of Child Abuse and Neglect

KEVIN LALOR, PhD, is a psychology lecturer and has held numerous Head of Department and Head of School roles in TU Dublin, and its predecessor, Dublin Institute of Technology. His research is primarily focused on child abuse and neglect since doctoral studies on the victimization of street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the early 1990s. He has published a number of reviews on aspects of child abuse in sub-Saharan Africa and in Europe.He is a member of the editorial boards of Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal and Children, Youth and Environments. He is a former editor of the Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies and is a member of the Research Ethics Committee of the National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in the UK. He is the current President of ISPCAN (International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect).Dr. Fluke is Professor with Tenure at the Kempe Center with joint appointments in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School Of Medicine and the Department of Epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health. His research involves assessing and analyzing decision making in human services delivery systems. Recognized for his work in the areas of administrative data analysis, assessment, workload, and outcome measurement, he also works in the area Child Maltreatment epidemiology including work on data programs in several countries and the U.S. As a researcher in child welfare and children’s mental health, he concentrates on the application of data and research to guide policy and practice. Privileged to work with collaborators and mentees around the world, he has conducted research and evaluation at all levels of government, in the non-governmental sector, and with foundations, in the U.S. and internationally and published widely. Dr. Shanta R. Dube is a Professor (with tenure) and Director of the Master of Public Health Program, Department of Public Health, Levine College of Health Sciences, Wingate University. She is a behavioral and social epidemiologist spending her 25-year career on the epidemiology of ACEs and pathways to resiliency, with a focus on adult trauma survivors. Her research contributions from the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study gained national and international recognition across various sectors and led to the CDC award for scientific excellence. In 2007, she joined the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health to lead a national surveillance program, which included the first reports on e-cigarette use. Shanta’s current focus is focused on ACEs advocacy. She is actively engaged in developing and evaluating programs for substance use disorders, such as the opioid epidemic, using an ACEs science and trauma-informed framework. She is also actively researching the use of digital health applications for promoting health and well-being in populations.Carmit Katz is a Full Professor of Social Work at the Hebrew University and the Deputy CEO at Haruv Institute. Katz is committed to policy change and works both in the national and international arenas in order to promote the rights of all children to a life without violence. Katz is the founder and director of The Israeli Independent Public Inquiry into Child Abuse. Katz is also the founder and director of the International Group of Scholars Protecting Children from Maltreatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic, with ISPCAN support and collaboration.Katz is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Child Maltreatment and Associate Editor in Child Abuse and Neglect.

• Part 1: Global Perspectives: Surveillance, Risks and Consequences of Child Maltreatment1. Keeping the promise: Investment in child protection and well-being as a key accelerator for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals2. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - current challenges and priorities3. Enhancing Surveillance to Obtain Valid and Reliable Global Estimates of Childhood Abuse & Neglect4. International Surveillance and Evaluation of Childhood Abuse & Neglect: Perspectives from the World Health Organization (WHO)5. Violence Against Children Surveys: Lessons Learned and Future Directions6. Understanding risk and protective factors for child abuse and neglect7. Mental and physical consequences of child maltreatmentPart 2: Contextual and Environmental Factors8. Climate change and violence against children9. The global shift from corporal punishment to positive discipline of children10. Harmful cultural practices (FGM; child marriage): Progress and future challenges11. Child maltreatment in religious contexts: Epidemiology, risks, consequences, and prevention12. Safeguarding in sports against child abuse and neglectPart 3: Understanding Different Forms of Abuse13. Understanding Child Neglect: Current Insights and Future Directions14. Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse of Boys: A Global Perspective15. Labor and sex trafficking of children and adolescents16. Responding to the challenges of online CSA and exploitation in low- and middle-income countries17. Child maltreatment fatalities and lessons from CDRs18. Childhood emotional abuse - an overdue public health priorityPart 4: Regional Spotlight and Groups at enhanced Risk19. European responses to violence against children20. Driving Change in Far-East Asia Child Protection Systems through Collaboration21. Child abuse in the Gulf States22. Child abuse in the Caribbean and Central and South America23. Implementing community-wide parenting support: A case example from South Africa24. Violence against street children25. At the margins of care: Systemic failures and violence against LGBTQ+ youth in the child protection system in three European countries26. Building a global commitment to children in conflict and crisis: A historical trajectory of child protection in humanitarian action27. Child maltreatment among children with disabilities28. Schools and teachers as drivers of VAC in Africa29. The abuse of children in residential alternative carePart 5: Intervention and Prevention Strategies30. Evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents who have experienced child maltreatment31. Collaborative approaches to responding to child abuse: The CAC and Barnahus models32. Decision Making and Assessment in Systems of Protection33. Medical assessment of child maltreatment: Methods and considerations34. Professional Training in Our Field: Key Challenges and Best Practices35. Innovating Child Maltreatment Prevention: Challenges AheadPart 6: Future Directions/Innovative Approaches and Perspectives in Addressing Child Maltreatment36. Protecting Children in the Digital Age: Project Case Studies37. Multi-System Data to Monitor and Prevent Online Childhood Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Insights from Childlight Research38. Engaging youth in child welfare research: Insights and lessons learned39. Your story matters: The Impact of Lived Experience on Service Policy, Design, and Delivery40. Ethical aspects of research on child abuse