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Global Institutes have attracted many US and international professionals interested in global issues and the most recent research findings in the field of Child Abuse and Neglect in selected regions of the world. ISPCAN welcomed this opportunity to contribute to the field's body of international knowledge on issues of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment. Our Council, Faculty and members committed to organizing the Global Institutes by providing experts from different countries, representing a multidisciplinary cross-section of the field. We believe that our CAN experts' contribution to this program was rich and valuable and provided San Diego Conference attendees with an opportunity not only to learn, but also to discuss international CAN issues and facilitate networking.

The Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment will be held from January 26-30, 2009.

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This conference will serve as a forum for children, parents, teachers, educators, administrators, child care providers, policy makers and all concerned to share experiences and evidence-based practices in early childhood care and education, share information to guide positive policy and intervention program development on early childhood development and education, examine challenges and opportunities for early childhood development and education practices in Africa, and explore opportunities for cross-sectional cooperation in regard to early childhood development and education.  

The Sub-themes: 

• Health and nutrition, culture and childhood development, and emotional well-being in early childhood etc.

• Childhood education, media and child development, children’s resources and child development, Best practices: providing opportunities for all children to reach their potential, Collaboration: working across disciplines to benefit children and families, etc.

• Child protection, vulnerability and risks in early childhood, etc.

• Respect for the best interest and non-discrimination of the child, educating children to be socially responsible, children’s wholesome development, childhood development and returns, issues of research in childhood development, etc.

• Best or successful practices in any of the categories mentioned, best interest of the child, gender issues, monitoring and evaluation of policy implementation, rights and policies in childhood development, etc.

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• establish lines of communication between government departments and agencies, professionals and community groups working in child protection;
  
  
• promote a national focus on the prevention of abuse and neglect of children; and,
  
  
• establish community advocacy for the prevention of child abuse and neglect, and to provide information about nurturing and protective parenting.

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Our theme, "One World, One Family, Many Cultures," recognizes that in spite of our differences we live in one world that is a global family made up of many cultures that can work together towards a common goal of strengthening families, and preventing abuse and neglect of our children. The world faces many challenges with unfortunate conflicts among nations and tragic effects of armed conflict on our families, children and communities. The increase in violence among family members and its painful effects on our children have also challenged us to find ways to strengthen families and prevent family violence. Knowing the value of diversity in our efforts to prevent harm to our children, we invite the nations of the world to share their cultural experiences, values, and traditions and to empower the youth of our nations to work together to create a better world for our most precious resource, our children.