AFRICA

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Events

XXVI Colombian Congress for Child Maltreatment (Partner Event)

July 15 - July 17

2019 African Regional Child Trauma Conference (Partner Event)

August 19 - August 21

ISPCAN 2019 International Congress, Oman

September 15 - September 18

ISSOP 2019 Conference on Armed Conflict in Beirut (Partner Event)

September 25 - September 28

ISPCAN Member Blog

Please engage with us in conversation as we bring visibility to the issues of Child Abuse and Neglect in this region of the world. Submit a blog post below sharing your insights into issues, resources and best practices, upcoming events and latest research then let us help you create a network of collaboration. Together we are stronger.

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By Jane Estes| 2019-03-21T10:52:22-06:00 March 21st, 2019|Categories: Africa Blog|

Tell us about you and you efforts to impact Child [...]

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Africa Child Maltreatment Articles

Child Abuse Research in South Africa – A critical analysis of different international models for the assessment of child sexual abuse cases in South Africa

By Jane Estes| 2019-03-21T10:49:37-06:00 March 21st, 2019|Categories: Africa Resources and Articles|

Child Abuse Research in South Africa - Currently there are [...]

Child Abuse Research in South Africa – The perceptions of experts and guardians regarding the early onset of misbehavior in male, at-risk children in child and youth care centers

By Jane Estes| 2019-03-21T10:45:55-06:00 March 21st, 2019|Categories: Africa Resources and Articles|

A dearth in research exists regarding the onset and escalation [...]

International Conference on the Impact of Armed Conflict and Terrorism on Children and Youth

By Jane Estes| 2019-03-21T10:51:36-06:00 March 21st, 2019|Categories: Africa Resources and Articles|

Since the Graca Machel’s 1996 report on the Impact of [...]

Africa Projects and Funding Opportunities

Please join with ISPCAN to address regional issues by partnering with us on projects and funding opportunities. Our goal is to host an international Congress in the African region every 2 years. If you are an ISPCAN member and would like to host a one- or two-day event for a small group (50-100 people) on a specific topic in your region, our MINI CONFERENCE is for you! Find a donated space and sponsors, and we’ll provide an expert trainer for no fee and take care of the rest. We ask that travel and accommodations for the trainer be covered.

We can provide a trainer for any discipline and on just about any topic related to child maltreatment. Here are some of the areas of expertise of our trainers:

Positive parenting
Therapeutic responses for abused children and families
Multidisciplinary approach and training
ICAST and data collection
CAN prevention
Domestic violence
Child protection systems
Child trafficking and exploitation
Medical evaluation and treatment of child sexual abuse
Court preparation for child witnesses

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Africa Specific Organizations working in CAN topics

Unicef Fast Fact on Child Maltreatment

The Cost of Child Violence in South Africa

Shocking Child Abuse Statistics in Africa

Implications for Social Workers in Africa

WHO Regional office – Africa

Unicef Regional Office – Africa

Violence Against Children in Africa

Child Maltreatment Prevention Readiness Assessment – Africa

Recruitment of Child Soldiers in Africa

UNODC report on Human Trafficking

UN Report on Africa’a “People Trade” issues

Child Marriage in Africa

Africa Specific Videos

Couple Who Tortured 12 Children in Their California Home Are Sentenced to Life
by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS on 2019-04-19 at 5:27 pm
The couple starved, beat and shackled their children to their beds. Their crimes were only discovered when one child found the courage to escape and call for help. […]
Ireland’s Church Homes Gave Children’s Bodies to Medical Schools for Dissection
by By ED O'LOUGHLIN on 2019-04-17 at 8:21 pm
A government inquiry showed that the scandal around the church-run homes for single mothers, where few records were kept on thousands of children who died, is greater than previously known. […]
Los Angeles Archdiocese Pays $8 Million to Teen Girl Abused and Kidnapped by Coach
by By LIAM STACK on 2019-04-17 at 3:54 am
Advocates for abuse victims said the settlement highlighted the problem of abuse committed by non-clergy members at Catholic institutions. […]
Sparkle, Once R. Kelly’s Protégée, May Testify Against Him. Again.
by By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS on 2019-04-16 at 6:27 pm
Sparkle testified that a sex tape showed Mr. Kelly abusing her niece. A rising star years ago, she is arguably best known today for her taking a public stand against him. […]
Breaking the Abuse Cycle
by By VIRGIE TOWNSEND on 2019-04-15 at 9:00 am
I’d heard that people who were abused as children often abuse their own kids. I was so determined not to hurt my baby that I was afraid to even clip her nails. […]
27 More Graves May Have Been Found at a Notorious Florida Boys School
by By JOHN ELIGON on 2019-04-12 at 4:17 pm
The latest discovery adds to 55 graves already uncovered at a reform school that was infamous for beatings, abuse, forced labor and neglect. […]
A.I. Joins the Campaign Against Sex Trafficking
by By TINA ROSENBERG on 2019-04-09 at 6:46 pm
Police in New York and other cities are turning to a bot to imitate women selling sex to men looking to buy it. It’s a new tool in the drive to break up trafficking rings. […]
Catholic Leaders in Japan to Conduct Survey on Sexual Abuse
by By MAKIKO INOUE and MIKE IVES on 2019-04-08 at 9:29 am
The leader of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan shared the plan during a gathering in Tokyo of men who said they had been abused by members of the clergy as children. […]
Hart Family Parents Killed 6 Children in Murder-Suicide, Jury Determines
by By DANIEL VICTOR on 2019-04-05 at 6:58 am
Sarah Hart and her wife, Jennifer Hart, researched suicide methods shortly before their S.U.V. plummeted over a 100-foot cliff, investigators said. […]
Fighting Sex Trafficking at the Truck Stop
by By TINA ROSENBERG on 2019-04-02 at 3:00 pm
Truckers are urged to report sex trafficking on their routes. It’s not “the world’s oldest profession,” one says. “It’s the world’s oldest oppression. These are slaves.&rdquo […]

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Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power. Exposure to intimate partner violence is also sometimes included as a form of child maltreatment. Please join the conversations below to address these issues in your region.

KEY FACTS

A quarter of all adults report having been physically abused as children.
One in 5 women and 1 in 13 men report having been sexually abused as a child.
Consequences of child maltreatment include impaired lifelong physical and mental health, and the social and occupational outcomes can ultimately slow a country’s economic and social development.
Preventing child maltreatment before it starts is possible and requires a multidisciplinary approach.
Effective prevention programs support parents and teach positive parenting skills.
Ongoing care of children and families can reduce the risk of maltreatment reoccurring and can minimize its consequences.