ISPCAN - The International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
ISPCAN is a multidisciplinary international organization. It organizes the International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, the largest conference in the world focused on child abuse.
In 2024, the ISPCAN Congress will take place in Uppsala, Sweden on August 18-21.
This Congress' theme is Working Together in Times of Crisis. It will emphasize the difficult realities, new challenges that children face, and the innovative solutions our global community is employing in research and practice.
See Together for Girls and the Brave Movement in action at ISPCAN 2024:
Safe to Learn: Leveraging data and evidence for policy and practice to prevent and respond to school-based violence
Civil society, governments, and the global community have made progress in understanding and addressing school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV), but there is more to do to understand its prevalence and nature, address it through evidence-based, community-led, scalable and adaptable solutions, and build awareness and political will to address violence in and through schools.
This symposium will focus on the state of data and evidence, efforts to identify and address gaps in our understanding of school violence, and work to translate what we do know into effective policy and practice.
Practice-Based Knowledge Framework for Preventing Childhood Sexual Violence
The Safe Futures Hub, co-led by SVRI, Together for Girls and WeProtect Global Alliance, will introduce a pioneering initiative, the Practice-Based Knowledge Framework, designed to redefine the landscape of knowledge creation in the field of childhood sexual violence (CSV) prevention at ISPCAN 2024.
Grounded in multiple research methodologies, including elements from indigenous, decolonising, participatory and feminist research, the Framework responds to the imperative need for a paradigm shift in knowledge hierarchies, acknowledging the gap between academic research and the lived experiences of practitioners and survivors.
Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey in Ethiopia Refugee and asylum-seeking youth
The Baobab Research Consortium, composed of the Population Council and the African Population and Health Research Center, has implemented the first-ever Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) in humanitarian settings in Uganda and Ethiopia. Together for Girls and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating on this project.
The evidence will provide an understanding of the extent of VAC in crisis-affected settings and contribute to initiatives geared toward strengthening VAC prevention and response strategies in refugee settings in Ethiopia.
Our Partners at ISPCAN 2024
