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Call for Papers: National Child Abuse Conference

The 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect—to be held March 30–April 4, 2009, in Atlanta—is seeking paper submissions. The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2008. [More Information]

Featured Research

Treating post-traumatic stress first helps children overcome grief
Rene Searles McClatchey and Elizabeth Vonk

Post traumatic stress disorder is commonly thought to affect victims of major trauma and those who witness violence, but Child and Family Policy Initiative researchers find that it also can affect children who have lost a parent expectedly to diseases such as cancer.