Join the section listserv
Please join us on the Section on Child Maltreatment Listserv to communicate with other section members about upcoming meetings, funding opportunities, research, practice and policy, and other announcements related to child maltreatment.
To subscribe: Send an email message with “New Member” in the subject line. Please include your full name and email address.
For more details, visit the Div. 37 website About section.
Share resources on LinkedIn
Make full use of LinkedIn:
- Get to know others who are working in prevention and treatment related to child maltreatment.
- Introduce yourself.
- See others’ connections, bios, and smiling faces.
- Start or respond to discussions.
- Post news of interest, jobs, convention, and conference information.
- Survey your peers.
To join, simply search for APA Div. 37, Section on Child Maltreatment under LinkedIn Groups, or click the groups link and request to join.
Mission Statement
The Section on Child Maltreatment of Div. 37 (Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice) supports and promotes scientific inquiry, training, professional practice, and advocacy in the area of child maltreatment.
Purpose
The purpose of the Section on Child Maltreatment is to promote the general objectives of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice: to support and encourage the development of the scientific study of child maltreatment and of sound professional practice relevant to child maltreatment; to provide up-to-date information about maltreatment; to encourage networking across divisions/section in the area of maltreatment; and to advance scientific inquiry, training, and professional practice in the area of child maltreatment as a means of promoting the well-being, health, and mental health of children, youth, and families.
Interested in joining the section or have a friend who may be interested? Go to the Div. 37 website’s sections webpage and click the “online application” link.