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A proposal calling for collaboration among researchers, policymakers and practitioners has been selected as the winner of the National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect's (EndCAN) call for disruption papers on training. The research team headed by Associate Professor Lisa Schelbe, PhD, MSW, at Florida State University College of Social Work says collaboration across these sectors is critical to closing the gap that exists in ending child maltreatment.

A new article published in the International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice highlights the disruptive approach that the National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN) is taking to address the lack of progress in our country's effort to fight child abuse. EndCAN co-founders Lori Poland, MA, LPC, and Richard Krugman, MD, wrote "Can We Have a "Do-over"? Disrupting a Half-century Old Approach to Child Abuse and Neglect" to highlight the limited progress that has been made over the past 40 years to significantly reduce the rates of abuse and to highlight how EndCAN hopes to change a field that has seen little change in more than four decades.

The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect is proud to recognize the support of national organizations working to end child abuse and neglect. The Children's Hospital Association (CHA) has engaged in a new effort that aims to unite work across the country by giving seed funding to the CAN National Partners Collaborative.

The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN) marks its first anniversary getting ready to receive top honors from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). EndCAN will receive the society's 2019 Prevention Award which recognizes a practitioner or researcher, an agency, or an institution that has made outstanding contributions to the field of prevention of child maltreatment and to the advancement of APSAC's goals. APSAC holds its annual conference starting tomorrow in Salt Lake City, Utah when it will present EndCAN with the award.

The first step in solving any problem is to talk about it. Today, The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN) takes a new step toward breaking the silence that holds us back from ending child abuse.

The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN) is bringing a new approach to addressing the rising rates of child abuse and neglect in our country. EndCAN announced today its support of three disruptive research projects that focus on helping us better understand the public health, mental health and health impacts of child abuse and neglect.