The Section on Child Abuse and Neglect (SOCAN) was founded in 1990 and is dedicated to improving the care of infants, children, and adolescents who are abused and neglected by providing an educational forum for the discussion of problems and treatments relating to child abuse and neglect and its prevention. In addition, objectives of the Section include stimulating research in child abuse and neglect and serving in a consulting capacity to the AAP Board of Directors on policy and other issues in this area.

What's New

• The AAP honors the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for 25 years of service to children and their families at the 2009 National Conference and Exhibition (NCE), at the beginning of the SOCAN program. Watch the video of John Walsh addressing attendees at:
  http://www.aapconvergence.com/.
• Miss the PREP:CAP course held in July?
  You can get the presentations synchronized with the audio presentation on
  CD-ROM for just $159. Visit https://www.dcporder.com/aap and select
  PREP:CAP.

Upcoming Meetings/Conferences

• Ninth Annual Child Abuse and Neglect Conference
  Presented by the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Child Protection Center
  November 6, 2009
  Stone Mountain, GA - Mariott Evergren Conference Resort
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• 24th North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
  (NASPAG), Annual Clinical Meeting
  April 15-17, 2010
  Las Vegas, NV - Westin Casuarina Hotel
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• 18th International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
  September 26-29, 2010
  Honolulu, HI
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• AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2010
  October 2-5, 2010
  San Francisco, CA - Moscone Center
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• AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2011
  October 15-18, 2011
  Boston, MA - Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
• AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2012
  October 20-23, 2012
  New Orleans, LA
• AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2013
  October 26-29, 2013
  Orlando, FL