Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
Division 37: Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice is concerned with professional and scientific issues relative to services and service structures for children and youth. The Division seeks to advance research, education, training, and practice and relate psychological knowledge to other fields such as anthropology, law, and pediatrics in such areas as employment, education, recreation, and family planning. The Society's newsletter, Child and Family Policy and Practice Advocate, focuses on selected topics such as the critical needs of ethnic minorities, children's media, the effectiveness of child maltreatment prevention programs, and the treatment of violent juvenile offenders.
Leadership
President
John E. Lochman, PhD, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Secretary
Jennifer W. Kaminski, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
Publications
Newsletter
Child and Family Policy and Practice Advocate (three issues per year)
Editor: Julie Cohen, PhD, Boston, Mass.
Division-Sponsored Publications
No Place to Go: Civil Commitment of Minors (Gary B. Melton, PhD)
Behavioral Toxicology (Gary B. Melton, PhD)
Prevention of Child Maltreatment (edited by Diane Willis, Wayne Holden, and Mindy Rosenberg and published by Wiley)
Adolescent Abortion
Psychology and Child Custody Determination
Read about Division 37 in the Monitor
Pick a problem and be part of the solution
Division 37 members develop a guidebook to teach psychologists how to effectively advocate for children, youth and families.
Division Section
Section on Child Maltreatment
President: Jennifer Kaminski, PhD, CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta
Secretary: Jenelle Shanley, PhD, National SafeCare Training & Research Center, Atlanta
Newsletter: Section on Child Maltreatment Newsletter
Division Meetings
Contact Information
APA Division 37
Karen Roberts
P. O. Box 3968
Lawrence, KS 66046
Telephone: (785) 856-0713
Fax: (785) 856-0759
