Denver (April 30, 2020) - The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect named the recipient of the J.E. Henningsen Louder Than Silence Award at its inaugural No-Dinner Dinner held on April 30, 2020.  Heather Robinson Ross is a screenwriter who decades after her abuse is speaking publicly about it for the first time. She was inspired after watching EndCAN executive director and co-founder Lori Poland share her experience on national television nearly two years ago when Poland, along...

Denver (April 13, 2020) - 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. “EndCAN...

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...

DENVER (Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020) - 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 CAN National Partners Collaborative will spotlight programs across the United States that take a multi-disciplinary...