National Conference

On October 29-30, 2012, scholars and experts, survivors and members of the public convened at Penn State's University Park campus to attend Penn State's Child Sexual Abuse Conference.

The conference, organized by the Penn State Justice Center for Research, brought together nationally recognized experts in child sexual abuse research, prevention, and treatment. Sessions focused on a variety of topics including the traumatic impact of child sexual abuse, evidence-based methods of treatment and prevention, characteristics of pedophiles including their use of the internet as a gateway for child sexual abuse, and the legal issues involved in a child abuse investigation.

Participating organizations included:  the Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children; Child Study Center; Prevention Research Center; the Penn State Center for Children and the Law; the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape; the National Sexual Violence Resource Center; and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

For more information about Penn State's Child Sexual Abuse Conference, read about conference highlights and get information on the next conference, please visit http://protectchildren.psu.edu/.