Healthy Children, Thriving Families, Vibrant Communities

Through an equity lens, we lead through advocacy, research, education and clinical work to transform lives.

What We Do

For over 50 years, the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect has worked to improve the lives of children and families and strengthen the communities that serve them.

We continue to pursue the health and well-being of children and families through providing comprehensive expert medical care, leading ground-breaking research, delivering effective education to multi-disciplinary professionals, focusing attention on inequities, and engaging in timely advocacy to improve the effectiveness of policies.

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June 9, 2026

A Global Scientific Conference on 21st Century Child Abuse

The Global Scientific Conference on 21st Century Child Abuse is an invitation-only gathering of the world’s leading researchers on tech-facilitated child abuse in Rome, Italy, and scheduled for June 2026. The conference aims to survey the state of global research on this rapidly growing and little-understood phenomenon in order to identify research gaps and collaborative research opportunities. Registration will be open in the next few months to join virtually. If you are interested in attending in person, please fill out the Contact Us form on the website.
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