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Welcome. . . The Leadership Council is a nonprofit independent scientific organization composed of respected scientists, clinicians, educators, legal scholars, and public policy analysts. We are committed to providing professionals and lay persons with the latest scientific information on issues that may affect the public's health and safety. We also seek to correct the misuse of psychological science to serve vested interests or justify victimizing vulnerable populations -- especially abused and neglected children.

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May 13, 2021: Jacqueline Franchetti says she did what she was supposed to do. So why did her daughter die? (NBC News) (More)

How Many Children Are Court - Ordered Into Unsupervised Contact With an Abusive Parent After Divorce?

May 11, 2021:They were taken from their mom to rebond with their dad. It didn’t go well by Cara Tabachnick (The Washington Post)

April, 2021: Companion podcast to the HBO Original documentary series Allen v. Farrow

Mar 20, 2021: 'They can't win': How an old idea about women puts children in danger

Mar 17, 2021: New articles reveal troubling history of the false memory movement:

The False Memory Syndrome at 30: How Flawed Science Turned into Conventional Wisdom

False Memory is a Weapon Often Used to Discredit Sexual Assault Survivors

Mar 2021: HBO documentary Allen v. Farrow features a number experts from the Leadership Council.

June 12, 2019: Silenced. Australian children are being placed in harm’s way by the legal structure designed to determine their best interests — the family law system.

May 23, 2019: CHILD USA and the Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence are excited to announce their new partnership

Oct. 9, 2018: Experts in Sexual Assault Assess Kavanaugh's Behavior through the Lens of Science

Sept 27, 2018: Statement by the Leadership Council: Sexual Harassment and Assault is Common in High School

Aug 16, 2018: Reunited Migrant Children and Parents Face Health Challenges. Forced separation affects children's ability to trust their parents (US News and World Report)

Apr 25, 2018: Press Release: CHILD USA announced the establishment of an independent Commission to examine the institutional responses to sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

Apr 16, 2018: The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma I never got any help, any kind of therapy. I never told anyone
by Junot Díaz (The NewYorker)

Feb 2, 2018: Press Conference Feb 7, 2018:  Failing Child Sexual Abuse Victims & Protecting Their Predators: Family Courts are as Guilty as Michigan State, US Olympic Officials, and Penn State.

The Leadership Council responds to popular "Custody Myths"

How Many Children Are Court -Ordered Into Unsupervised Contact With an Abusive Parent After Divorce?

Have a problem with abuse and custody or visitation? Take our survey.

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Issues we are currently involved in:

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Educating Lawmakers and the Courts
The LC has taken an active role in educating the public, judicial officers and the media about issues related to child abuse and interpersonal violence. We are also working hard to limit the introduction of pseudoscience in the courtroom.

child's faceCountering Misinformation in the Academic Arena
Researchers affiliated with the Leadership Council, Stanford University and Texas A&M University found serious problems and misrepresentations in a study that has been heralded as providing scientific support for relaxing social and legal prohibitions against sex with children.

Providing Accurate Information to the Media
Members of the Leadership Council's scientific and professional advisory board are available to to comment on scientific and legal issues related to child abuse and interpersonal violence.

EducatorEducating Professionals
Members of the Leadership Council's scientific and professional advisory board regularly write articles and books and present at professional conferences.


If you have any questions or would like to speak with a representative regarding our organization, please e-mail us.

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Congratulations to this year's winners of the LC's Distinguished Service Award For Excellence in the Media

 

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Healing the Fractured Child: Diagnosis and Treatment of Youth With Dissociation
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