Child protection has traditionally been viewed as a policy issue. "Bridging the Sciences: New Approaches to Child Protection" seeks to reframe the conversation as a public health matter, highlighting that child protection concerns are much more profound than a singular corrective action. The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) in collaboration with Childlight has commissioned a new and timely conference to discuss solutions to address this public health emergency. For more information on ICMEC and Childlight please see https://www.icmec.org/ and https://childlight.org/

Invited Speakers:

Plenary Lectures from:

Debi Fry, University of Edinburgh- The Prevalence of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse  Globally

Xinangming Fang, Georgia State University- “Hidden in Plain Sight”: Insight, Explanation, and Influence- Lancet Report on Violence Against Women and Children

Katelyn Gray- The importance of multidisciplinary teams and approaches to addressing CSEA in a U.S. context

Paul Stanfield, Childlight- Discussion Catalyzing Data 4 Change: case study and why public health interventions work

Missing and Exploited Children – a 10 year study

Stephen Kavanagh, ICMEC- Efforts to prevent and remove Child sexual abuse material from the internet

The conference will include 5 panel discussions.

Panelists Include:

Bernadette Madrid, University of Phillipines

Debi Fry, University of Edinburgh

Katelyn Gray (Stanley), Washington University St. Louis, Missouri Social Service, Office of Violence Prevention

Emilio Puccio, Secretary General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights

Michael Salter- Moderator, University of New South Wales

Emmanuela Gakidou, co-founder of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Global Burden of Disease estimates for CSA

Elena Martellozzo, Co-Chair Violence Against Children

Xinangming Fang, Georgia State University

Afrooz Kaviani Johnson- Unicef, child explotation expert

Sabine Rakotomalala, World Health Organization

Shara Barken, Chair of Pediatrics Emory University

Carl Sharp, Accenture, AI Expert

James Stevenson, Tech Facilitated CSEA Data Specialist, Childlight