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Upstream Child Abuse Solutions

We provide upstream interventions and strategies for reducing adverse childhood experiences and promoting resilience so children and families can have positive, supportive, and healthy relationships.

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Books

Geffner, R., White, J., Hamberger, L. K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., & Vieth, V. (Eds.). (2022). Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) (Vols. 1-6). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7

Leblanc, S., Mitchell, T., & Faulkner, S. Check Out Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Hope House Children’s Advocacy Center, Covington, LA: Subgrant #5253 Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Program.

Leblanc, S., Mitchell, T., & Faulkner, S. Check Out the Children’s Advocacy Center. Hope House Children’s Advocacy Center, Covington, LA: Subgrant #5253 Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Program.

Leblanc, S., Atzemis, A., Mehta, N. & Head, Y. (2010). Check Out the Checkup. Retrieved from http://nocac.net/resources/check-out-the-check-up/

Leblanc, S., Molaison, J., & Brandt, R. (2018). Check Out the Courthouse. Retrieved from https://nocac.net/resources/check-out-the-courthouse/.

Leblanc, S., Patton, S., & Wetsman, E. (2019). Check Out Painless Parenting.
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Publications

Child Maltreatment Prevention
    • Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V. I., & Morrison, S. C. (2020). An introduction to child and youth maltreatment: Consequences and considerations. In R. Geffner, J. White, L. K. Hamberger, A. Rosenbaum, V. Vaughan-Eden, & V. Vieth (Eds.). Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) (Vol. 1, pp. 277-290). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_335-1
    • Vieth, V. I., Peter, R. J., Counsil, T., Farrell, R., Johnson, R., Leblanc, S., Feigh, A., Straub, J. & Singer, (April 23, 2020). Responding to child abuse during a pandemic: 25 tips for MDTs. St. Paul, MN: Zero Abuse Project. https://zeroabuseproject.org/responding-to-child-abuse-during-a-pandemic-25-tips-for-mdts/
Child Sexual Abuse
    • Conte, J. R., & Vaughan-Eden, V. (2018). Child sexual abuse. In J. B. Klika and J. R. Conte (Eds.). The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
    • Vaughan-Eden, V. (2014). Nonoffending mothers of sexually abused children. In J. Korbin and R. Krugman (Eds.). Child Maltreatment Series: Contemporary Issues in Research and Policy (Vol. 2). Handbook of child maltreatment (pp. 431-441). New York: Springer Nature.
Corporal Punishment
    • Baker, A., LeBlanc, S. S., Schneiderman, M. (2021). Do Parenting Resources Sufficiently Oppose Physical Punishment?: A Review of Books, Programs, and Websites. Child Welfare, Vol. 99, Issue 2, pp. 77-98.
    • Leblanc, S., Patton, S., & Wetsman, E. (2019). Checkout painless parenting.
      https://www.printshopcentral.com/bookstore/book/painless-parenting-perfct-bound-version-
    • Vaughan-Eden, V., Holden, G. W., & Schneiderman, M. (2019). A national initiative to end corporal punishment. APSAC Advisor, 31 (1), 28-36.
    • Vaughan-Eden, V., Holden, G. W., & Leblanc, S. S. (2018). Commentary: Changing the social norm about corporal punishment. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32 (1). DOI 10.1007/s10560-018-0592-y
Cultural Competency
    • Briggs, E., Hanson, R., Klika, J. B., LeBlanc, S. S., Maddux, J., Merritt, D., Palusci, V., Panlilio,
      C. C., Roygardner, D., Schelbe, L., Stormer, B., Valentino, K., Vaughan-Eden, V., & Barboza, G. (2023). Commentary: Addressing systemic racism in the American Professional Society on the
      Abuse of Children publications.       Child Maltreatment. (https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595231191394)
Expert Witness Testimony
    • Vaughan-Eden, V. (2022). Testifying in child abuse cases. In L. Rapp-McCall, K. Corcoran, and B. Roberts (Eds.). Social Workers’ Desk Reference (4th ed., pp. 1252-1258). Oxford University Press.
    • Leblanc, S., Molaison, J., & Brandt, R. (2018). Checkout the courthouse. Retrieved from http://nocac.net/resources/check-out-the-courthouse/.
Faith Based Response
    • Vieth, V. I., Everson, M. D., Vaughan-Eden, V., Tiapula, S., Galloway-Williams, S. & Nettles, C. (2020). Keeping faith: The potential role of a chaplain to address the spiritual needs of maltreated children and advise child abuse multi-disciplinary teams. Liberty University Law Review, 14 (2), 349-378.
Forensic Interviewing
    • Vaughan-Eden, V., Toth, P., Kenniston, J., & LeBlanc, S. S. (Eds.). (2023).
      APSAC Practice Guidelines: Forensic interviewing of children.
      New York, NY: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
    • Newlin, C., Steele, L. C., Chamberlin, A., Anderson, J., Kenniston, J., Russell, A., Stewart, H., & Vaughan-Eden, V. (2015, September). Child forensic interviewing: Best practices. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Bulletin.
Interprofessional Collaboration
Intimate Partner Violence
    • Spearman, K., Marineau, L., Owolabi, B.A., Hardesty, J., Vaughan-Eden, V., Alexander, K., Bethell, C., & Campbell, J. (2025). Part of the abuse is not letting me get him medical care: A qualitative examination of intimate partner violence and children’s health needs. Child Abuse & Neglect. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107451)
    • Geffner, R., White, J., Hamberger, L. K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., & Vieth, V. (Eds.). (2022). Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) (Vols. 1-6). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7
    • Vaughan-Eden, V. (2016, April). [Reviewer/Contributor of the APSAC position paper] Allegations of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence in divorce/parental relationship dissolution. Columbus, OH: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
Mandated Reporting
    • Baker A., LeBlanc S. S., Adebayo T, Mathews B. (2021). Training for mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect: Content analysis of state-sponsored curricula. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Mar;113:104932. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.104932. Epub 2021 Jan 20. PMID: 33484982.
No Hit Zones
    • Rodriguez, C., Swedburg Ericksen, K., Vaughan-Eden, V., Jackson-Nevels, B., LeBlanc, S. S., & Munshell, P. (2025). Evaluating the impact of No Hit Zone trainings in preschool-age childcare facilities for child maltreatment prevention: A quasi-experimental pilot study. Child Abuse & Neglect.  (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107432)
    • Bai, R., Fleckman, J. M., Ruiz, R., LeBlanc, S. S., Gilbert, H., & Taylor, C. A. (2023). Evaluation of a medical center staff bystander intervention training for NO-HIT-ZONES: An innovative strategy to change social norms regarding physical punishment. Research in Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2023.2232715
    • Lombardo, L. X., Leblanc, S. S., & Vaughan-Eden, V. (2021). No hit zones in context: Changing norms through planned change. In Palusci, V. J., Vandervort, F. E., Greydanus, D. E., & Merrick, J. (Eds.). Preventing child abuse: Critical roles and multiple perspectives. Nova Science.
    • Leblanc, S. S., Alexander, R., Mastrangelo, M., & Gilbert, H. (2019). No hit zones: A simple solution to address the most prevalent risk factor in child abuse. APSAC Advisor, 31 (1), 37-51.
Nonoffending Caregivers
    • Spearman, K. J., Vaughan-Eden, V., Hardesty, J. L., & Campbell, J. (2023).
      Post-Separation Abuse: A literature review connecting tactics to harm.
      Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26904586.2023.2177233
    • Vaughan-Eden, V. (2022). Engaging nonoffending mothers of sexually abused children. In R. Krugman and J. Korbin (Eds.). Child Maltreatment Series: Contemporary Issues in Research and Policy. Handbook of child maltreatment (2nd ed., pp. 559-574). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82479-2_28
    • Vaughan-Eden, V., Leblanc, S. S., & Dzumaga, Y. (2022). Succeeding with nonoffending caregivers of sexually abused children. In R. Geffner, J. White, L. K. Hamberger, A.Rosenbaum, V. Vaughan-Eden, & V. Vieth (Eds.). Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) (Vol. 2, pp. 789-808). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89999-2_15
    • Vaughan-Eden, V. (2014). Nonoffending mothers of sexually abused children. In J. Korbin and R. Krugman (Eds.). Child Maltreatment Series: Contemporary Issues in Research and Policy (Vol. 2). Handbook of child maltreatment (pp. 431-441). New York: Springer Nature.
Trauma-Informed Care
    • Geffner, R., White, J., Hamberger, L. K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., & Vieth, V. (Eds.). (2022). Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) (Vols. 1-6). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7

Seminars

2024

“Signs, Symptoms, & Solutions of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence”
– Stacie LeBlanc co-presenter with State Rep. Tram Nguyen & Det. Miguel Quinones

The Mahoney Family Fund in Lowell, MA

“Intimate Partner Violence: Unintended Consequences for Children”
– Stacie LeBlanc co-presenter with Karen A. Myatt, JD & Catherine Taylor, PhD

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 61st Annual Conference in Boston, MA

“Social Work and the Court: Best Practices and Ethical Duties to Court and Clients”
– Viola Vaughan-Eden Co-Presenter with Dana Prescott, PhD, JD

“Mock Court”
– Viola Vaughan-Eden Co-Presenter with Dana Prescott, PhD, JD; Hon. Judge Scott Houde, JD; & Maura Keaveney, JD

NOFSW Advanced Forensic Social Work Certificate Program – Virtual

“Supporting Military Families: Navigating Parental Deployment Challenges”
– Viola Vaughan-Eden

“Navigating the Witness Stand: Effective Strategies for Testifying in Court”
– Viola Vaughan-Eden

“Building Trauma-Informed Social Services and Criminal Justice Responses to Interpersonal Violence”
– Viola Vaughan-Eden Co-panelist with Patti Toth, JD (APSAC); Joyce Thomas, RN, MPH, PNP, FAAN (Center for Child Protection and Family Support); Chris Campbell, DDA (San Diego County District Attorney’s Office); Carole Warshaw, MD (National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health); LTC Stacee Cain, Chief Circuit Special Trial Counsel (7th Circuit, OSTC) Moderators: Donna Ferguson, PhD, LPC, NCC, CCTP (Army CID) & Sandi Capuano Morrison, MA

Victim Focused: Coordinated Community Response to Violence, Abuse, and Trauma Symposium – United States Army, Criminal Investigation Division in partnership with the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT)

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