The National Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
THE FIRST RUSSIAN-AMERICAN
CHILD WELFARE FORUM
SUMMARY
August 1-6, 2011
Ulan Ude/Lake Baikal,
the Republic of Buryatia
Russian Federation
СОДЕРЖАНИЕ
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ABOUT THE FORUM
The Forum was initiated by Russian specialists working as part of the Child
Protection Subgroup under the Bilateral Presidential Commission’s
Civil Society Working Group (Obama-Medvedev)
which began work in October 2010.
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ABOUT THE FORUM
The Russian Federation – the Republic of Buryatia
 Ulan-Ude – 2 days
Venues: the Government and the People’s Khural of the Republic of Buryatia
 Lake Baikal, Sukhaya village – 4 days
Venue: secondary school opened within the framework of the “Education”
National Priority Project of the Russian Federation
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THE GOAL OF THE FORUM
TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN-AMERICAN DIALOGUE
AND PARTNERSHIP IN RESOLVING PRESSING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
CHILD PROTECTION-RELATED ISSUES.
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TASKS OF THE FORUM
 Facilitating large-scale interdisciplinary discussion
 Presenting best Russian and American practices in the prevention
of child abuse and violence against children
 Comparative analysis and coordination of values and conceptual
approaches
 Discussion on civil society participation in protecting children’s rights
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RUSSIAN CO-ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT
Office of the Children’s Rights Commissioner
for the President of the Russian Federation
Government of the Republic of Buryatia
National Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children
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AMERICAN CO-ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT
United States Department of Justice
United States Agency for International Development
Institute for Human Services
American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Chairman
Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn,
President of the Republic of Buryatia
Vice Chairwoman
Marina Egorova,
President of the National Foundation
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Co-Chairman
Ronald Hughes,
President of the American Professional Society on the
Abuse of Children
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EVENT STATISTICS
 Discussion platforms
9
 Lectures
2
 Master classes
8
 Presentation fair
9
TOTAL NUMBER OF EVENTS
38
TOTAL NUMBER OF SPEECHES
100
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PARTICIPANTS STATISTICS
 Federal executive and legislative bodies
12
 Governors, vice-governors of the administrative divisions of the Russian
Federation
9
 Heads of ministries and departments for education, public health and
social security within administration of the federal subjects of the Russian
Federation
12
 Children Rights Commissioners in the federal subjects of the Russian
Federation
19
 International child protection organizations
6
 Experts of Russian-American Child Protection Subgroup
37
 US Governmental organizations and NGOs
14
 Russian NGOs
93
 Total number of participants
202
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REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
 Number of US states represented – 8
 Number of the Russian Federation subjects represented - 35
FEDERAL SUBJECTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
ЧЕЛ.
Altai Krai
1
Arkhangelsk Region
1
Chelyabinsk Region
1
Irkutsk Region
11
Jewish Autonomous Region
1
Kaluga Region
2
Kemerovo Region
1
Khabarovsk Krai
1
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region – Yugra
1
Krasnodar Krai
4
Krasnoyarsk Krai
8
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REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Lipetsk Region
2
Moscow
32
Moscow Region
2
Novosibirsk Region
3
Omsk Region
3
Orenburg Region
2
Perm Krai
1
Sakhalin Region
1
Smolensk Region
1
St. Petersburg
2
Stavropol Krai
1
Sverdlovsk Region
1
The Mari El Republic
1
The Republic of Altai
4
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REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
The Republic of Bashkortostan
1
The Republic of Buryatia
69
The Republic of Khakassia
5
The Tyva Republic
2
Tomsk Region
3
Tyumen Region
1
Volgograd Region
1
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region
2
Yaroslavl Region
6
Zabaikalsky Krai
4
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RUSSIAN PARTICIPANTS REGIONAL
DISTRIBUTION
 Number of federal districts represented
Federal district
-8
Participants
 Central Federal District
45
 Southern Federal District
4
 Northwestern Federal District
4
 Far Eastern Federal District
3
 Siberian Federal District
114
 Urals Federal District
6
 Volga Federal District
5
 North Caucasian Federal District
1
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SCOPE OF THE FORUM
 Practical organization of early child abuse detection and the work of
interdisciplinary groups on child abuse-related issues in the Republic of
Buryatia
 Prevention of child abuse
 Emergency assistance and rehabilitation for children victims of abuse and
their families
 National and international child protection-related issues and the role of
the civil society in tackling these issues
 International cooperation: pressing issues and prospective
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OUTCOME
 EFFECTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERSECTORIAL
DISCUSSION
of the most pressing issues concerning Russian and American experience
in child protection both among government officials and experts
 THE PARTICIPANTS DRAFTED THE RESOLUTION OF THE FORUM
with the recommendations on key issues. The Resolution was sent
to the executive and legislative bodies concerned both in Russia and the USA
 THE FORUM WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE ANNUAL BILATERAL EVENT
The 2nd Russian-American Child Welfare Forum is due in autumn of 2012,
in Illinois, USA
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OUTCOME
 THE PARTICIPANTS SUPPORTED THE INITIATIVE OF THE NATIONAL
FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN TO ESTABLISH
THE RUSSIAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
 THE PARTICIPANTS PRESENTED A SET OF INITIATIVES NOW BEING
ARRANGED AND ANALYZED
 THE FORUM PROVED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE PLATFORM TO PRESENT
THE FUTURE CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES IN CHILD PROTECTION
IN THE REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA
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CHILD WELFARE FORUM
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CHILD WELFARE FORUM
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THE FIRST RUSSIAN-AMERICAN
CHILD WELFARE FORUM
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