Dr. Joan Durrant is a Professor of Community Health Sciences, College of Medicine, at the University of Manitoba, Canada. For 30 years, she has focused her research on understanding the drivers and impacts of punitive violence against children. She co-authored the Joint Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth, which has been endorsed by more than 600 professional organizations in Canada. In collaboration with Save the Children Sweden, Joan created Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting, a violence prevention program founded on children’s rights to protection and participation. This program is being implemented by community agencies in more than 30 countries around the world, including Bangladesh, Canada, Ethiopia, Gaza, Indonesia, Kosovo, Japan, Mongolia, and Peru.
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