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Children and Violence: Our Individual, Family and Collective Responsibilities

The Organization for the Protection of Children’s Rights (O.P.C.R.) organized a 4th International Conference on the Child with the theme: Children and Violence : Our Individual, Family and Collective Responsibilities. The conference was held on October 13, 14, 15, 2002 at the Sheraton Laval and united 172 speakers from 25 different countries.

The well defined objectives of this conference included the development of preventive solutions to counter the increase in number of youth related, violent activities and proposed recommendations to establish preventive programs and policies

The delegates discussed the phenomena of violence and children in all its possible forms:

•	Media and Violence;
•	Violence and Intervention Programs in Schools;
•	Consequences of a Divorce;
•	The Effects of Pollution and Violence Committed in Developing Countries: Prostitution and Children Exploited in the Work Force.

At the time this 4th Conference was held, almost one decade had elapsed since the ratification of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child; however, the situation had simply worsened. All types of violence on children are not acceptable and no society should tolerate this.

You may take cognizance of the results of this 4th Conference by consulting the Montreal Declaration to End Violence Against Children. This document was forwarded to the Secretary General of the United Nations and to its 188 member countries.

You may access the Conference Proceedings prepared by the O.P.C.R. which includes the speakers’ presentations as well.

You may also consult the Final Program of the 4th Conference to find out more about the speakers and the themes discussed during the conference and workshops.

Keynote speakers
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Director of the Killology Research Group, USA. Author of “On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society”. Albert Jacquard, M.D., Scientist, Philosopher, Humanist, France. Father Emmett Johns, Bachelor of Sacred Theology and Arts, Doctorate of Laws (Honoris Causa) from Concordia University. Founder and President of: Le bon Dieu dans la rue, Canada. Rashmi Mayur, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Sustainable Future, Bombay, India. Special Advisor to the United Nations for Developing Countries. Senator Landon Pearson, Senate of Canada.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
William Rowe, Committee president, D.S.W. Directeur, School of Social Work, McGill University Peter Allik-Petersenn, B.A., LL.B., Barrister & Solicitor, Director, O.P.C.R. British Columbia Willy Apollon, Ph.D. Director of research, Groupe Interdisciplinaire Freudien de Recherches et d'Interventions Cliniques (GIFRIC) Pierre Brien, B.Sc., Chief Inspecter , Office of the Director, Laval Police Dominic D’Abate, Ph.D., Accredited Family Mediator Centre de la médiation et consultation familiale Riccardo Di Done, Founding President, O.P.C.R. Angela Ficca, LL.M., Attorney, O.P.C.R. René Hébert, M.A., D.E.S., Sociology Department Université du Québec à Montréal Gloria Jeliu, M.D., F.R.C.P. (c), Centre of Development, Ste-Justine Hospital, Prof. Emeritus, Pediatrics, University of Montreal Lucie Lavoie, B.A., LL.L., Ombudsman, Laval University Hugues Létourneau, LL.M., Cousineau, Primeau & Associates Legal Département of the Youth Centers of Montreal Justin Lévesque, Ph.D., Professor School of Social Work, University of Montreal Aldo Morrone, B.A., Family Mediator, Family Mediation Service of Youth Centers of Montreal Arthur Neumann, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist Director, O.P.C.R., Alberta Pierre Poupart, M.Ps., Coordinator , University Institut Director of research and Development Youth Centers of Montreal Eugenia Repetur-Moreno, SW, MSW (équiv.), Executive Director, Canadian Association of Social Workers Maureen Rodrigues, B.A., Assistant Coordonator, Outreach – Leave Out Violence Cécile Rousseau, M.D., Départment of Psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital Assoc. Professor, Department of psychiatry, McGill University Twinkle Rudberg, B.A., President, Leave Out Violence Philip Shaposnick, B.A., B.C.L., Attorney and Family Mediator Interlex Group of Canada Marcel Tremblay, LL.L., Attorney and Mediator, Court of Quebec (Youth Division)

HONOR COMMITTEE
Eugenia Repetur-Moreno, President of the committee SW, MSW (équiv.), Executive Director, Canadian Association of Social Workers Frank Carbone, President, Rosmar Litho Juge Oscar D’Amours,Coordinator Court of Quebec, Court House of Montreal André-H. Dandavino, m.d., President, Association des médecins de langue française du Canada Andrée Gendron, Executive Director, Association des CLSC et des CHSLD du Québec Hon. Alan B. Gold, OQ, QC, Senior Counsel, Goodman Phillips & Vineberg, Former Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec Claire Léger, Vice-president of the board, Les Rôtisseries St-Hubert André Lesage, F.C.A., President, Samson, Bélair, Deloitte & Touche Herbert Marx, Justice, Superior Court of Quebec Former Minister of Justice of Quebec Henri Massé, President, Fédération des travailleurs et travaillleuses du Québec (FTQ) Gérald A. Ponton, President, Alliance of Manuifacturers and Exporters of Quebec E. André Roussy, Vice-president Scotia Bank Father Joe Sullivan, Chaplain, Prison Archambault

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Riccardo Di Done, President of the International 4th Conference on the Child, Founding President of the O.P.C.R. Marie-Paule Ceuppens, Responsable of Communications Me Marie Elaine Farley, Responsable for the Promotion Me Angela Ficca, Director of the Science Committee Bernard Fortin, Project supervisor Brigitte Jalbert, Administrative Director and Coordinator of the Conference William Spears, Project supervisor and responsable for english media.

The Organization for the Protection of Children’s Rights thanks all participants, volunteers as well as the staff of the O.P.C.R. for their contribution to the success of the 4th International Conference.