Effects of International Parental Child Abduction on Abducted Children and Left- Behind Parents
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Executive Summary
Investing in the protection and well-being of children and families is a proven strategy for ensuring American security, solidifying American strength, and increasing American prosperity for generations to come. While the negative consequences of international parental child abduction (IPCA) on abducted children and left-behind parents are generally acknowledged, the issue has only received piecemeal attention in scientific literature. The ensuing research gap affects the ability of service providers, advocacy organizations, and governmental authorities to provide needed services to adequately support affected children and their families in the United States.
As the U.S. Central Authority for the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Convention”), the Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues is responsible for monitoring and implementing all aspects of the Convention in the United States as well as handling cases involving children abducted to and from countries that are not treaty partners under the Convention.
Through this cooperative agreement, the Office of Children’s Issues seeks to fund one research study whose goal is to better understand how IPCA affects abducted children and their left-behind parents in order to better support impacted individuals, their families, and their communities in the United States.