Article: Oprah Opens Child Abuse Conference

The problems of child abuse and neglect span the globe.

This week, more than 2,000 child abuse prevention experts from 80 countries are meeting in Chicago for the Ninth International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect.

The biennial congress, which runs through Wednesday, is sponsored by the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. It's being hosted by the Chicago-based National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse.

It will focus on such global issues as child labor in India, war in Croatia and the connection between parental substance abuse and child abuse.

Sunday's opening session featured songs by the Chicago Children's Choir and the Soul Children of ...

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