The Center for Effective Discipline (CED) is a non-profit organization which provides educational information to the public on the effects of corporal punishment of children and alternatives to its use. It is currently the headquarters for and coordinates both National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools (NCACPS) and End Physical Punishment of Children (EPOCH-USA).
National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools (NCACPS), is comprised of individuals who share information on the progress of banning corporal punishment with the public and the media.
In 1996, the Center became the headquarters for End Physical Punishment of Children (EPOCH-USA) which is a supporter of the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children. EPOCH-USA seeks to end corporal punishment of children in all settings including homes through education and legal reform. The current members of the advisory board are listed here.
If you have any questions or comments about this site, please send e-mail to: Info@StopHitting.org
What you can do to help end physical punishment of children:
If you believe your school district allows corporal punishment,
See: What Parents Can Do.
Sign up for state-specific email alerts about corporal punishment - corporal punishment grievances, laws, court cases, and pending bills.
Contact: info@stophitting.org
Plan a SpankOut Day USA April 30th event - anyone can do this. See the SpankOut Day USA toolkit.
Become a supporter of the Center for Effective Discipline. See how you can help:
Becoming a Member and Donations.
Reproduction of this material is encouraged and not copyrighted, if attributed to the Center for Effective Discipline, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
EPOCH-USA seeks to end corporal punishment of children in all settings including homes through education and legal reform.
Media Information
EPOCH Board Members
Becoming a Member and Donations
Annual Financial Report
Annual Activity Report
CED Honor Roll of Contributors
Community Shares of Mid-Ohio fundraising campaigns
The Center for Effective Discipline (CED) is now one of 57 non-profit organizations participating in workplace fundraising campaigns in central Ohio under the Community Shares umbrella. For over 15 years, Community Shares of Mid Ohio has participated in workplace giving campaigns that provide vital and stable financial support for non-profit member charities in Central Ohio.
For campaign Information, see the Ohio CCC web page: www.ohio.gov/ohioccc and
Heart of Ohio CFC web page: www.dscc.dla.mil/news/events/cfs
The campaign gives us an opportunity to raise funds to support SpankOut Day programs. Since l998, CED has funded informational programs on positive discipline for parents in Ohio and across the U.S. through small competitive grants. The programs created by non-profit organizations, churches and schools have yielded outstanding evaluations and testimonials from parents showing they have learned how to discipline children without violence.
If your organization is listed among these workplaces, please consider selecting the Center for Effective Discipline for charitable donation.
Public/Governmental Workplaces in the campaign in Central Ohio are us follows:
COTA Central Ohio Transit Authority
City of Columbus Combined Charitable Campaign
City of Dublin
Columbus Metropolitan Libraries
Columbus Public Schools
Columbus State Community College
Combined Federal Campaign of North Central Ohio Franklin County Combined Charitable Campaign Heart of Ohio Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Hilliard Schools Miami Valley Combined Federal
Campaign (Dayton area)
The Ohio State University Community Charitable Drive South Western City Schools State of Ohio Combined Charitable Campaign (CCC)
3 Rivers Combined Federal Campaign
Upper Arlington Schools
Westerville Schools
Worthington Schools
