UAH political science students conduct original research, examine the policies and institutions that shape international parental child abduction, and present their findings at professional conferences and on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Their applied policy work helped lay the foundation for ICAPRO.
Mission
The International Child Abduction Prevention and Research Office (ICAPRO) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville advances evidence-informed solutions to international parental child abduction (IPCA). Founded in 2022, ICAPRO connects research, prevention, education and training, and international engagement to improve how institutions and communities understand, prevent, and respond to IPCA—and how children and families are supported after abduction and reunification.
ICAPRO’s work brings together scholarship, lived experience, student engagement, public policy, professional education, and cross-border collaboration. Its projects include survivor-centered research, congressional and international policy engagement, the federal Family Survival Guide and multimedia library, student practicums, and animated survivor stories.