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- Assists child abuse victims and non-offending family members in Southwest Missouri.
- Providing an array of products and services related to state laws pertaining to child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues.
- Published by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, this issue of The Future of Children provides abstracts to a number of articles related to the issues child abuse and neglect, child protective services, family-centered services, foster care and kinsh
- The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) aims to prevent physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect of children. Professional journal, conferences, and membership information.
- Conducts research, training, and outreach on issues related to the prevention of child abuse, violence, and maltreatment.
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Dedicated to honoring and supporting children and senior citizens by providing information and supporting individuals and groups working to stop all forms of abuse, exploitation, and abduction.
- A summary of concepts for the diagnosis, investigation, and reporting of suspected Child Abuse. Includes radiologic imaging and references.
- American Bar Association Standards of Practice For Lawyers.
- Short stories of child abuse in American orphanages.
- Children's charity providing residential care, support and education for abused, neglested and deprived children. Includes current projects, fundraising and news.
- Serves children who are victims of abuse through prevention, education, and intervention. Children's memorial flag campaign, newsletter, and request a speaker program.
- Providing leadership in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Australia.
- A Missouri coalition created to address a lack of reporting by dental professionals of suspected child abuse and neglect.
- Electronic Clearinghouse providing links, facts sheets and resources related to child abuse.
- The Support Center for Child Advocates offers free legal and social services to Philadelphia's abused and neglected children, with the goal of securing a permanent, nurturing environment for every child.
- Community out-reach program shares information that is educational and eye opening.
- Emotional abuse of children can lead, in adulthood, to addiction, rage, a severely damaged sense of self and an inability to truly bond with others. But-if it happened to you-there is a way out.
- National Children's Advocacy Center
- Online newsletter provides information on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of child abuse.
- A global network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes.
- From Kossor Education Newsletter - Issue #9. Discusses the issue of psychological abuse of children in the school environment.
- Cornell University's child abuse network with access to nationwide news on child abuse and neglect and several active mailing lists on child abuse for professionals and researchers.
- About religious Cults and Sects regarding brainwashing, thought control and mind control techniques. Jonestown, and Waco. Cult recruitment of youth and college students. An archive and referral service.
- Report from the California Attorney General's Office on strategies and best practices to reduce exposure of children to violence in homes and communities.
- Informational Journal in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Contains Tips for Representing Teen Clients and Tips for Caseworkers on Testifying in Court
- The independent, statutory inquiry set up to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of Victoria Climbie and to recommend action to prevent such a tragedy happening again.
- Article describing impact of domestic violence on children and options for helping kids deal with the impact of family violence.
- A consortium of Philippines-based organizations advocating against child abuse by exchanging data on the status of children as well as good practices in the promotion of children's rights.
- Information on factitious disorders by Louisa J. Lasher. Its arguments include harm to children by a parent.
- Quarterly publication of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
- Site contains academic research and articles critiqueing Parental Alientation Sydrome, The Rind Report (on child sexual abuse), Chilhood Trauma, and Trauma and Memory.
- Publications from the National Clearinghouse on Child Protection include issues papers, discussion papers and a newsletter on topics relevant to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
- Sponsored by the American Psychological Association and others, ACT seeks to prevent violence by providing young children with positive role models and environments that teach nonviolent problem-solving. Information on managing anger, resolving conflicts,
- Provides information, training, and technical assistance services to state, local and tribal child protection agencies.
- Addresses all facets of the professional response to child maltreatment: prevention, assessment, intervention, and treatment.
- An international charity founded by Queen Silvia of Sweden to raise awareness of and lend aide to sexually abused or trafficked women and children. Programs and news.
- Developed by the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center with funding from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect and containing information on numerous standardized assessment instruments that have been used in child abuse and neglec
- An international, multidisciplinary journal on all aspects, including sexual abuse, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment.
- Organization for women who have lost custody of their children as a result of making child abuse allegations.
- Find definitions of child abuse including abuse by neglect, parent aide network, information on prevention, and related links.
- A U.S. child abuse and neglect data archive serving researchers performing secondary analysis with statistical software.
- Seeks to provide new clothes, a teddy bear, and a safe place for children removed from abusive situations. History, mission, and donation information.
- Child maltreatment is the term used to describe child abuse and neglect and encompasses physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and emotional abuse. (National Association of Counsel for Children)
- Dedicated to child safety online and the education of families, schools and organizations in child abuse prevention
- A guide, which has a companion toolkit, that is designed to help courts assess their performance in handling child abuse and neglect cases.
- An international alliance of law enforcement agencies working together to prevent and deter online child abuse. News, partners, and initiatives.
- Find articles, information and links related to child abuse in America.
- The National Library of Medicine's authoritative and current database of information on child abuse. Overview, diagnosis/symptoms, treatment, prevention, research and statistics, organizations and resources.
- This guide arms law enforcement professionals with the information needed to ensure consistency in their investigation of child abuse.
- Field-tested and research-based materials about violence in the lives of pregnant and parenting teens
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Volume 87, Number 2 p 262-264, Policy Statement regarding the use of imaging examinations in cases of child abuse and neglect.
- One child's story. Free PDF.
- Presents national data about child abuse and neglect reported to child protective services (CPS) agencies in the United States.
- A nonprofit organization promoting effective, humane, fair and economically sound solutions to family, community and justice problems. NCCD conducts research, promotes reform, and works to reduce crime and delinquency. Contains research findings, publicat
- Complete report of a study on child abuse in child custody cases in the State of California.
- National Academy Press - Online Book
- Provides resources for identifying and reporting child abuse. From the Rotary Club of Santa Monica and Center for Healthy Aging.
- The Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Child Abuse Team provides tools for healthcare and law enforcement professionals.
- This newsletter issue provides links to child abuse information, treatment and prevention resources.
- Provides comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary services to child abuse victims and their families in the Massachusett's counties of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket.
- A study that examines the Instant Response Team (IRT) program of New York City, which coordinates responses by child welfare and law enforcement agencies to child abuse allegations.
- Terrell's death by starvation and beating is the basis for a lawsuit against the state of Georgia. As seen on 60 Minutes and in the New York Times.
- Series by Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham and Sara Cohen documenting the deaths of children in foster care.
- A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the administration of juvenile justice, research into the incidence, cause, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
- Comprehensive Canadian site detailing best practices for dealing with child victims, including management of testimony and sentencing recommendations for perpetrators.
- Participate in the assembly, either by a quilt patch of your own or a donation of cloth or money. This quilt offers a voice to the many abused and neglected children that are advocated for.
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Report in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format.
- SB 26, State of Georgia - Bill introduced in 1999 to allow or reduced or supervisitation when psychlogical abuse of children is substantiated.
- Discussion Paper Number 2 Spring 1996 - By Adam M. Tomison
- Kourts for Kids is a nonprofit organization of volunteers across America, who are working together to find ways to better protect abused children in the family courts.
- A child abuse resource center that trains professionals on how to conduct child-friendly, non-traumatic, forensic interviews.
- Serving children at risk in India and the United States. Newsletter, information on Little Twinkle schools, projects, and pictures.
- Adobe Acrobat Format Document (PDF). From Journal: Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect
- About.com guide provides resources in many legal aspects of sexual abuse cases.
- Resources on child abuse, including statistics from the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia; recommended books and web sites for survivors and caregivers; discussions of the nature of child abuse statistics; and helpful tools for understanding how child abuse
- Pediatrician's view of child abuse. Notes the signs of possible abuse.
- Provides technical assistance and information to help States in their efforts to reduce child abuse and neglect.
- In 40 percent of child abuse cases nationwide, the threat was already known to the child welfare system, but it failed to protect the victims.
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) forma, 1997.

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