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Child Abuse Information, Support and Resources

Featured Sites

National Center for Victims of Crime Comprehensive site with information on crime victims, violence, sexual and domestic victims, stalking, rape abuse laws and statutes. Includes a legal resources referral service for victims. Child Abuse and Neglect Clearinghouse Home Page The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, a National resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and related child welfare issues. American Professional Society On the Abuse of Children APSAC's mission is to ensure that everyone affected by child maltreatment receives the best possible professional response. The Child Abuse Prevention Network The Child Abuse Prevention Network - the World Wide Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.

 

Resource List

• National Center for Victims of Crime: Comprehensive site with information on crime victims, violence, sexual and domestic victims, stalking, rape abuse laws and statutes. Includes a legal resources referral service for victims.
• Safer Child: Safer Child is a nonprofit information and referral resource on all matters related to child health and child safety, with information on suicide prevention, mental health issues, ADD/ADHD, car seats, daycare, abduction prevention, home safety, substance abuse, support groups, expert commentary, and much, much more.
• Take a Stand for Kids (T.A.S.K.): Take a Stand for Kids (T.A.S.K.) is a network of people whose purpose is to educate in areas of child abuse. We are a grassroots movement supported through various community resources. We are people empowering people - coming from a basis of love and support rather than blame, shame, or punishment.
• American Professional Society On the Abuse of Children: APSAC's mission is to ensure that everyone affected by child maltreatment receives the best possible professional response.
• Expose: The Failure of Family Courts to Protect Children from Abuse in Custody Disputes: A Resource Book for Lawmakers, Judges, Attorneys and Mental Health Professionals. Our Children Our Future Charitable Foundation. Edited by Elize St. Charles, MBA. Email: ocofplan1@aol.com.
  Published by and available for $25 (plus $4.50 S&H and $2.06 taxes) from: Our Children Our Future Charitable Foundation, PO Box 1111, Los Gatos, CA 95031-1111; 408-356-8987; fax: 408-358-8173; email: ocofcf@aol.com.
• CLFAQs: National - Family Violence: What is child abuse? Is there a legal definition of a child when we talk about child abuse? What kinds of children are abused?"
• Co-occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Mothers and Abuse of Children: Violence against mothers by their intimate partners is a serious risk factor for child abuse. Conversely, mothers of abused children are at higher risk of being abused than mothers of non-abused children."
• CAPTÏV by S. Marie: A healing journey about child abuse, incest and self-injury as told through poetry and images. 'Provides insights into the soul, as good poetry should.' Armando Favazza, M.D., author, Bodies Under Siege. See the left-hand column to order CAPTÏV, by S. Marie.
• Child Abuse: Also referred to as Maltreatment; Definitions of Child Abuse; Kids Left Out in the Cold; History of the Problem.
• Child Abuse and Neglect Clearinghouse Home Page: The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, a National resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and related child welfare issues.
• The Child Abuse Prevention Network: The Child Abuse Prevention Network - the World Wide Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.
• Child Abuse Prevention Services - Child Safety Institute: CAPS is a not for profit, volunteer organization founded in 1982 to respond to child abuse and neglect. The Child Safety Institute provides comprehensive child safety and protection programs."
• CLFAQs: National - Family Violence: What is child abuse? Is there a legal definition of a child when we talk about child abuse? What kinds of children are abused?"
• Co-occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Mothers and Abuse of Children: Violence against mothers by their intimate partners is a serious risk factor for child abuse. Conversely, mothers of abused children are at higher risk of being abused than mothers of non-abused children."
• GhostWolf - Out of the Abyss: (sound) Out of the Abyss is dedicated to abuse education, prevention, and awareness; with the hope that the awareness gained may help save a child from abuse. The website contains the art, writings, and poetry of an incest and RA survivor expressing his journey of recovery; and provides resource links for survivors of all kinds and their SOs.
• International Child Abuse Network: Child Abuse: Working to break the cycle of child abuse. 24 hour chatgroups related to child abuse, incest, domestic violence, parenting.
• IPRC - NCADI Resource Guide - Child Abuse: The link between alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse and child abuse is apparent. Adults who abuse AOD are more likely than others to physically, sexually, or emotionally abuse their children."
• Jessica's Hideaway: (popup, personal) Site offers resources on prevention of child/domestic violence. Compassion is offered, as well as crisis links. Information on subjects dealing with child abuse, hate groups, and a wider range of topics are found within this site.
• National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization: Dedicated to a safe world, we are an organization of diverse individuals committed through research, education, advocacy, and activism to the prevention, treatment and elimination of all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men.
• Minister's Reference on Institutional Child Abuse: Physical and sexual abuse of children in government-funded or government-run institutions has shattered the lives of many Canadians. How could we have allowed this to occur? What should we do now?
• National Association of Sexual Abuse Professionals: Assumes the leadership role in credentialing individuals working in the field of sexual abuse.
• The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Home Page: An online resource for information on: Missing Children and Child Sexual Exploitation.
• National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect: A U.S. child abuse and neglect data archive serving researchers performing secondary analysis with statistical software such as SPSS^TM or SAS^TM.
• The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC): The oldest child protection agency in the world.
• Once Upon Opening Pandora's Box: (personal) I'm a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and my story is about remembering, understanding, and recovering, with the intention of helping other survivors and promoting awareness of children's issues by speaking out against abuse.
• Partnerships for Survival (PFS): PFS serves the community of adult survivors with an information and referral phone line; community workshops offering information and strategies for dealing with the residual effects of childhood trauma; community awareness events such as the annual SASS Show- Sexual Abuse SurvivorÕs All Media Arts Show; the annual To Tell the Truth Conference and a survivors health information card. For more information, contact Carol Forgash, CSW; Executive Director; Telephone #631-265-7202; mail address: cforgash@worldnet.att.net.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: Child Abuse Prevention Research. A nationwide organization dedicated to preventing child abuse in all its forms.
• Preventing Molestation: Good touching. Bad touching. Sexual Touching. None of us have to put up with sexual abuse.
• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network: RAINN is a non-profit organization that operates the country’s national rape hotline (800-656-HOPE). The RAINN hotline service is free, confidential, and accessible 24 hours a day.
• The Sad Orphan Web Site: (personal) True, non fiction short stories of child abuse in America's orphanages.
• Stephanie's Safe Haven: (personal) This page is my healing journey for recovery. You will find information, links, and supports in the areas of sexual abuse, MPD/DID, substance abuse and Klippel-Feil syndrome. That is what I am dealing with. That is me.
• Survivors on the Net - Australia! Self help-Stop Abuse: Self help, group, adult survivors, Australian survivors, child abuse, online support, chat, suicide, petitions, stop abuse, incest, worldwide march, self injury, safety.
• Survivr's Home Page: (personal, popup) A site for survivors of abuse by a survivor. Links to many different support and information sites. Chat rooms, Message Boards...Scriptures and Quotations to soothe the Soul and calm the Spirit.
• Take a Stand for Kids (T.A.S.K.): Take a Stand for Kids (T.A.S.K.) is a network of people whose purpose is to educate in areas of child abuse. We are a grassroots movement supported through various community resources. We are people empowering people - coming from a basis of love and support rather than blame, shame, or punishment.
• U.S. News: Missing the signals. Doctors misdiagnose child-abuse injuries." By Jennifer Couzin
• The Zero: What follows is a list of institutions, agencies, and organizations which purport to be of value concerning the issues which concern us.