Additional Resources
All Kids CountWorks to consolidate all of the health services provided to a child in one file. These integrated information files may be useful to parents, medical professionals, and educators who care for children and may also provide valuable data to public health officials.
www.allkidscount.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
Nonprofit organization dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
www.aap.org
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Brings together all the disciplines that respond daily to child maltreatment; disseminates research and practical information; publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Child Maltreatment journal, and national interdisciplinary guidelines; and provides professional networking opportunities through national conferences and state chapters.
E-mail: apsac@comcast.net
www.apsac.org
Childhelp USA
Has an anonymous, toll-free hotline available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Childhelp USA offers crisis intervention, information, literature, and referrals to the 55,000 agencies in their database and can handle calls in 140 languages.
www.childhelpusa.org
Generation Five
Nonprofit organization that brings together diverse community leaders working to end child sexual abuse within five generations. Programs provide leadership training to community members, activists, and agency professionals and foster national strategy and information exchange on child sexual abuse. Collaborates with service providers to ensure that affordable, culturally relevant support is available to survivors, offenders, and affected families.
E-mail: info@generationfive.org
www.generationfive.org
International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Works to prevent all types of cruelty to children: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, homelessness, fatalities, child prostitution, children of war, and child labor. ISPCAN is committed to increasing public awareness of all forms of violence against children, developing activities to prevent such violence, and promoting the rights of children worldwide.
E-mail: ispcan@ispcan.org
www.ispcan.org
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Provides assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in recovering missing children and raising public awareness about ways to help prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation. Sponsors the CyberTipLine for online reporting of the sexual exploitation or molestation of children. One special program offered by the Center is the NetSmartz Workshops for teaching Internet safety.
www.missingkids.com
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS) is a worldwide organization that focuses on shaken baby syndrome and provides leadership in the development of prevention programs, training courses, and public education campaigns. NCSBC provides advocacy on behalf of victims and families; consultation services for professionals and national and international training conferences; and educational materials and program models that can be replicated at local and state levels.
E-mail: mail@dontshake.com
www.dontshake.com
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
Offers online statistics and information about child welfare, child abuse and neglect prevention, and state statutes for child abuse and neglect.
E-mail: nccanch@caliber.com
www.childwelfare.gov
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect ((NDACAN) acquires data from leading researchers and national data collection efforts and makes these data sets available to the research community for secondary analysis. Key NDACAN resources include its website, free Listserv, and annual Summer Research Institute.
E-mail: NDACAN@cornell.edu
www.ndacan.cornell.edu
National MCH Center for Child Death Review: Keeping Kids Alive
Promotes, supports, and enhances child death review methodology and activities at the state, community, and national levels. It builds public and private partnerships to incorporate Child Death Review (CDR) findings into efforts that improve child health. Building on the extensive knowledge of current CDR programs, the Center actively involves states in the development of Center services.
www.childdeathreview.org/state.htm
National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment Provides information, training, and technical assistance to state, local, and tribal child protection agencies.
E-mail: NRCCM@gocwi.org
www.nrccps.org/resources.html
Prevent Child Abuse America
Builds awareness, provides education, and inspires hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation’s children. Working with chapters in 39 states and the District of Columbia, Prevent Child Abuse America provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at the national and local levels.
E-mail: mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
www.preventchildabuse.org
Shaken Baby Alliance
Collaborates with community agencies and professionals to provide support for victim families (including adoptive and foster parents) of SBS, to advocate justice for SBS victims, and to increase awareness of the problem.
E-mail: info@shakenbaby.com
www.shakenbaby.com
STOP IT NOW!
National, public health–based organization working to prevent and ultimately eradicate child sexual abuse. Through public education, policy advocacy, research and evaluation, STOP IT NOW! urges abusers and potential abusers to stop their abusive behavior and get help. Provides a toll-free helpline for confidential information: 1-888-PREVENT (773-8368) Monday–Friday (except federal holidays) 1 pm–5 pm EST.
E-mail: info@stopitnow.com
www.stopitnow.org