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Child Abuse and Neglect Resource List
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Reporting Abuse
To report a case of child abuse, call your local Child Protective Services agency. The following is a list of organizations that may be able to provide resources.
 Boystown National Hotline
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Boystown, NE 68010
800/448-3000
The Boys Town National Hotline is the only hotline that children and parents can call with any problem at any time:
Spanish-speaking counselors available; translation services for 100+ languages;
TTY line available for the hearing-impaired at 1-800-448-1833;
Counselors can help find services and agencies in the callers' local community.
Childhelp USA, National Child Abuse Hotline
- P.O. Box 630
Hollywood, CA 90028
800/422-4453 or 213/465-4014
Childhelp USA provides a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week national crisis hotline on child abuse and neglect. Childhelp USA is dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children. It does this by focusing its efforts and resources upon treatment, prevention, and research.
Children's Rights of America
- 8735 Dunwoody Place, Suite 6
Atlanta, GA 30350
770-442-7865
Children's Rights of America is a child advocacy and youth services organization that is a resource for rescuing a missing/abused child, desperately in trouble, from an impossible situation when all other avenues have failed.
Covenant House Nineline
- 346 W. 17th Street
New York, NY 10011-5002
800/999-9999
Covenant House is the largest privately-funded childcare agency in the United States providing shelter and service to homeless and runaway youth. In addition to food, shelter, clothing and crisis care, Covenant House provides a variety of services to homeless youth including health care, education, vocational preparation, drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, legal services, recreation, mother/child programs, transitional living programs, street outreach and aftercare.
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
- 1757 Park Road, NW
Washington, DC 20010
202/232-6682
nova@digex.net
The National Organization for Victim Assistance is a private non-profit organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.
Parents Anonymous
- 675 W. Foothill Boulevard, Suite 220
Claremont, CA 91711
909/621-6184
parentsanonymous-nat@earthlink.net
Parents Anonymous is a nonprofit organization which remains dedicated to strengthening families with innovative strategies that promote mutual support and parent leadership.
Education/Prevention
American Humane Association
- Children's Division
63 Inverness Drive, E
Englewood, CO 80112
800/227-4645 or 303/792-9900
children@amerhumane.org
The mission of the American Humane Association, as a network of individuals and organizations, is to prevent cruelty, abuse, neglect and exploitation of children and animals and to assure that their interests and well-being are fully, effectively, and humanely guaranteed by an aware and caring society.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
- U.S. Children's Bureau
1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor
Washington DC 20024
703/385-7565
800/394-3366 (toll free)
info@childwelfare.gov
Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, this service of the U.S. Children's Bureau provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
- 699 Prince Street
Arlington, VA 22314
800/843-5678 or 703/235-2150
ncmec@cis.compuserv.com
NCMEC is a nonprofit organization and is the nation's resource center for child protection.
National Children's Advocacy Center
- 200 Westside Square, Suite 700
Huntsville, AL 35801
205/534-6868
The National Children's Advocacy Center provides training and technical assistance to professionals working with victims of child sexual abuse as well as their families.
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
- P.O. Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013-1182
800/394-3366 or 703/385-7565
Contact: Information Specialist
nccanch@calib.com
The Clearinghouse is a national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues.
National Committee for the Rights of the Child (NCRC)
- 125 Cathedral Street, First Floor
Annapolis, MD 21401
410/268-1544
The National Committee for the Rights of the Child was established to be a well coordinated coalition of
organizations, individuals, businesses, and corporations whose goal is to improve the quality of life and
development of children in America. NCRC gives primary emphasis to advancing respect and support for
children's rights through education, information, monitoring, and advocacy projects.
National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (NCPCA)
- 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60604
312/663-3520
ncpca@childabuse.org
NCPCA is a national, nonprofit, volunteer-based organization whose primary goal is to prevent child abuse. NCPCA is represented in all 50 states through a network of chapters.
National Education Association (NEA)
- Professional Library
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202/833-4000
The National Education Association is nearly 2.5 million men and women working, in schools and colleges across the United States, to help all students achieve.
National Resource Center for Child Maltreatment
- 1349 W. Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30309
404/881-0707
nrccmcwi@aol.com
The National Resource Center for Child Maltreatment provides training, technical assistance, consultation, and information in response to identified needs which relate to the prevention, identification, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
Legal Advice
For legal help, first contact your local lawyer referral services through your chapter of the American Bar Association. In addition, the following organizations may be able to put you in touch with legal assistance or advice.
American Bar Association (ABA), Center on Children and the Law
- 1800 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202/662-1720
ctrchildlaw@attmail.com
The ABA Center on Children and the Law is a full-service technical assistance, training, and research program addressing a broad spectrum of law and court-related topics affecting children. These include child abuse and neglect, adoption, adolescent health, foster and kinship care, custody and support, guardianship, missing and exploited children, and children's exposure to domestic violence.
National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse
- American Prosecutors Research Institute
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/739-0312
National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse is a program of the
American Prosecutors Research Institute aimed at responding to an increasing volume of reported
child abuse. The National Center serves as a central resource for training, expert legal
assistance, court reform and state-of-the-art information on criminal child abuse investigations
and prosecutions.
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
- 99 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
212/925-6635
Contact: Intake Department
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund continues to be at the center of every major social and economic justice concern on the women's rights agenda, defining the issues and bringing them to public attention. NOW Legal Defense pursues equality for women and girls in the workplace, the schools, the family and the courts, through litigation, education, and public information programs.
Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
- 383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
415/252-8900
fund@igc.apc.org
The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are devastated by abuse, because every person has the right to live in a home free of violence.
National Resource Center for Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
800/527-3223
The Council's increased awareness and sensitivity to children's issues and provide meaningful assistance to judges, court administrators and related professionals in whose care the concerns of children and their families have been entrusted.
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
American Council for Drug Education
- 164 W. 74th Street
New York, NY 10023
800/488-DRUG or 212/595-5810 ext. 7860
The American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
- P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
800/729-6686
ncadi@health.org
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.
National Parents Resource Institute on Drug Education (PRIDE)
- 3610 Decab Technology Pkwy., Suite 105
Atlanta, GA 30340
404/577-4500
PRIDE is the largest and oldest organization in the nation devoted to drug- and violence-free youth. With programs devoted to reach parents and youth at home, school and work, PRIDE has made significant contribution in communities across America and around the world.
Volunteer Opportunities
National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association
- 100 W. Harrison, Suite 500
North Tower
Seattle, WA 98199
800/628-3233 or 206/328-8588
staff@nationalcasa.org
Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are everyday people who are appointed by judges to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children.
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