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If you suspect a child is being maltreated, or if you are a child
who is being maltreated, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD
(1-800-422-4453; TDD 1-800-2-A-CHILD). This hotline is available 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. It's staff can tell you where to file your report and can help you
make a report.
For a list of States' toll-free
telephone numbers for reporting suspected child abuse, visit the Resource Listings
section under this site's Publications page or call the Clearinghouse at
1-800-FYI-3366.
Above info is from:
The Administration of Children and Families
(National Clearinghouse on Child
Abuse and Neglect Information)
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: 1-800-394-3366 or
1-703-385-7565
Fax: 1-703-385-3206
E-Mail: nccanch@calib.com
Website: http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/
"Helps you locate research, statistics,
state laws, and resources on such topics as prevention, child protection, out-of-home
care, and long-term planning. Includes the nation's largest database of child maltreatment
and related child welfare materials; summaries and analyses of state laws concerned with
child abuse and neglect and child welfare; online access to publications, fact sheets, and
searchable databases."
Provides detailed information and
professional resources that can be utilized by everyone. A good website for someone
dealing with the aftermath of child abuse and neglect. -EMB
Very easy to use website that's got tons of
pertinent information about child abuse. -TAL
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Child Help USA Hotline
National Headquarters
15757 N. 78th Street
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
Phone: 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (TDD) (24 hrs)
Website:
www.childhelpusa.org
"Works to break the cycle of
child abuse. General information on child abuse and related issues, as well as referrals to local
agencies for child abuse reporting and crisis counseling."
A national organization meeting
physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children.
Services include a national child abuse hotline, treatment programs for abused children,
advocacy centers, foster care support services, educational programs, a centralized
children's center and counseling services. -NH
I agree. -EMB
It also has links to upcoming
events and you can search them by state. There are success stories, marathons, and
information about the National Day of Hope. Good site. Tons of information. -TAL
Child Witness
to Violence Project (CWVP)
Department of Pediatrics
Boston Medical Center
91 East Concord Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 1-617-414-4244
E-mail: betsy.groves@bmc.org
Website: www.childwitnesstoviolence.org/
"A counseling, advocacy, and outreach project that
focuses on the growing number of young children who are hidden victims of violence:
children who are bystanders to community and domestic violence. The project began in 1992
and currently counsels over 100 children and their families each year, in addition to
implementing both national and state-focused training for health care professionals,
police, educators, and many other social service professionals who confront issues of
children who witness violence."
Although its service centers are located in
Massachusetts, CWVP also aims to assist children outside the state. Give them a call. They
provide counseling, guidance, consultations and training seminars for teachers, physicians
and other professionals involved in child-care and development. This is a clean,
well-designed and well-organized site; easy to navigate. --SB
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Domestic Violence Guide
National Hotline: 1-800 799-SAFE
New York Hotline: 1-800-621-HOPE
Website: http://www.dvguide.com
"A self-help guide that explains your legal rights and how to get help
from the legal system. Also can help you put together a safety plan and
provides telephone numbers to call if you need shelter, advocacy services,
counseling, a support group or if you just need someone to talk to. In
addition to info that is useful for anyone, also
provides up-to-date and accurate information about the legal system in New York State and
provides a general explanation of your legal rights. It can help you decide if you want to
use the legal system and how to get your rights upheld if you do."
Great domestic violence survival kit
and a very comprehensive site for those seeking help in the New York area. Includes
information on everything from changing your locks to job training. Really great site;
very useful. -EMB
The quote on the homepage attracts attention to the
rest of the site, but the site doesn't live up to those expectations. There are FAQ's
about surviving domestic violence, which is useful, but there's not much else. -TAL
End
Abuse -
Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF)
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 1-415-252-8900
Fax: 1-415-252-8991
E-Mail: fund@endabuse.org
Website:
www.endabuse.org.
"A national non-profit organization
committed to mobilizing concerned individuals, allied professionals, women's rights, civil
rights, and other social justice organizations, and children's groups to join the campaign
through public education/prevention campaigns, public policy reform, model training,
advocacy programs, and organizing."
Interesting source of information. Provides
ways to get involved from the comfort of your own home, but not so much you can really get
up and go do. Overall the web- site is very inspiring and informational. Check out the
Celebrity hall of fame and shame in regards to DV. -EMB
Up-to-date information and news flashes. There
are lists of events you can attend, and the site is attractive. -TAL
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Incest Survivors Anonymous (ISA)
P.O. Box 17245
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone: 1-562-428-5599
Website: www.lafn.org/medical/isa/home.html
"An international self-help, mutual-help
recovery program for men, women, and teens. Run for and by survivors and their personal
prosurvivors."
National Domestic Violence Hotline
P.O. Box 161810
Austin, TX 78716
Phone: 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
E-mail: ndvh@ndvh.org or ndvh@ndvh.org
Website:
www.ndvh.org
Provides
information and referrals concerning domestic violence.
This site contains information about the
hotline and how to contribute to the hotline.
Ability to interpret 139 languages. -KJG
Visually, it's extremely appealing. There is
information for everyone here, including the abusers. Extremely helpful site and one of
the better ones I've seen. -TAL
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National Family Violence Hotline
Phone: 1-800-222-2000
Gives information on family violence through taped
messages.
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
635-B Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Office Phone: 1-202-544-1034 or 1-800-656-4673 ext. 3
Hotline: 1-800-656 HOPE (Counselor, ext. 1; donation, ext. 2)
Fax: 1-202-544-3556
E-mail: info@rainn.org
(Please note, counseling is not available via email.)
Website:
www.rainn.org
"The nation's largest anti-sexual assault
organization. Also operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline. Comprised of more than
1,000 local affiliates, the hotline has helped more than half a million victims of sexual
assault since 1994. With a national perspective and a broad reach, a trusted resource for
media, policymakers and the public. Receives no government funding."
Site provides numerous articles on an
array of topics, as well as a Victim's Counseling Center Search. Site lacks a clear, in-depth self-help guide, but this information may be found in the listing of articles. -EMB
Voted one of America's 100 best charities. The
website isn't as good as some of the others but it does have a petition you can sign,
brought to you by Lifetime TV, and also the counseling center search, which works really
well. The hotline is free and confidential.-TAL
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Rural Women Zone
E-Mail: web@ruralwomyn.net
Website:
www.ruralwomyn.net
"Because it's a long way from my house to
yours. Because we can't visit over the back fence. Because we want a separate, safe space
where we can get together to share experiences, politics, information and learn from one
another. Because we like community. Because we want to have a way of speaking for
ourselves."
Provides options for women in areas
untouched by larger DV outreach groups. A lot of self-help options, all in a very
community based website. See also "A Kit for Rural Women." A similar, smaller,
but also useful, site: http://www.osw.dpmc.gov.au/rural/ruralwom.htm -EMB
This site is very unclear in what it's trying to present. When
you take a look at the home page of the site, it looks as though it's about female
farmers, which really doesn't make the reader look into what it's about. It is misleading
and too wordy. -TAL
S.A.F.E (Stop Abuse for
Everyone)
PO Box 951
Tualatin, OR 97062
Phone: 1-503-407-4674
Website:
www.safe4all.org
"Created to address problems of family abuse and
violence for all, regardless of gender, sexual identity, and age, with an emphasis on
under-served
groups. Works through the development and dissemination of resource information, education
and programs to foster community involvement, referrals, outreach and services, research
in areas of domestic violence that have yet to be fully explored, education of the general
public, and education and training of community leaders, health organizations, criminal
justice agencies, and service providers."
Truly a website for all victims. Has a lot of
information for male victims. Mostly articles and some may have more details than you need.
Also includes a basic "How To Get Help Guide" as well as online chat rooms and
bulletin boards. -EMB
I like this site because it offers information
for men, as well, including gay and bisexual victims of abuse. A lot of the online
brochures are offered in Spanish, which is very convenient, and the news link in the
toolbar is updated frequently. -TAL
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Safe Horizon
2 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
NY, NY 10007
Phone: 1-212-577-7700
Fax: 1-212-577-3897
E-mail: help@safehorizon.org
or info@safehorizon.org
Website: www.safehorizon.org/
"The nation’s leading nonprofit victim assistance,
advocacy, and violence prevention organization with more than 80 programs throughout New
York’s five boroughs and a staff of 900 dedicated professionals. Safe Horizon
partners with others who help crime victims: the New York Police Department, the New York
State Crime Victims Board, the Office of the Mayor, other social service agencies,
hospitals, corporations, and more - to ease the burden on victims and enhance the aid that
is available to them. Safe Horizon’s hotlines and programs in community offices,
shelters, courts, police precincts, and schools help more than 350,000 New Yorkers every
year."
Smart, informed and extremely helpful. Hotlines are posted on the
home page. -SB
S.E.S.A.M.E. (Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and
Exploitation)
Website:
www.sesamenet.org/
"Works as a voice for the prevention of
sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment of students by teachers and other school staff.
This national organization directs its efforts to the following goals: increasing
public awareness of Educator Sexual Abuse by breaking the silence in a strong and united
voice, fostering recovery of victims and survivors through mutual support and information
newsletters, encouraging victims and survivors of educator Sexual Misconduct to report
their offenders to the State Education Department..."
Great site for individuals who have been abused
by an educator because it offers newsletters, forums, and survivor stories.
-SAK
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Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA)
World Service Office
P.O. Box 21817
Baltimore, MD 21222
Phone: 1
(410) 282-3400
Website: http://www.siawso.org
"A
12-step, self-help recovery program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous. There are no dues
or fees. Confidentiality and anonymity are essential to our program. SIA is for men and
women, 18 years and older, who were sexually abused as children. You will not be rejected
because you think your abuse was "too horrible," and you will not discounted
because you think your abuse wasn't "bad enough to count."
The website offers information and support for survivors of incest. -EMB
This site has an actual list of twelve steps to
recovery, which have been adapted a few times, but seem to be missing something. The rest
of the site seems a bit too wordy and plain. -TAL
VOICES in Action
8041 Hosbrook, Suite 236
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
Phone: 1-800-7-VOICE-8
E-Mail: voicesinaction@aol.com
Website: www.voices-action.org
"An international organization providing
assistance to adult victims of child sexual abuse. We help victims become survivors
and create accurate public awareness of the prevalence of child sexual abuse, its impact,
and ways in which it can be prevented or stopped through educational programs."
Website contains many useful links and books for
survivors of sexual abuse. Also provides Special Interest Groups (SIG's) that put
survivors in touch with others. -SAK
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White Ribbon
Campaign
365 Bloor St. East, Suite 203
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M42 314
Phone: 1-416-920-6684
Toll Free: 1-800-318-2228
Fax: 1-416-920-1678
E-mail: info@whiteribbon.ca
Website: www.whiteribbon.ca/
"An educational organization to
encourage reflection and discussion that leads to personal and collective action among
men.
Throughout the year, we encourage men:
- to do educational work in schools, workplaces and communities,
- to support local women's groups,
- to raise money for the international educational efforts of the WRC.
We distribute Education and Action kits to schools and we maintain a website. We speak out
on issues of public policy."
Well-kept site with a sense of humor.
Women can share stories and offer consultation, but are discouraged from joining – it
is a men-against-violence-to-women organization, after all. Be sure to read the selection
of articles in the Education Materials section: they are wise, supportive, and moving. --SB
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