Child Abuse
Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul - David Pelzer, child abuse survivor and author of ‘A Child Called ‘It’
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Give Your Child the Tools to Recognize Sexual Abuse
It seems that every day we open our newspapers, go on social media or watch the news, there’s a horrific new story of child exploitation and abuse. In my role as a counselor and educator who focuses on prevention of child sexual abuse, people often ask me, “Is sexual abuse more rampant today than in the past?” Caregivers and teachers want to know why it seems as if there is an explosion of new allegations.
It’s a legitimate question and one that’s not easy to answer: Sexual abuse remains an underreported crime, yet there are more outlets than ever for survivors to talk about traumatic experiences. Light is slowly shining into the dark places where predators have always hidden and on…
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Child abuse and neglect must be treated as a public health issue
An estimated 1 in 4 children experience some form of child abuse or neglect in their lifetimes. This type of unimaginable trauma contributes to depression, problems at school, violence, diabetes, obesity, substance abuse, and suicide. To significantly reduce child abuse or neglect, we must begin treating them right away as serious public health problems by expanding public and private sector funding for research, training, and prevention.
COVID Has Fuelled a Disturbing Surge in Child Sex Abuse Material Around the World
Experts suggest that stay-at-home orders, travel restrictions and increased internet time has led to the increase in both demand and supply.
When the Misdiagnosis Is Child Abuse
Some pediatricians are trained to determine whether kids’ injuries are accidental. Their assessments can be subjective—but they’re often accepted as fact. And when they’re wrong, parents can needlessly end up in jail.
After the Hotline Call
It’s too easy for innocent parents to get caught up in the child-protection system, and too difficult to then get out unscathed.
Anatomy of a Misdiagnosis
For decades, shaken baby syndrome has been, in essence, a medical diagnosis of murder. But going forward, prosecutors, judges and juries should exercise greater skepticism. The triad of symptoms alone cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that an infant has been fatally shaken.
Child Abuse And Neglect Laws Aren't Being Enforced, Report Finds
"This is just something that's chronically underreported," says Elisa Weichel, a staff attorney with the Children's Advocacy Institute, which published the report Tuesday. She says abuse and neglect cases — especially those resulting in death — are often not disclosed as required by law. That lack of information has led to other problems in the system.
Letters: ‘It Is Devastating Every Time I Read of Another Child Who Was Not Protected’
Readers respond to the story of one child’s fatal abuse—and the child-welfare system that failed to save him.
No One Is Stopping the Child Sex Abusers
The abuse of minors in Brazil is not limited to the Amazon. In São Paulo, the most developed city in the country, 84 births were registered to girls between the ages of 10 and 14 over just three months this year.
People Don’t Abuse Children. Switches Do
Most of us disciplined our kids a little more than we meant sometimes. But we were only trying to prepare them for the real world - Bonita Jackson, Adrian Peterson's mother
Spotlight: the reporters who uncovered Boston's Catholic child abuse scandal
A Boston Globe investigation into widespread child abuse by Catholic clergy has been turned into a new film starring Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams. The Pulitzer-winning team talk small-town secrets, collective guilt – and whether anything has really changed within the church
Give Your Child the Tools to Recognize Sexual Abuse
Talk to kids about their bodies and empower them to speak out.
11 Facts about Child Abuse
1 in 7 children has experienced child abuse and/or neglect in the past year.
EndCAN
The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN) raises awareness of the health, mental health and public health impacts of abuse. EndCAN focuses on funding research; investing in innovative child abuse prevention and treatment; and supporting a community for survivors.
Fight Child Abuse
Welcome to our site! Here, you’re family and in a safe environment to discover resources for child abuse awareness and prevention.
Stop it Now
Stop it Now! believes and acts on the principle that all adults are responsible for protecting the most vulnerable in society. Children can be protected from sexual abuse if adults are aware of how abusers operate, including those who abuse via the Internet. Adults also need to feel confident about what to do if they are worried that abuse might be occurring.
Child Abuse Network
The Child Abuse Network (CAN) exists to reduce the trauma that a child abuse investigation can pose for the child. Before our program came into being, children frequently endured stressful examinations and numerous interviews by various agencies, often in cold, sterile facilities.
Child Abuse Review
Child Abuse Review provides a forum for all professionals working in the field of child protection, giving them access to the latest research findings, practice developments, training initiatives and policy issues. The Journal's remit includes all forms of maltreatment, whether they occur inside or outside the family environment.
Child Abuse Survivor
About a male survivor of childhood abuse, and the issues he faces in adult life. Written for abuse survivors by a fellow survivor.
Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute
CMRPI conducts research to prevent child sexual abuse and provides information to prevention organizations, agencies, professionals, and families to use to prevent abuse.
Childhelp
Founded in 1959 by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp® is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp's approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment.
ChildLine
ChildLine is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of nineteen. You can contact a ChildLine counsellor about anything - no problem is too big or too small.
Darkness to Light
End Child Sexual Abuse. Our programs raise awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse by educating adults about the steps they can take to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to the reality of child sexual abuse.
GirlThrive
Girlthrive Inc. is the only organization to honor teen girls and young women who have survived incest and all sex abuse through thriverships, opportunity and education.
Kids Matter
If our abused and neglected children were brought together in one place, they would fill a small city. Yet they are almost invisible to the broader community. If you care, we can change that.
Little Warriors
Little Warriors is a charitable organization with a national focus that educates adults about how to help prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Little Warriors also provides information about the prevalence and frequency of child sexual abuse and information about healing and support resources.
Prevent Child Abuse
Our mission is to "prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children" and includes all forms of abuse and neglect, whether physical, sexual, educational, or emotional or peer-peer abuse.
Safe Horizon
Safe Horizon's mission is to provide support, prevent violence and promote justice for victims of crime and abuse, their families and communities.
The Child Abuse Prevention Center
The Child Abuse Prevention Center is a national and international training, education, research and resource center dedicated to protecting children and building healthy families. Our good work is making a difference.
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA) is an international network of peer support groups created and trained under the auspices of The Norma J. Morris Center for healing from child abuse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Conducted by survivors for survivors, the groups provide a safe space for adults who were abused physically, emotionally, verbally and sexually to come together to share their stories and healing journeys.
American Society for the Positive Care of Children
Each week, the equivalent of a classroom full of American children is lost forever due to abuse and neglect. Although hundreds of billions of dollars are spent each year on interventions, therapy, or in the courts, only a small fraction is invested in positive solutions that could prevent many of these tragic stories from occurring in the first place. Please join us in our mission, and help us build a more peaceful world for everyone.
Association of Child Protection Professionals
We provide support, representation, and professional development for those working in child protection and safeguarding.
Australian Childhood Foundation
Help us save children from the trauma of abuse, neglect and family violence. Join our movement to prioritise their safety and recovery.
Bikers Against Child Abuse
Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. We exist as a body of Bikers to empower children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. We stand ready to lend support to our wounded friends by involving them with an established, united organization.
Boost
We believe that all children and youth have a right to grow up in a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment. We are dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and violence through education and awareness, and to collaborating with our community partners to provide services to children, youth, and their families.
Canadian Centre for Child Protection
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is a registered charitable organization dedicated to the personal safety of all children. Our goal is to reduce child victimization by providing programs and services to the Canadian public.
European Child Safety Alliance
The European Child Safety Alliance was launched in 2000 with the ambition to make the lives of children living in Europe safer. Today, more than 30 countries across Europe are working together to reduce the leading cause of death, disability and inequity to children in every Member State in the region - injury.
Justice for Children
Justice for Children’s Call Center helps when the child protection system fails to protect a child. We offer information, guidance and assistance to adults who are trying to keep the child safe.
National Association for People Abused in Childhood
The damage caused by child abuse doesn’t always end in childhood. We offer support to adult survivors and training for those who support them. We run support groups when there is funding to do so.
National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Established in 1984, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® is the leading nonprofit organization in the U.S. working with law enforcement, families and the professionals who serve them on issues related to missing and sexually exploited children.
National Children’s Alliance
National Children’s Alliance is a professional membership organization dedicated to helping local communities respond to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient – and put the needs of child victims first.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
A resource since 1988, the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) promotes scholarly exchange among researchers in the child maltreatment field. NDACAN acquires microdata from leading researchers and national data collection efforts and makes these datasets available to the research community for secondary analysis
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
The NSPCC protects children across the UK. We run a wide range of services for both children and adults, including national helplines and local projects.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
This site is intended to be a resource to survivors of child sexual abuse, and we hope it can be an aid in your recovery.
eMedicineHealth
Child abuse is defined as a variety of harmful behaviors directed against children. It can take many forms. Child abuse in general is a psychological problem or perversion of the abuser. The abuser is referred to as the perpetrator of abuse. •Child abuse includes the following conditions: ◦Child sexual abuse ◦ Pedophilia ◦Physical abuse ◦ Child neglect ◦Emotional neglect and abuse ◦ Failure to thrive ◦Munchausen by proxy syndrome
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