True Colors Annual Conference XIX
Celebrating Our Allies
Friday, March 16 & Saturday, March 17, 2012
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North East Digital Village
Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect
The following organizations provide information on resources for preventing child abuse and neglect. If you are aware of any others, please contact us at village@nedv.net. Inclusion on this list is for information purposes and does not constitute an endorsement by the North East Digital Village, Bizgrok, Inc or any of her staff, members or associates.
AVANCE, Inc. (AVANCE)
National Headquarters, 301 South Frio St., Suite 380, San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone: (210) 270-4630, Fax: (210) 270-4612
Web: http://www.avance.org/
AVANCE's mission is to provide support and education services that will strengthen low-income families. AVANCE's focus is on community-based intervention that is family-centered, preventive, comprehensive, and continuous through the integration and collaboration of services. The AVANCE Family Support and Education Program is targeted primarily at Hispanic at-risk parents with young children, the program aims to strengthen parent-child relationships and the parental role of advocate for the child.
American Humane Association (AHA), Child Welfare Division
63 Inverness Dr. East, Englewood, CO 80112-5117
Phone: (303) 792-9900, (703) 294-6690 Fax: (303) 792-5333, Toll-Free: (800) 227-4645
E-mail: children@americanhumane.org
Web: http://www.americanhumane.org/
The American Humane Association's mission is preventing cruelty, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children and animals. AHA's Child Welfare Division has worked for many years to improve the public and private child welfare systems so they can respond more effectively to the needs of abused and neglected children. AHA is a national association of child protection programs, agencies, and individuals, and its membership includes State and local social service agencies, child advocates, courts, hospitals, schools, mental health professionals, and concerned citizens in every State. AHA information assists professionals and citizens in making informed decisions about how to help children and families in crisis. The association also develops resources and programs which help communities and citizens prevent child abuse.
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
940 NE 13rh Street, TCH 3B3406, CHO 3B-3406, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 271-8202, Fax: (405) 271-2931
E-mail: john-madden@ouhsc.edu
Web: http://www.apsac.org/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children addresses all facets of the professional response to child maltreatment: prevention, assessment, intervention, and treatment. APSAC membership reflects all of the major disciplines that respond to child maltreatment, including mental health, medicine, child protective services, and law enforcement. APSAC publications and training cover all aspects of child maltreatment, including emotional and other types of neglect and physical and sexual abuse.
Center for Effective Discipline (CED)
155 West Main Street, Suite 1603, Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 221-8829, Fax: (614) 221-2110
E-mail: info@StopHitting.org
Web: http://www.stophitting.org/
The Center for Effective Discipline provides educational information to the public on the effects of corporal punishment of children and alternatives to its use. CED is the headquarters for and the coordinator of both the National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools (NCACPS) and End Physical Punishment of Children (EPOCH-USA).
Child Abuse Prevention Network
E-mail: tom@child-abuse.com
Web: http://child-abuse.com/capn.shtml
The Child Abuse Prevention Network, originally launched as an outreach effort of the Family Life Development Center at Cornell University, is sponsored by LifeNET, Inc. Through the World Wide Web, the Network provides professionals with online tools and support for the identification, investigation, treatment, adjudication, and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Childhelp USA
15757 North 78th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (480) 922-8212, Fax: (480) 922-7061, TDD: (800) 2-A-CHILD, Toll-Free: (800) 4-A-CHILD
Web: http://www.childhelpusa.org/
Childhelp USA is dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children by focusing its efforts and resources in the areas of treatment, prevention, and research. Its programs and services include the operation of the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline, residential treatment facilities for severely abused children, child advocacy centers that reduce the trauma of child abuse victims during the interview and examination process, group homes, foster family selection, training and certification, Head Start programs for at-risk children, child abuse prevention programs, and community outreach.
Children's Bureau (CB)
330 C Street SW, Room 2412, Washington, DC 20447
Web: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/
The Children's Bureau, the oldest Federal agency for children and families, is located within the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. The Bureau is responsible for assisting States in the delivery of child welfare services designed to protect children and to strengthen families. The Bureau provides grants to States, Tribes, and communities to operate a range of child welfare services including child protective services, family preservation and support, foster care, adoption, and independent living.
Children's Hospital and Health Center, Chadwick Center For Children and Families
3020 Children's Way, MC 5017, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: (858)966-8017, Fax: (858)966-8018
E-mail: chadwickcenter@chsd.org
Web: http://www.ChadwickCenter.org/
General Scope: The Chadwick Center's mission is to protect children and strengthen families through prevention, treatment, education, public policy, advocacy, and research in the areas of child maltreatment and family violence. The Center uses a multidisciplinary, family-centered approach.Training Specific: The Professional Education Department (PES) addresses prevention, recognition, assessment, investigation, treatment and prosecution of all forms of child maltreatment, including those related to family violence. Programs include: the annual winter San Diego Conference on Child Maltreatment; the advanced intensive Summer Seminars; intern, resident and fellowship programs; and the Clinical Training Program.
Committee for Children (CFC)
568 First Avenue South, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104-2804
Toll-Free: 1-800-634-4449, Fax: (206) 343-1445
E-mail: info@cfchildren.org
Web: http://www.cfchildren.org/
The Committee for Children (CFC) maintains programs that focus on social and emotional learning and violence prevention. The CFC curricula address such topics as youth violence, bullying, child abuse, and personal safety.
Darkness to Light
247 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 965-5444, Fax: (843) 965-5449, Toll-Free: 1-866- FOR-LIGHT (1-866-367-5444)
Web: http://www.darkness2light.org/
Darkness to Light is a primary prevention program whose mission is to engage adults in the prevention of child sexual abuse; to reduce the incidence of child sexual abuse nationally through education and public awareness aimed at adults; and to provide adults with information to recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (CBCAP) (FRIENDS)
Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project, 800 Eastowne Drive, Suite 105, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: (919) 768-0162, Fax: (919) 620-8449
E-mail: lbaker3@nc.rr.com
Web: http://www.friendsnrc.org/
FRIENDS is the National Resource Center for the Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) program, under a cooperative agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau, Administration for Children, Youth and Families. The purpose of the CBCAP program is to support State efforts to create and support a statewide network of community-based, family-centered, prevention-focused family resource and support programs, in order to strengthen families and reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect.
FaithTrust Institute
2400 North 45th Street, No. 10, Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (206) 634-1903, Fax: (206) 634-0115
Web: http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/
The FaithTrust Institute is an interreligious educational resource that addresses issues of sexual and domestic violence. The Institute's goals are to engage religious leaders in the task of ending abuse, and to serve as a bridge between the religious and secular communities.
General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC)
1734 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-2990
Phone: (202) 347-3168, Fax: (202) 835-0246, Toll-Free: (800) 443-4392
E-mail: gfwc@gfwc.org
Web: http://www.gfwc.org/
The General Federation of Women's Clubs is the world's largest and oldest women's volunteer organization. GFWC's members include business owners, teachers, elected officials, homemakers, corporate executives, college students, and retirees. The organization's members are united by dedication to community improvement through volunteer service. GFWC advocates for conservation, quality education, health, civic awareness, safety, and crime prevention. The Federation's Advocates for Children Program is a referral and networking resource for Club members interested in assisting children. The program focuses on advocacy on behalf of children, prevention, and on improving public awareness of the importance of early intervention.
Healthy Families America (HFA)
200 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 663-3520, Fax: (312) 939-8962
Web: http://healthyfamiliesamerica.org/
Healthy Families America, a program of Prevent Child Abuse America, promotes child health and development and positive parenting through voluntary home visits by trained staff.
International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)
245 W Roosevelt Road, Building 6, Suite 39, West Chicago, IL 60185
Phone: (630) 876-6913, Fax: (630) 876-6917
E-mail: ISPCAN@ispcan.org
Web: http://www.ispcan.org/
The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) is the only multidisciplinary international organization that brings together a global cross-section of committed professionals to work towards the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation. ISPCAN's mission is to prevent cruelty to children in every nation, in every form: physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, street children, child fatalities, child prostitution, children of war, emotional abuse, and child labor.
National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds (ACT)
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI 48824-1117
Phone: (517) 432-5096, Fax: (517) 432-2476
E-mail: alliance@psy.msu.edu
Web: http://www.msu.edu/user/millsda
The mission of the National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds is to build and maintain a system of services, laws, practices, and attitudes that prevents child abuse and neglect. The Alliance assists Children's Trust and Prevention Funds at the State and national levels.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Charles B. Wang International Children's Building, 699 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3175
Phone: (703) 274-3900, Fax: (703) 274-2200, Toll-Free: (800) THE-LOST
Web: http://www.missingkids.com/
The 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. The Center sponsors the CyberTipLine for online reporting of the sexual exploitation or molesting of children. One special program offered by the Center is the NetSmartz Workshops, for teaching Internet safety.
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS)
2955 Harrison Boulevard, #102, Ogden, UT 84403
Phone: (801) 627-3399, Fax: (801) 627-3321, Toll-Free: (888) 273-0071
E-mail: mail@dontshake.com
Web: http://www.dontshake.com/
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome offers information on shaken baby syndrome and shaken baby syndrome prevention programs and training throughout the nation to professionals and parents.
National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC)
210 Pratt Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: (256)533-5437, Fax: (256)534-6883
E-mail: webmaster@nationalcac.org
Web: http://www.nationalcac.org/
General Scope: The National Children's Advocacy Center provides prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families with a child-focused team approach. NCAC also operates the Southern Regional Children's Advocacy Center, which provides education and training to support the development of Children's Advocacy Centers nationwide.Training Specific: The NCAC is one of the providers of training for professionals working with abused children and their families. These trainings are both multidisciplinary and discipline-specific. Training resources include: National Conferences : National Symposium on Child Abuse and the National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Training Courses include three new trainings for professionals: Prosecuting Child Abuse 101: An Advocacy Course on Child Sexual Abuse, Victim Advocacy 101: Working with Child Victims and Witnesses, and Investigating Child Abuse 101: A Course for Law Enforcement Officers.
Online Trainings: For those who cannot travel to one of the national conferences or the NCAC National Training Center, a series of free online training is available. Academy Online is designed to be viewed by either individuals or groups of child abuse professionals.
Additional Training Opportunities The NCAC develops and delivers customized training sessions on a number of topics. These trainings can be delivered on-site at the NCAC Training Center in Huntsville, AL, or in the host community. Additional information about all of these training resources is available online at http://www.nationalcac.org/professionals/trainings/
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20024
Phone: Toll-Free: 800.394.3366
E-mail: info@childwelfare.gov
Web: http://www.childwelfare.gov/
Child Welfare Information Gateway, a service of the Children's Bureau, is the Federal 'one-stop' information resource for child welfare, child abuse and neglect, and adoption, including print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and toolkits for improving child welfare practice as well as resources for families.
National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV)
1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1012, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 429-6695, Fax: (831) 655-3930, TTY: (800) 787-3244, Toll-Free: (800) 799-7233
E-mail: info@nccafv.org
Web: http://www.nccafv.org/
The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence is a nonprofit organization serving as a private sector response to the problems of child, spousal, and elderly abuse. The Council's primary purpose is to strengthen, professionally and practically, community child abuse and family violence prevention and treatment programs nationwide. A broad range of activities is included in the Council's three major program areas: public awareness and education, professional development, and organizational development.
National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse
3050 Central Avenue, Toledo, OH 43606
Phone: (419) 535-3232, Fax: (419) 535-1989, Toll-Free: (800) 924-2643
E-mail: info@preventchildabuse.com
Web: http://www.preventchildabuse.com/
The National Exchange Club Foundation focuses on improving the lives of children and families through the prevention of child abuse. The NECF coordinates a nationwide network of community-based Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Centers that offer a professionally supervised parent aide program to at-risk parents, with the goal of replacing traditional patterns of abusive behavior with effective skills for nonviolent parenting.
Parents Anonymous, Inc.
Suite 220, 675 West Foothill Boulevard, Claremont, CA 91711-3475
Phone: (909) 621-6184, Fax: (909) 625-6304
E-mail: parentsanonymous@parentsanonymous.org
Web: http://www.parentsanonymous.org/
Parents Anonymous helps parents provide nurturing environments for their families. The organization is dedicated to strengthening families through strategies that promote mutual support and parental leadership. For State and local contacts, visit the Parents Anonymous Web site.
Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)
200 South Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604-2404
Phone: (312)663-3520, Fax: (312)939-8962
E-mail: mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
Web: http://www.preventchildabuse.org/
Prevent Child Abuse America is committed to promoting legislation, policies, and programs that help prevent child abuse and neglect, support healthy childhood development, and strengthen families. Working with chapters in 37 States and the District of Columbia, Prevent Child Abuse America provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at the national and local levels.
Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Through Dental Awareness (PANDA)
Missouri Dental Association, Director of Administrative Services, 3340 American Avenue, P. O. Box 104900, 3340 American Avenue, Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: (573) 634-3436, Fax: (573) 635-0764
E-mail: margie@modental.org
Web: http://www.modental.org/forthedentist/PreventAbuse.aspx
The Missouri coalition known as P.A.N.D.A (Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Through Dental Awareness) was created to address a lack of reporting by dental professionals of suspected child abuse and neglect. P.A.N.D.A's educational programs include a history of family violence in our society, clinical examples of confirmed child abuse and neglect, and discussions of legal liability issues involved in reporting child maltreatment. Programs now extend beyond dental audiences to include physicians, nurses, teachers, child care workers, and anyone interested in preventing family violence.
Safer Society Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 340, Brandon, VT 05733-0340
Phone: (802)247-3132, Fax: (802)247-4233
E-mail: ssfi@sover.net
Web: http://www.safersociety.org/
The Safer Society Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit agency, is a national research, advocacy, and referral center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse. The Foundation provides training and consultation, research, sex offender treatment referrals, a computerized program network, and a resource library. It also publishes materials for the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse.
Stop It Now!
P.O. Box 495, Haydenville, MA 01039
Phone: (413) 268-3096, Toll-Free: 1-888-PREVENT
E-mail: info@stopitnow.org
Web: http://www.stopitnow.org/
Stop It Now! is a national, nonprofit working to prevent and ultimately eradicate child sexual abuse. Stop It Now! challenges adults to take action by calling on abusers, adults at risk to abuse, and their friends and family, to come forward, learn the warning signs, and seek help.
Much of this material was provided by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information.
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