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Child Abuse Prevention

  • Child Abuse Prevention Network (A Worldwide Collaborative Project, with Special Private Access Services for Members) http://child-abuse.com
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway (Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.) ) http://www.childwelfare.gov/
  • National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (The central data archive for researchers in child abuse and neglect in the USA. Our partners in providing Internetworking skills for child abuse prevention) http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu
  • Kempe Children's Center (Strategic partners with Cornell's Child Abuse Prevention Network in building special Internet resources for solving problems in the field of child maltreatment) http://www.kempecenter.org (and check here for the affiliate organization, the National Association of Counsel for Children - NACC - ) http://www.naccchildlaw.org
  • American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law (Key collaborators with Cornell's Child Abuse Prevention Network in building special Internet resources for legal problems in the field of child maltreatment) http://www.abanet.org/child
  • Prevent Child Abuse America (The focal point of the prevention agenda in the USA. An early leader -- and the first national collaborator with Cornell -- in using computer networking to support child abuse prevention.) http://www.childabuse.org
  • Army Family Advocacy Programs (Major innovator in using prevention as an institutional focus in child abuse prevention. Called on Cornell to build resources for marketing the prevention agenda.) http://child-abuse.com/army/army.html
  • American Humane Association (through its Children's Division, has worked for over a century to help improve and enhance public child welfare systems and private child-focused agencies in their responses to the plight of abused and neglected children.) http://www.americanhumane.org/cpmain.html
  • National Children's Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama, focused on prevention and treatment options for physically and sexually abused children and their families. Uses a child-centered, family focused approach. http://www.ncac-hsv.org/
  • Exchange Club of North Carolina - Stop Child Abuse Now. Center provides information about child abuse, programs on how to parent, and support for the long established "parent aide" approach to serving families where child maltreatment is a problem. http://www.webfresco.com/scan/
  • The Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) is a part of the Children's Bureau in the Department of Health and Human Services. It funds the National Clearinghouse, the National Data Archive, and important resources for improving state responses on child abuse and neglect, and for demonstrating leading edge program models and research efforts on child abuse prevention, intervention and treatment.) http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/
    • The Family Research Laboratory. The Family Research Laboratory (FRL) is an independent research unit at the University of New Hampshire devoted to the study of family problems. They also run an annual Family Violence Research Conference in early summer. The laboratory was founded in 1975. http://www.unh.edu/frl/frlbroch.htm
    • CASAnet is a resource for Court Appointed Special Advocate - CASA - and Guardian ad Litem - GAL- programs, volunteers and professionals in their work with abused and neglected children. CASAnet is a service of the National CASA Association.
    • The National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds is the member organization of each of the state Children's Trust Funds. These organizations are the largest funding source for child abuse prevention programs in the country. 
  • LifeNET (Home Page for the Corporate Partners of the Child Abuse Prevention Network) http://child-abuse.com/lifenet/
  • EC-Net Welcome (First Password Protected Page for Members) http://child-abuse.com/ecwelcome/
  • AIFS - The Australian Institute of Family Studies The Institute is a Commonwealth statutory authority established in 1980 to promote the identification and understanding of factors affecting marital and family stability in Australia. http://www.aifs.org.au/
  • National Child Protection Clearinghouse (Australia) The Clearinghouse is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services under the auspices of the National Child Protection Council as part of the National Strategy for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. http://www.aifs.org.au/nch/nch_menu.html
  • Evaluation Web Site: EVALWEB Evaluation -- especially outcome evaluation -- is the key to success of any prevent effort. Getting past "what we did" to "what happened as a result of our efforts" is crucial. Here is a well-organized, highly useful Online resource on the whole topic of evaluation.

    • Other Important Child Abuse Online Resources

    The Wounded Healer -- A Major Resource for Survivors from Linda Chapman, MSW
    PANdora's Box -- A Major Resource on Child Sexual Abuse from Dr. Nancy Faulkner
    ARCH - National Resource Center For Access to Respite Care and Services
    ACWA Home Page -Australia
    Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics from the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse
    FCBE - Child Abuse Handbook Summary
    Parents Anonymous of Arizona
    Child Abuse Prevention
    Children Now
    Ontario Centre For Religious Tolerance
    C-H-O-I-R Home Page
    National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
    Children in Danger
    The Child Advocate
    ATSA Home Page
    SWAN on the World Wide Web
    Wallach Surgical Devices, Inc. Child Abuse Forum
    Breaking the Cycle
    The Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse
    National Crime Victim's Center
    ICAD Main Page
    Internet Resources for Crime Victims
    Global ChildNet Homepage
    Childwatch International
    Computer Use in Social Services Network (CUSSN)
    PEDINFO Home Page
    Dependency Home Page
    Child Sexual Abuse
    The Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Knoxville, TN

    Injury Control Resource Information Network,
    Sidran Foundation and Press
    Child Safety on the Information Highway

    Boys Town
    U.W. School of Nursing Home Page

    List of ABA Entities
    NIH Grants
    STRESSOUT

    Gift From Within for PTSD Resources for survivors and caregivers

    Domestic Violence

    National Coalition on Domestic Violence
    Family Violence Prevention Fund
    Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
    MEDLINEplus: Domestic Violence
    Minnesota Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse
    SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources
    Domestic Violence Menu
    International Purple Ribbon Project
    Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence


    Parents & Kids


    The WonderWise Parent
    Parenting: PARENTS PLACE.COM, Parenting, Parents, Baby -- the parenting resource center on the web. Keywords: parenting, parents, baby, family, kids
    Welcome to New Parents Network
    Berit's Best Sites for Children
    Visit the Land of Dr. Seuss!,
    The Good Health Web,
    CD MOM: Open House HomePage for Parents and Kids,
    WELCOME TO CD-MOM,
    Futurekids Homepage
    DA*DI'S ESSENTIAL FATHER PAGE
    Military Family Institute Home Page

    Disabilities Resources

    Assault and Violence


    Assault Prevention Information Network Index
    National Crime Victim's Center
    Sexual Assault Information Page
    Sexual Assault Recovery Service (SARS)
    CAVnet

    Self-Help Resources

    Mental Health Net's Community Forums
    A good starting point on a wide range of self-help topics. While mental health is the primary focus, there is more here than meets the eye. Worth a look.



    Self-Help Sourcebook
    This guide has been developed to act as your starting point for exploring real-life support groups and networks that are available throughout the world and in your community. The organizations listed in this directory can help you find and/or start a support group in your community.-->

    Survivors and Victims Empowered (SAVE)
    Partners in the Child Abuse Prevention Network, SAVE provides an online searchable database of nearly 1,000 support organizations mostly in the United States. SAVE is planning to be a significant publisher of online resources.

    Transformations,
    Self help on the Internet. Suggested by Todd, one of the early campaigners in online self-help support systems. This site provides attractive and interactive resources for those seeking support or living in recovery.

    Women Online Worldwide
    The folks at Transformations call this their "sister site," and so it is! The same high quality presentation, and dedication to interactive online cooperation .

    Social Advocacy

    University of South Carolina Law Center,
    Healthlink South Africa,
    IGC-APC,
    HandsNet,

    Some Federal Pages

    Helping States Automate Their Human Services Programs,
    The IITF Web Server,
    FEDIX OPPORTUNITY ALERT,
    Government Agency WWW Servers,
    THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

    Other Pages of Interest

    Internet Access