Lukol Directory: Society: Issues: Children, Youth and Family: Child Abuse: Prevention

Parents Anonymous
Seeks to prevent child abuse by offering programs where parents, children, and youth learn new behaviors and create positive change in their lives. Locations, programs, and publications.
http://www.parentsanonymous.org/

Protect Our Kidz
Includes child molestation statistics, prevention information, and links to all states sex offender registries.
http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/protectourkid...

Children's Institute International
Non-profit organization specializing in the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
http://www.childrensinstitute.org/

Predator-Hunter.com Inc.
Predator-Hunter.com is a non-profit corporation formed to actively seek out and stop the exploitation of children on the Internet.
http://predator-hunter.com

Sexual Abuse Task Force of Polk County Florida
Polk County Sexual Abuse Task Force provides joint training for law enforcement and mental health professionals. A forum for the exchange of ideas helping inter-agency problems.
http://www.pcsatf.org

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
NYVPRC was established as a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens.
http://www.safeyouth.org

Westside Children's Center
Westside Children's Center serves the needs of children and their families in Los Angeles. WCC offers foster care and adoption services, early care and education services, and family support services.
http://www.westsidechildrens.org

From Darkness To Light
Primary prevention program aimed at reducing the incidence of child sexual abuse by increasing public awareness of the prevalence and consequences of the problem.
http://www.darkness2light.org/

Healthy Families America
HFA, a national program of Prevent Child Abuse America, has three goals: to promote positive parenting; to encourage child health and development; and to prevent child abuse and neglect.
http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/

International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
An international organization that works towards the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation globally. Events, publications, and resources.
http://www.ispcan.org/

Prevent Child Abuse, Inc.
A non-profit organization working within the public schools and local community to encourage family development, parent education, and support to families to reduce incidences of child abuse and neglect.
http://preventchildabusebozeman.org

National Association Against the Exploitation of Children
The NAAEC is a non-profit organization determined to rid the internet of any site that exploits or abuses children.
http://www.naaec.org

Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (WCPCAN)
A web site for Washington State that provides resources on prevention of child abuse and neglect. Includes information on funding resources, public awareness and policy issues that affect children and their families.
http://www.wcpcan.wa.gov

The Preventive Ounce
A preventive program to help parents manage normal, temperament-related behavioral issues, and avoid anxiety and guilt over what is normal for their child's temperament.
http://preventiveoz.org/

Child Abuse Prevention Network
Dedicated to improving professional and public efforts to understand and deal with risk factors in the lives of children, youth, families and communities that lead to family violence and neglect.
http://child-abuse.com/

Kempe Center for Prevention of Child Abuse
The C. Henry Kempe National Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect was begun in 1972 to provide a clinically based resource for training, consultation, program development and evaluation, and research in all forms of child abuse.
http://kempecenter.org

The KlaasKids Foundation
Dedicated to the memory of Polly Klaas. The Foundation's purpose is to inform parents, children, and communities about how to prevent crimes against children.
http://www.klaaskids.org/

Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare
A Canadian organization that supports collaborative research and policy projects that integrate child maltreatment prevention and interventions across a variety of sectors, including health care, education, justice and recreation.
http://www.cecw-cepb.ca/

CAN Do! Child Abuse and Neglect Disability Outreach Project
Seeks to prevent abuse of children with disabilities. Annual conference, public policy center, news, and research.
http://disability-abuse.com/cando/

Metropolitan Center for Assault Prevention
MCAP provides classroom-based Child Assault Prevention workshops to children, parents, and school staff.
http://www.metrocap.org

Parent-Wise
A clearinghouse of information for facts and strategies for those seeking to keep children safe from maltreatment, such as crisis hotline numbers, parenting articles, and web links.
http://www.parent-wise.org/

Costs Of Child Abuse vs. Child Abuse Prevention
It is far cheaper to prevent child abuse than it is to treat the effects concludes this referenced article from the Michigan Children's Trust Fund.
http://www.msu.edu/user/bob/cost.html

Good-Touch/Bad-Touch
A comprehensive child abuse prevention curriculum designed for pre-school and kindergarten through sixth grade students.
http://www.goodtouchbadtouch.com

American Humane Association
National organization involved in identifying and preventing the causes of child and animal abuse and neglect.
http://www.americanhumane.org/

Safe Child Program
A comprehensive curriculum which teaches prevention of sexual, emotional and physical abuse by people known to the child; prevention of abuse and abduction by strangers; and safety in self-care.
http://www.safechild.org/

Circle of Parents
Works to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect through mutual self-help parent support groups. Local groups and parenting resources.
http://www.circleofparents.org/

National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds
Organization composed of state Children's Trust and Prevention Funds whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect. Listing of state child abuse prevention programs, newsletter, and prevention resources.
http://www.ctfalliance.org/

Strengthening America's Families Program
A 1997-1999 project which searched for "best practice" family strengthening programs and published its results. Includes a literature review and evaluations of promising, model, and examplary programs.
http://www.strengtheningfamilies.org/

Generation Five
A movement to end child sexual abuse in five generations through survivor leadership, community organization and public action.
http://www.generationfive.org

Child Abuse Council
Non-profit agency that provides consultation, education and direct service programs in the areas of child abuse and neglect
http://www.child-abuse-council.org/

Safe From the Start: Taking Action on Children Exposed to Violence
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention publication (Pdf format). Addresses the issue of harm to children who are witnesses to violence
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/18278...

Child Protection Team, Children's Hospital Boston
A comprehensive resource on child abuse and neglect for healthcare providers, families, and kids of all ages. Written by the Child Protection Team at Children's Hospital Boston.
http://www.child-protection.org/

Child Abuse Prevention Association
Helps families overcome trauma. Outlines education, family support and counseling services, provides information on abuse and neglect, introduces community sponsors and solicits support.
http://www.childabuseprevention.org/

Childabuse.com
Seeks to support, inform and encourage those dealing with any aspect of child abuse, in a positive non-threatening environment. Includes articles by child abuse prevention experts.
http://www.childabuse.com/

Stop Child Abuse-Save Our Children
A nonprofit organization dedicated to stopping child abuse of all forms, and improving the lives of survivors of all types of abuse and loss.
http://www.efn.org/~scan/scan.html

Children's Bureau
Located within the US Department of Health and Human Services. Offers services to protect children and strengthen families, and useful information.
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/

Child Abuse.org
Contains information about child abuse prevention and treatment, and a method to report suspected abuse cases in the US.removing 'yo
http://www.childabuse.org/

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Organisation publicising child protection issues and the prevention of cruelty to children. Provides links to resource materials and volunteer opportunities.
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Sub Topics:
Violent Offender Treatment
Internet Safety
Parenting Resources
Sex Offender Registries
Parent Support Groups
Publications
Prevent Child Abuse America
Local Resources
National Exchange Club Foundation


Related Topics:
Society: Crime: Sex Offenses: Prevention
Society: Issues: Violence and Abuse: Prevention
Society: Support Groups: Sexual Abuse
Society: Crime: Sex Offenses: Statistics and Research



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