Together we can prevent and treat child abuse in Jackson County, Missouri
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Support Resources
- Childhelp USA®
- National Child Abuse Hotline
- 1-800-4-A-CHILD® (1-800-422-4453)
- www.childhelpusa.org
- If you need help or suspect a child is being abused, assistance is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Professional hotline counselors can tell you where to file your report; answer questions about child abuse and reporting; give referrals to local emergency, social service and support resources; and provide crisis intervention. Calls are toll-free and anonymous.
- CyberTipLine
- 1-800-843-5678
- www.cybertipline.com
- The CyberTipline handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children. CyberTipLine, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and state and local law enforcement in Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, serves as the national CyberTipline and as the national Child Pornography Tipline.
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- 1-703-274-3900
- 24-hour Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
- www.missingkids.com
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children serves as a focal point in providing 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.
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Protecting Children - Strengthening Families
- www.childwelfare.gov
- A New Way To Stay Connected! 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.
- The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- 1-410-547-6600
- www.aecf.org
- Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.
- Stop It Now! - the campaign to prevent sexual child abuse
- Helpline: 1-888-PREVENT (1-888-773-8368) or 1-413-587-3500
- www.stopitnow.com
- A national nonprofit organization, created a ground-breaking public health approach to prevent the perpetration of child sexual abuse. Since 1992, Stop It Now!'s public policy, public education, and research programs have protected our children by emphasizing adult and community responsibility. These programs reach out to adults who are concerned about inappropriate sexual behavior in another adult, adolescent, or child, and to adults who are concerned about their own thoughts or behaviors.
- Darkness to Light
- 1-843-965-5444
- www.darkness2light.org
- Darkness to Light's mission is to shift responsibility for preventing child sexual abuse from children to adults by providing information on how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
- National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse (NCPCA)
- 1-703-549-9222
- www.ndaa.org
- Through its staff of 20 attorneys, offers resources, training, publications and technical assistance to investigators and prosecutors of child abuse throughout the United States.
- Parents Annonymous (PA)
- 1-800-339-6993
- www.parentsanonymous.org
- A national organization that encourages all parents to ask for help early, whatever the circumstances, to effectively break the cycle of child abuse. They operate a 24-hour hotline to provide an immediate response to parents seeking help. PA groups meet in settings such as local community centers, churches, schools, housing projects, shelters and prisons. Chapters operate throughout the United States and can be located by calling PA or visiting the PA website.
- National Children's Alliance
- 1-800-239-9950
- www.nca-online.org
- NCA is a nationwide not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote and support communities in providing a coordinated investigation and comprehensive response to victims of severe child abuse. NCA is a membership organization providing services to Children's Advocacy Centers, multidisciplinary teams, and professionals across the country.
Children's Advocacy Centers offer a new way of serving abused children through a comprehensive approach to services for victims and their families. These programs are designed by professionals and volunteers responding to the needs of their own communities.
- Prevent Child Abuse America National Office
- 1-312-663-3520
- www.preventchildabuse.org
- Since 1972, Prevent Child Abuse America has led the way in building awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. Working with our chapters, we provide leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels. With the help of our state chapters and concerned individuals like you we're valuing children, strengthening families and engaging communities nationwide. Our many local programs, prevention initiatives and events help spread the word in your community, creating awareness that prevention is possible. We are a family of friends, professionals, volunteers, donors and parents who are preventing child abuse and neglect before it ever starts.
