Child Abuse

Educational Tools/Resources

• FBI's A Parents Guide to Internet Safety
  This guide on Internet child exploitation was prepared from actual investigations involving child victims, as well as investigations where officers posed as children.
• NCVC's Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for Treatment (2004)
  This report provides guidelines for mental health assessment and treatment of child victims of sexual and physical abuse and their families.
• USPSTF's Screening for Family and Intimate Partner Violence (2004)
  U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evidence-based recommendation regarding the efficacy of routine screening for family and intimate partner violence.

Reports/Publications

• Child Maltreatment: Fact Sheet
  This CDC fact sheet provides an overview of child abuse. It includes links to featured data resources.
• Closing the Quality Chasm in Child Abuse Treatment: Identifying and Disseminating Best Practices (2004)
  This National Call to Action project document identifies three psychotherapeutic protocols as best practices in helping children recover from child abuse.
• Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect (2004)
  This National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information fact sheet provides an overview of common physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences of child abuse and neglect.
• Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation's Youth (2000)
  This report by the Crimes Against Children Research Center tells results of a national survey of youth to document their use of the Internet and exposure to unwanted sexual solicitation and threatening behavior.
• Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms (2003)
  This National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information fact sheet provides signs in the child and/or the parent that may signal the presence of child abuse or neglect.
• Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics (2000)
  This Bureau of Justice Statistics report presents findings from the National Incident-Based Reporting System regarding sexual assault, especially of young children.
• An Update on the "Cycle of Violence" (2001)
  This National Institute of Justice report updates the results of a longitudinal study comparing arrest records of abused and/or neglected children with arrest records of children who were not abused or maltreated.

Links to Other Resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Child Abuse & Neglect
  Provides child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention resources for physicians and parents.
• Childhelp USA®
  Provides a national child abuse hotline, direct services, advocacy, educational programs and information, prevention programs and community outreach.
• MEDLINEplus: Child Abuse
  Provides information on child abuse from the National Library of Medicine.
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, U.S. Dept. HHS
  Offers information and databases for professionals and the public on all aspects of child maltreatment.
• National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC)
  Offers programs related to crime victims/child abuse in the areas of research, treatment, consultation and professional education; provides CANDIS, a database of information on child abuse assessment tools for research.
• National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS)
  Provides technical assistance, resources and information to state, local and tribal child welfare agencies.
• NetSmartz Workshop®
  Offers an interactive, educational resource that includes games and tools for children, parents, teachers and others on how to stay safer while on the Internet.

Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline

A 24-hour resource offering crisis intervention, information, literature, and referrals; provides local telephone number to report cases of abuse. For information online about reporting abuse and local phone numbers, access the Childhelp USA® Web site at: http://www.childhelpusa.org ro call 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Hotline

A 24-hour resource to report cases of missing or sexually exploited children. For online reporting of child sexual exploitation, visit the NCMEC's CyberTipline at: http://www.cybertipline.com or call 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)