Resources

* Child Abuse Prevention

* National Organizations

* Child Advocacy Centers

* Parents and Families

* Domestic Violence

* MA State Agencies

www.child-abuse.com
Child Abuse Prevention Network provides information on child abuse to parents, children, educators and health care professionals. This information includes statistics, prevention, organizations and services, shelters and news articles relating to child abuse prevention. This site also contains links to other related information.

www.childrensinstitute.org
Children's Institute International in Los Angeles, California. International organization for the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect.

www.devannacenter.org
The Dianne DeVanna Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and strengthen both individual family members and the family as a whole in order to significantly contributes to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

www.ispcan.org
The International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect is an organization, which supports individuals, and organizations working to protect children from abuse and neglect worldwide. The web site includes resources, membership and conference information.

www.mctf.org
The Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund is a public/private agency to provide support to families statewide in an effort to prevent child abuse and neglect.

www.nationalcoalition.org
The National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families is an organization protecting children and families from the harms of pornography and its messages. It is an alliance of representatives from businesses, foundations, citizen action groups, religious denominations, and faith groups working to educate the general public about the effects of our sex-saturated society on communities, individuals, children and families. It also is helping concerned citizens effect changes in their communities and providing assistance to those whose live have been negatively impacted by pornography and its messages.

www.preventchildabuse.org
Prevent Child Abuse America 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.

www.prevent-abuse-now.com/index.htm
270+ pages of child protection & abuse prevention information

www.unh.edu/ccrc/
Crimes against children research center The CCRC is concerned with children and adolescents, from birth through age 17, and all their crime victimizations, both within and outside the family, both known and unknown to law enforcement.
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www.nncac.org
National Children's Alliance (formerly the National Network of Children's Advocacy Centers) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide training, technical assistance and networking opportunities to communities seeking to plan, establish and improve Children's Advocacy Centers.

www.childrenscove.org
Children's Advocacy Center for Barnstable County.
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www.janedoe.org
Jane Doe Inc. brings together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault.

www.mincava.umn.edu/index.asp
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. One of the premier resources for information on a wide range of topics related to violence and abuse.

www.ncadv.org
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a national organization that includes information for victims and professionals. For victims, information helps define the problem of Domestic Violence and provides a checklist for victims. Also, it includes information on what to do including making safe plans. The site includes information for professionals in the form of articles, resources, and public policy.
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www.state.ma.us/chsb
The Criminal History Systems Board is the state agency responsible for maintaining the Commonwealth's criminal justice information system, maintaining firearms licensing and transaction records, disseminating Massachusetts criminal offender record information, and giving assistance to those individuals or families that may be victims of crime.

www.state.ma.us/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/
Massachusetts Trial Court website with information about the Administrative Office of the Trial Court, the seven Trial Court Departments, Jury system, Probation Department, a link to the Law Library Site and a link to Massachusetts Appellate Court decisions.

www.doe.mass.edu
The Department of Education is responsible for the state public education system in Massachusetts.

www.state.ma.us/dmh/
The Department of Mental Health is the state agency to work with adults with serious and persistent mental illness and children with serious mental illness or severe emotional disturbance

www.dmr.state.ma.us/
The Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) is a state agency that provides support to the Commonwealth's citizens who have mental retardation.

www.state.ma.us/dph/
The Department of Public Health is the state agency that promotes healthy people, families, communities and healthy environments through care, education and prevention.

www.magnet.state.ma.us/dss/
The Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS) is the state agency that receives and responds to child abuse and neglect reports and provides an array of services to children and families across the Commonwealth.

www.state.ma.us/dta/
The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), formerly known as the Department of Public Welfare, is the state agency responsible for administering public assistance programs for needy citizens of the Commonwealth.

www.state.ma.us/dys/
The Department of Youth Services is the state agency to work with youth who are committed in Massachusetts.

www.state.ma.us/mova/
The Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA) is the state agency to help crime victims by providing direct services and advocating for the rights and services for victims in the aftermath of crime.

www.qualitychildcare.org/
The Office of Child Care Services is the state agency that monitors child care providers in Massachusetts.

www.state.ma.us/sorb
The Sex Offender Registry Board is the state agency responsible for keeping track of convicted sex offenders and classifying each offender.
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www.apsac.org
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is a professional society for those working in the field of child abuse and neglect. Their mission is to work with providers to improve services to child abuse victims and their non-offending families.

www.childwelfare.gov | Child Welfare Gateway
The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Clearinghouse is a national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues.

www.childrensdefense.org
The Children's Defense Fund is a national organization with the mission "to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities."

http://www.cwla.org
Child Welfare League of America. Protecting America's children through education, services and the development of programs and policies.

www.cavnet2.org
Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET). List serve and database for professionals regarding domestic violence, sexual assault, rape and stalking.

www.istss.org
For professionals to share information about the effects of trauma. (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) is dedicated to discerning and dissemination of knowledge about policy, program, and service initiatives. Includes current news briefs, articles, resources, and conference information regarding the effects of trauma.

www.missingkids.com
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A hub for recovering missing children and preventing child abuse.

www.ncvc.org
National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC). Provider of resources and training tools for victim service providers and an advocate for crime victimization awareness and its impact.

www.ncjfcj.org
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Improving the juvenile court system through education and applied research.

www.nationalcasa.org
National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Helps and trains community volunteers to speak for the best interest of children in court.

www.try-nova.org/
National Organization For Victim Assistance This list provides toll-free phone numbers and Web site addresses for a variety of agencies whose work may be of interest to victims/survivors of violent crime or crisis, or for those who work in the field of victim assistance or crisis response.

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs-the lifeline services that help victims to heal. The agency supports trainings designed to educate criminal justice and allied professionals regarding the rights and needs of crime victims.

www.ptsdalliance.org
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Alliance is a group of professional and advocacy organizations that have joined forces to provide educational resources to individuals with PTSD and their loved ones.

www.rainn.org
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network 800-656-4673 The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE.

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/sane_4_2001/welcome.html
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and Sexual Assault Response Team (SART). This guide is designed for nursing professionals involved in providing evaluations for sexually abused victims.

www.vawprevention.org
National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We have designed this website to be useful to scientists, practitioners, advocates, grassroots organizations, and any other professional or lay person interested in current topics related to violence against women and its prevention.

www.voices-action.org
Voices in Action is an international organization providing assistance to adult victims of child sexual abuse. We help victims become survivors and create accurate public awareness of the prevalence of child sexual abuse, its impact, and ways in which it can be prevented or stopped through educational programs.
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www.familysupportamerica.org/content/home/htm
Family Resource, Information, Education and Network Development Services (FRIENDS). Provides training technical assistance, and information to promote the CBFRS programs.

www.giftfromwithin.org
An international organization for survivors of trauma and victimization. Resources and articles on PTSD and Trauma as well as personal sharing of victims.

www.mspcc.org
The MSPCC is dedicated to protecting the rights of children and their families. In Massachusetts, they provide prevention, education and treatment services through a statewide network of program offices. Their website offers information on programs and services offered by the MSPCC, upcoming events, press releases and links to other sites.

www.ywca.org
YWCA of the USA 888-993-2463 The YWCA empowers women and girls by offering a wide range of services and programs that enrich and transform their lives.
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www.futureofchildren.org
The Future of Children. A publication which provides information on major issues related to children's well being.

www.kidsrights.com
Kids Rights. Healing materials used by professionals in their work with abused and troubled children, adults and families.

www.ncjrs.org
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Information on research, policy and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control.

www.ndacan.cornell.edu
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. A facilitator for the secondary analysis of research data relevant to the study of child abuse and neglect.

www.safersociety.org
Safer Society Press. Specializing in sexual abuse prevention and treatment publications.

www.unh.edu/ccrc/
Crimes Against Children Research Center. Information and resources concerning children's crime victimizations.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
http://www.abanet.org/child

American Professional Association on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
http://www.apsac.org

Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund
http://www.mctf.org

Massachusetts Citizens for Children (MCC)
http://www.masskids.org

Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)
http://www.mass.gov/mova/

National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN)
http://www.calib.com/nccanch

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.com

National Children's Alliance
http://www.nncac.org

Massachusetts Children's Alliance
http://www.machildrensalliance.org/contactus.htm