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Child-Protection Resources for Childcare
Providers
Additional Resources
American Bar Association (ABA)
Center on Children and the Law
740 - 15th Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20005-1019
Telephone: 202-662-1720
Fax: 202-662-1755
Internet: http://www.abanet.org/child
E-mail: child@abanet.org
The National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
is dedicated to achieving safety, permanence, and well-being for abused
and neglected children through improved laws and judicial decision-making.
American Humane Society, Children’s Division
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, Colorado 80112-5117
Toll-free: 1-800-227-4645
Telephone: 303-792-9900
Fax: 303-792-5333
Internet: http://www.americanhumane.org
Through consultation, training, research and evaluation, advocacy, and
information dissemination, American Humane continues its legacy of child
protection.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)
1275 Peachtree Street, Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3506
Toll-free: 1-800-854-CLUB (1-800-854-2582)
Telephone: 404-487-5700
Internet: http://www.bgca.org
E-mail: info@bgca.org
Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys
and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging,
and influence.
Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA)
503 East 23rd Street
Independence, Missouri 64055-1175
Toll-free: 1-800-392-3738 (Missouri Hotline)
Telephone: 816-252-8388
Fax: 816-252-1337
Internet: http://www.childabuseprevention.org
E-mail: capa@childabuseprevention.org
The mission is to prevent and treat all forms of child abuse by creating
changes in individuals, families, and society by strengthening relationships
and promoting healing.
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
National Data Analysis System (NDAS)
Third Floor
440 First Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20001-2085
Telephone: 202-638-2952
Fax: 202-638-4004
Internet: http://www.cwla.org or http://ndas.cwla.org
E-mail: ndas@cwla.org
CWLA is an association of more than 900 public and private nonprofit
agencies assisting more than 3.5 million abused and neglected children
and their families each year with a range of services. The National Data
Analysis System (NDAS) is a part of CWLA’s National Center for Research,
Data, and Technology. NDAS puts child-welfare data and statistics at the
fingertips of Internet users and promotes discussion around state and
federal data issues in an effort to promote effective integration of research,
policy, and practice.
Darkness to Light
Suite 200
7 Radcliffe Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403-6183
Helpline: 1-866-FOR-LIGHT (1-866-367-5444)
Fax: 843-965-5449
Internet: http://www.darkness2light.org
Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children is a sexual abuse prevention
training program educating adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly
to child sexual abuse and motivating them to take action.
Kempe Center
1825 Marion Street
Denver, Colorado 80218-1122
Telephone: 303-864-5300
Fax: 303-864-5302
Internet: http://www.kempe.org
E-mail: info@kempe.org
The Kempe Center works to improve clinical service delivery systems
and provide training, education, and consultation programs to prevent
and treat child abuse and neglect in Colorado and throughout the nation.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Mailstop K65
4770 Buford Highway, Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724
Toll-free: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
Fax: 770-488-1667
Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
The Center for Disease Control’s Injury Center’s free publications
are designed for professional health practitioners, researchers, and consumers.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC)
Charles B. Wang International Children’s Building
699 Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175
Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678)
TTY: 1-800-826-7653
Telephone: 703-274-3900
“Phone free” from Mexico: 001-800-843-5678
From other countries: 001-703-522-9320
Fax: 703-274-2200
Internet: http://www.missingkids.com
CyberTipline: http://www.cybertipline.com
NetSmartz: http://www.NetSmartz.org
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children serves as a
clearinghouse of information about missing and exploited children. It
provides technical assistance to the public and law-enforcement agencies;
distributes photographs of and descriptions about missing children worldwide;
and coordinates child-protection education and prevention programs, training,
and publications.
National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
Suite 480
2000 M Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20036-3307
Toll-free: 1-800-FYI-CALL (1-800-394-2255)
TTY: 1-800-211-7996
Telephone: 202-467-8700
Fax: 202-467-8701
Internet: http://www.ncvc.org
E-mail: gethelp@ncvc.org
NCVC offers help, information about options, and referrals to local services
anywhere in the country.
National Human Services Assembly
Suite 402
1319 F Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20004-1112
Telephone: 202-347-2080
Fax: 202-393-4517
Internet: http://www.nassembly.org
E-mail: nassembly@nassembly.org
The National Assembly is a learning community where leaders with parallel
responsibilities at different national nonprofit human service organizations
such as Chief Executive Officers and Human Resources Directors share knowledge
and expertise about their work in this sector.
National Sexual Violence Research Center (NSVRC)
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, Pennsylvania 17025-2521
Toll-free: 1-877-739-3895
TTY: 717-909-0715
Telephone: 717-909-0710
Fax: 717-909-0714
Internet: http://www.nsvrc.org
A National Resource Directory and Handbook Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Internet: http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/directories/csa_directory/index.html
This resource directory specifically seeks to include and highlight child
sexual abuse prevention organizations, programs, initiatives, and resources
unique, innovative, and/or available for purchase/to be used as a model
for other programs and communities. It primarily includes information
about child sexual abuse prevention efforts in the United States. Additional
resources from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia are also included.
Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)
Suite 200
500 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611-3703
Telephone: 312-663-3520
Fax: 312-939-8962
Internet: http://www.preventchildabuse.org
E-mail: mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
Working with their chapters, PCAA provides leadership to promote and
implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels. Their
Healthy Families America Program produces many publications for
parents, guardians, and children.
Stop It Now!
Suite B-319
351 Pleasant Street
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060-3900
Confidential Helpline: 1-888-PREVENT (1-888-773-8368)
Telephone: 413-587-3500
Fax: 413-587-3505
Internet: http://www.stopitnow.org
E-mail: info@stopitnow.org
These programs reach out to adults who are concerned about inappropriate
sexualized behavior in another adult, adolescent, or child and those concerned
about their own thoughts or behaviors.
U.S. Department of Justice
National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR)
Internet: http://www.nsopr.gov
This web site provides public access to and the ability to search participating
state web sites for public information regarding the presence or location
of offenders, who, in most cases, have been convicted of sexually violent
offenses committed against adults and children and certain sexual contact
and other crimes committed against victims who are minors.
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