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Information from the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect

• What is Child Abuse and Neglect?
• Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Child Welfare Information Gateway’s “Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect” Resources

Recent Articles on Child Abuse and Neglect

• “As Bad As It Seemed” - Journal News, 3/12/06
• “Report Says Signs of Abuse of Scalded Boys Were Not Followed Up” - Journal News, 3/10/06
• “Children in Torment” - New York Times, 3/9/06
• “Long Chain of Alarms Preceded Death of Girl, 7″ - New York Times, 1/13/06
• “Protecting Your Child from Sex Abuse” - Fox News, 12/7/05
• “Doctor of Girl, 7, Who Died Says He Made Abuse Report” - New York Times, 11/19/05
• “Jets’ Coles Reveals He Was Sexually Abused” - New York Times, 9/18/05

Local Resources

Atlanta

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call local agency or ChildHelp USA at 1-800-422-4453
or visit http://www.dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site

For more information on child abuse and neglect:

Call Prevent Child Abuse Georgia at 1-800-CHILDREN
or visit http://www.preventchildabusega.org/

How to Help http://www.childwelfare.net/resources/howtohelp.html

Boston

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call 1-800-KIDS-508 (during business hours)
or 1-800-792-5200 (after business hours)
or visit the Massachusetts Department of Social Services

For more information on child abuse and neglect:

Prevent Child Abuse Massachusetts
visit http://www.masskids.org/pcama/index.html

Children’s Trust Fund
visit http://www.onetoughjob.org or http://www.mctf.org

Cayman Islands

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call 345-949-0290 (during business hours) or 345-949-4222 (after business hours or weekends)

Chicago

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call 1-800-25-ABUSE (Illinois) or 217-524-2606 (Outside Illinois)
or visit http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/

For more information on child abuse and neglect:

The Juvenile Protective Association
visit http://www.juvenile.org/

Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
http://www.preventchildabuseillinois.org

Denver

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call local agency or ChildHelp USA at 1-800-422-4453
or visit http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/cyf/Child_Welfare/cw_home.htm

London

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline at 0808 800 5000
or visit http://www.nspcc.org.uk/nspcc/helpline

For more information on child abuse and neglect:

Norwood - Children and Families First
visit http://www.norwood.org.uk/services

New York

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call 1-800-342-3720
or visit http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/cps/

For more information on child abuse and neglect:

Coalition on Child Abuse and Neglect
visit http://www.coalitiononchildabuse.org/

Prevent Child Abuse New York
http://www.preventchildabuseny.org

San Francisco

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call local agency or ChildHelp USA at 1-800-422-4453
or visit http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/FindServic_716.htm

For more information on child abuse and neglect:

The San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center
Call (415) 668-0494
or visit http://www.sfcapc.org

KidsData.org

http://www.kidsdata.org/data_sources.jsp

Toronto

To report child abuse or neglect:

Call the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto at (416) 924-4646
or visit http://www.casmt.on.ca

Kid’s Help Phone 1-800-668-6868

For more information on child abuse and neglect:

The Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare
http://www.cecw-cepb.ca/home.shtml

Voices for Children
http://www.voicesforchildren.ca/