Links below are categorized alphabetically by topic. If you would like to have a link added for the benefit of other professionals working in child abuse, please email sheri@ncpsac.org. Please click here to report inactive or inaccurate links.
Associations
- Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) Founded to foster research, facilitate information exchange, further professional education and provide for the advancement of professional standards and practices in the field of sex offender evaluation and treatment
- International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) The mission of the IAFN is to provide leadership in forensic nursing practice by developing, promoting, and disseminating information internationally about forensic nursing science
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) To support individuals and organizations working to protect children from abuse and neglect worldwide
Child Advocacy Centers
- National Children's Alliance We will have met success when every child has access to the services of an accredited children's advocacy center
- Child Advocacy Centers of North Carolina A coalition of CACs in North Carolina, and a chapter of the National Children's Alliance
Reporting child abuse and neglect
- ChildHelp USA Meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children
Resources for information on children, child abuse, prevention and treatment
- Children's Defense Fund The voice for all the children of America
- Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) Provides information on child advocacy, statistics on abuse and neglect, foster care, and child welfare
- Child Welfare Information Gateway (see National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect)
- Family Preservation Institute (FPI) A program of New Mexico State University, FPI's mission is to serve as a national center for the development and dissemination of family preservation knowledge and skills
- Family Violence Prevention Fund Works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence
- The Kempe Center Provides information for parents and other consumers regarding child abuse
- National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome The center's mission is to educate and train parents and professionals, and to conduct research that will prevent the shaking and abuse of infants in the United States
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect (or Child Welfare Information Gateway) Provides information on statistics, child welfare, child abuse and neglect prevention, and state statutes
- National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) Acquires and disseminates micro data (not statistics or reports) from federally-funded or voluntarily contributed research projects all over the U.S. The archive also distributes the data from significant national data collection efforts, such as the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, and the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being
- National Exchange Club Foundation Provides information on physical child abuse, child sexual abuse, neglect, shaken baby syndrome, and fetal alcohol syndrome
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center Provides a comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, research and emerging policy on sexual violence intervention and prevention
Trainings, etc.
- Office for Victims of Crime Training Calendar Provides victim service professionals with tools to build their technical skills and enhance their knowledge of victim service issues