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Child Abuse
Clicking on the links below will take you to that Association's website.
- Administration for Children and Families www.acf.dhhs.gov
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
- Alliance for Children and Families www.alliance1.org
The Alliance for Children and Families provides services to nonprofit child and family serving and economic empowerment organizations. Motivated by a vision of a healthy society and strong communities, the Alliance works to strengthen America’s nonprofit sector and through advocacy assure the sector’s continued independence.
- Children Welfare League of America www.cwla.org
Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-basTheed child welfare organization. CWF is committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm. CWL envisions a future in which families, neighborhoods, communities, organizations, and governments ensure that all children and youth are provided with the resources they need to grow into healthy, contributing members of society.
- Children with AIDS Project www.aidskids.org
The aim of the Children With AIDS Project of America (CWA) is to transform the silence that surrounds HIV infected, affected children and AIDS orphans into an audible sound. This sound must be amplified until the needs are met for all children in the nation and globally affected by the AIDS epidemic.
- Family and Children’s Trust Fund www.fact.state.va.us
The Family and Children's Trust Fund (FACT) works to prevent and treat family violence in Virginia. Family Violence includes child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and neglect, dating violence, and suicide.
- Family Violence Prevention Fund – Children and DV www.endabuse.org/programs/children/
Improving community and system responses to children and their families are key objectives of the Family Violence Prevention Fund's children's program.
- National Center for Children Exposed to Violence www.nccev.org
It is the mission of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) to increase the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the incidence and impact of violence on children and families; to train and support the professionals who provide intervention and treatment to children and families affected by violence; and, to increase professional and public awareness of the effects of violence on children, families, communities and society.
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/
The mission of the Clearinghouses is to connect professionals and concerned citizens to practical, timely, and essential information on programs, research, legislation, and statistics to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
- Prevent Child Abuse America www.preventchildabuse.org
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. Working with local chapters, PCAA provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels.
Stop It Now a national nonprofit organization, created a ground-breaking public health approach to prevent the perpetration of child sexual abuse. Since 1992, Stop It Now!'s public policy, public education, and research programs have protected our children by emphasizing adult and community responsibility. These programs reach out to adults who are concerned about inappropriate sexualized behavior in another adult, adolescent, or child, and to adults who are concerned about their own thoughts or behaviors. Stop It Now! established the first helpline (1-888-PREVENT) available for individuals and families to call for support and access to resources in a confidential setting.
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