Links to Internet Resources
National Resources
American Humane Association Children's Division
63 Ivemess Drive
East Englewood, CO 80112-5117
(800) 227-4645 (303) 792-9900
http://www.americanhumane.org/cpmain.html
Child Welfare League of America
440 First St., NW, 3rd floor
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 638-2952
http://www.cwla.org/
Childhelp USA
6463 Independence Ave.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(800) 4-A-CHILD
http://www.charities.org/cgi-bin/charities/read?hservice/childhelp
Children's Defense Fund / Children's Sabbath
25 E St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 628-8787
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
March of Dimes National Headquarters
1275 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 428-7100
http://www.modimes.org/
National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds
MSU office of the National Alliance of CTFs
Department of Psychology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1117
Phone: 517-432-5096
Fax: 517-432-2476
http://www.ctfalliance.org
National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse
332 West Michigan Ave. Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60604
(800) 835-2611
http://www.childabuse.org
National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children
P. O. Box 608134
Chicago, Illinois 60660
http://www.gangfreekids.org/
National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse
3050 Central Ave.
Toledo, OH 43606-1700
(419) 53 5-3232 Fax (419) 535-1989
http://www.nationalexchangeclub.com
National Parent Teacher Association
330 North Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-3690
(312) 670-6782
http://pta.org
Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, D.C. 20013-7337
1-800-444-6472 Fax (301) 589-0884
Safe Kids Campaign National Coalition to Prevent Childhood Injury
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20010
(202) 939-4993
Young Children: Priority One
Kiwanis International
1-800-549-2647
Or call your local Kiwanis Club
http://www.kiwanis.com/index.htm
Hotline Numbers
Abuse Hotline
1-800-252-5400
24-hour hotline to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Operated by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, the state's child protection agency
American Humane Association
1-800-227-5242
Provides child abuse/neglect fact sheets, packets, and statistics for sexual abuse in the United States.
Idaho Careline
1-800-926-2588
Child Care Information Line
1-800-862-5252
Provides information about child-care options and licensing standards. Operated by Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.
Child Help USA
1-800-422-4453
Crisis line for children, offers advice, and provides literature for children.
Child Support Enforcement Hotline
1-800-252-8014
Hotline to answer questions about a child support case, or general child support information.
Covenant House Crisisline
1-800-999-9999
Counselors available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide family conference calls between children and parents for family situations. Helps find overnight shelters for children.
Family Services of America
1-800-221-2681
Referral line with 260 agency referrals for foster homes, homeless shelters, homemaker services, teen pregnancies, teen parenting, mental health problems, divorce mediation, and financial planning, services.
http://www.alliance1.org/
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678
English or Spanish information on missing, children and child pornography.
http://www.missingkids.com
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
1-800-695-0285
Personal responses to questions on disability issues, referrals to other organizations, and publications on helping children and youth with disabilities.
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4000
Crisis intervention referrals and information for runaways and family members. Message center and "home free" through General Bus line.
National Women's Resource Center
1-800-354-8824
515 King Street, Suite 410
Alexandria, VA 22314
http://www.healthywomen.org/
Provides information about women's substance abuse issues, including, effects of use during pregnancy.
Parenting and Child Care
Baby Center - tips, products, forum.
Babyhood
Brighter Futures for Idaho Kids
http://www2.state.id.us/idahochild
The Child Abuse Prevention Network
http://child.cornell.edu/
Lists of links to other sources of information regarding child abuse, including federal resources, Usenet groups, "CD Rom," "Children's House," and interactive resources for the exchange of information about children, their rights, and their education.
Children, Youth and Families at Risk
Earlychildhood.Com
http://www.earlychildhood.com/
The source of information for all who share an interest in improving the education and general life experience of young children.
Early Head Start
http://www.ehsnrc.org/index.htm
Supports the healthy development of infants, toddlers, and their families, and pregnant women.
Child Abuse
The Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance - lists many resources on child abuse and child sexual abuse.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect - data, training, resources.
Strengthening Families Through Early Care and Education
Darkness To Light - child sexual abuse prevention
STOP IT NOW! - child sexual abuse prevention
Faith Trust Institute - faith-based responses to child sexual abuse
Kids Sports Network - preventing child abuse in youth sports
Idaho Kids Count - 2005 Data Book on Idaho's Children
American Humane Society
Child Welfare League of America |
