Sources & Citations

Administration for Children & Families

The Administration for Children & Families (ACF) is a division of the Department of Health & Human Services. ACF promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities.

Website 

acf.hhs.gov

Citations

Child Maltreatment Report 2020

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry focuses on providing child and adolescent psychiatrists the resources they need in order to promote mentally healthy children, adolescents, and families.

Website 

aacap.org

Citations

Sexual Abuse

American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Website 

aap.org

Citations

Sentinel Injuries in Infants Evaluated for Child Physical Abuse

American Bar Association

The ABA was founded in 1878 on a commitment to set the legal and ethical foundation for the American nation. Today, it exists as a membership organization and stands committed to its mission of defending liberty and pursuing justice.

Website 

americanbar.org

Citations

Understanding Sexual Grooming in Child Abuse Cases

American Society for the Positive Care of Children

For over a decade, American Society for the Positive Care of Children has been providing millions of families with the tools, strategies, and resources needed to create Positive Childhood Experiences, reduce adversity, and in turn, build healthy, well-adjusted adults.

Website 

americanspcc.org

Citations

The #1 Reason Children Recant Abuse Allegations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Violence Prevention

CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.

Website 

cdc.gov/violenceprevention

Citations

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Child Development Basics

Fast Facts: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

Child USA

CHILD USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank dedicated to protecting kids and preventing abuse, built on the extraordinary work of two leaders in the field.

Website 

childusa.org

Citations

Delayed Disclosure

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.

A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice, including resources that can be shared with families.

Website 

childwelfare.gov

Citations

Child Maltreatment 2019: Summary of Key Findings

Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2019: Statistics and Interventions

The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities

Family Factors That Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect

Community and Environmental Factors That Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect

Childhelp

Childhelp exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. We focus our efforts on advocacy, intervention, treatment, prevention, family resilience and community outreach.

Website 

childhelp.org

Citations

Emotional Abuse

Darkness to Light

Darkness to Light empowers adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through awareness, education, and stigma reduction.

Website 

d2l.org

Citations

Child Sexual Abuse Statistics

Learn The Facts About Sexual Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse Statistics: Risk Factors

National Centerr for Youth Law

The National Center for Youth Law believes in the incredible power, agency, and wisdom of youth. For more than 50 years, we have worked to center the voices and experiences of youth blocked from educational, health, and social well-being opportunities, particularly Black youth and youth of color, LGBTQ youth, disabled youth, immigrant youth, and youth in child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

Website 

youthlaw.org

Citations

Understanding the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of LGBTQIA2S+ Youth

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. This unique network of frontline providers, family members, researchers, and national partners is committed to changing the course of children’s lives by improving their care and moving scientific gains quickly into practice across the U.S. The NCTSN is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and coordinated by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS).

Website 

nctsn.org

Citations

Intimate Partner Violence: Effects

Child Physical Abuse Fact Sheet

Parents Lead

Parents Lead is an evidence-based prevention program that provides parents and caregivers with a wide variety of tools and resources to support them in creating a safe environment for their children that promotes behavioral health. What is behavioral health? It’s defined as a state of mental/emotional being and/or choices and actions that affect wellness. Put simply, it’s our health and well-being.

Website 

parentslead.org

Citations

Substance Exposed Newborns: An Introduction to Solutions

RAINN

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. 

Website 

rainn.org

Citations

Perpetrators of Sexual Violence: Statistics

 

The Children's Assessment Center

The Children’s Assessment Center (The CAC) provides a safe haven to sexually abused children and their families – a place where they can receive the kind of care and treatment they so richly deserve.

Website 

cachouston.org

Citations

Child Sexual Abuse Facts & Resources

The Gault Center

To promote justice for all children, The Gault Center must actively work to counteract the deeply rooted systemic biases that disproportionately impact Black, Latinx, Asian, Native, Indigenous, and all youth who experience disparate treatment because of their race or ethnicity at every stage of the juvenile legal system.

Website 

defendyouthrights.org

Citations

Addressing Bias in Delinquency and Child Welfare Systems

The University of Mississippi Medical Center

The mission of the University of Mississippi Medical Center is to improve the health and well-being of patients and the community through excellent training for health care professionals, engagement in innovative research, and the delivery of state-of-the-art health care.

Website 

umc.edu

Citations

Ten-Year Research Update Review: Child Sexual Abuse

Verywell Family

The Verywell Family Review Board is a team of board-certified physicians and recognized health, wellness, and finance experts who ensure our content is high-quality, judgment-free, and here to support you through all the stages of parenthood.

Website 

verywellfamily.com

Citations

What Is Emotional Child Abuse?

National Center on Elder Abuse

The NCEA provides the latest information regarding research, training, best practices, news and resources on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation to professionals and the public.

Website

acl.gov

Citation

What is Elder Abuse

The Administration for Community Living

The Administration for Community Living was created around the fundamental principle that older adults and people of all ages with disabilities should be able to live where they choose, with the people they choose, and with the ability to participate fully in their communities.

Website

acl.gov

Citation

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program -The Purpose of the Program and How It Works

The National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)

The National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) is a national non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with members in all fifty states, DC and the territories. Formed in 1989, the goal of NAPSA is to provide Adult Protective Services (APS) programs a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult mistreatment.

Website

napsa-now.org

Citations

Learning About Abuse

What APS Reporters Need to Know

The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center

The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center provides support, technical assistance and training to the 53 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks. The Center's objectives are to enhance the skills, knowledge, and management capacity of the State programs to enable them to handle residents' complaints and represent resident interests in both individual and systems advocacy.

Website

ltcombudsman.org

Citations

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program – What You Must Know

Administration for Children & Families

The Administration for Children & Families (ACF) is a division of the Department of Health & Human Services. ACF promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities.

Website 

acf.hhs.gov

Citations

Child Maltreatment Report 2020

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry focuses on providing child and adolescent psychiatrists the resources they need in order to promote mentally healthy children, adolescents, and families.

Website 

aacap.org

Citations

Sexual Abuse

American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Website 

aap.org

Citations

Sentinel Injuries in Infants Evaluated for Child Physical Abuse

American Bar Association

The ABA was founded in 1878 on a commitment to set the legal and ethical foundation for the American nation. Today, it exists as a membership organization and stands committed to its mission of defending liberty and pursuing justice.

Website 

americanbar.org

Citations

Understanding Sexual Grooming in Child Abuse Cases

American Society for the Positive Care of Children

For over a decade, American Society for the Positive Care of Children has been providing millions of families with the tools, strategies, and resources needed to create Positive Childhood Experiences, reduce adversity, and in turn, build healthy, well-adjusted adults.

Website 

americanspcc.org

Citations

The #1 Reason Children Recant Abuse Allegations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Violence Prevention

CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.

Website 

cdc.gov/violenceprevention

Citations

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Child Development Basics

Fast Facts: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

Child USA

CHILD USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank dedicated to protecting kids and preventing abuse, built on the extraordinary work of two leaders in the field.

Website 

childusa.org

Citations

Delayed Disclosure

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.

A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice, including resources that can be shared with families.

Website 

childwelfare.gov

Citations

Child Maltreatment 2019: Summary of Key Findings

Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2019: Statistics and Interventions

The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities

Family Factors That Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect

Community and Environmental Factors That Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect

Childhelp

Childhelp exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. We focus our efforts on advocacy, intervention, treatment, prevention, family resilience and community outreach.

Website 

childhelp.org

Citations

Emotional Abuse

Darkness to Light

Darkness to Light empowers adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through awareness, education, and stigma reduction.

Website 

d2l.org

Citations

Child Sexual Abuse Statistics

Learn The Facts About Sexual Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse Statistics: Risk Factors

National Centerr for Youth Law

The National Center for Youth Law believes in the incredible power, agency, and wisdom of youth. For more than 50 years, we have worked to center the voices and experiences of youth blocked from educational, health, and social well-being opportunities, particularly Black youth and youth of color, LGBTQ youth, disabled youth, immigrant youth, and youth in child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

Website 

youthlaw.org

Citations

Understanding the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of LGBTQIA2S+ Youth

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. This unique network of frontline providers, family members, researchers, and national partners is committed to changing the course of children’s lives by improving their care and moving scientific gains quickly into practice across the U.S. The NCTSN is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and coordinated by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS).

Website 

nctsn.org

Citations

Intimate Partner Violence: Effects

Child Physical Abuse Fact Sheet

Parents Lead

Parents Lead is an evidence-based prevention program that provides parents and caregivers with a wide variety of tools and resources to support them in creating a safe environment for their children that promotes behavioral health. What is behavioral health? It’s defined as a state of mental/emotional being and/or choices and actions that affect wellness. Put simply, it’s our health and well-being.

Website 

parentslead.org

Citations

Substance Exposed Newborns: An Introduction to Solutions

RAINN

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. 

Website 

rainn.org

Citations

Perpetrators of Sexual Violence: Statistics

 

The Children's Assessment Center

The Children’s Assessment Center (The CAC) provides a safe haven to sexually abused children and their families – a place where they can receive the kind of care and treatment they so richly deserve.

Website 

cachouston.org

Citations

Child Sexual Abuse Facts & Resources

The Gault Center

To promote justice for all children, The Gault Center must actively work to counteract the deeply rooted systemic biases that disproportionately impact Black, Latinx, Asian, Native, Indigenous, and all youth who experience disparate treatment because of their race or ethnicity at every stage of the juvenile legal system.

Website 

defendyouthrights.org

Citations

Addressing Bias in Delinquency and Child Welfare Systems

The University of Mississippi Medical Center

The mission of the University of Mississippi Medical Center is to improve the health and well-being of patients and the community through excellent training for health care professionals, engagement in innovative research, and the delivery of state-of-the-art health care.

Website 

umc.edu

Citations

Ten-Year Research Update Review: Child Sexual Abuse

Verywell Family

The Verywell Family Review Board is a team of board-certified physicians and recognized health, wellness, and finance experts who ensure our content is high-quality, judgment-free, and here to support you through all the stages of parenthood.

Website 

verywellfamily.com

Citations

What Is Emotional Child Abuse?

National Center on Elder Abuse

The NCEA provides the latest information regarding research, training, best practices, news and resources on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation to professionals and the public.

Website

acl.gov

Citation

What is Elder Abuse

The Administration for Community Living

The Administration for Community Living was created around the fundamental principle that older adults and people of all ages with disabilities should be able to live where they choose, with the people they choose, and with the ability to participate fully in their communities.

Website

acl.gov

Citation

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program -The Purpose of the Program and How It Works

The National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)

The National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) is a national non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with members in all fifty states, DC and the territories. Formed in 1989, the goal of NAPSA is to provide Adult Protective Services (APS) programs a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult mistreatment.

Website

napsa-now.org

Citations

Learning About Abuse

What APS Reporters Need to Know

The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center

The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center provides support, technical assistance and training to the 53 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks. The Center's objectives are to enhance the skills, knowledge, and management capacity of the State programs to enable them to handle residents' complaints and represent resident interests in both individual and systems advocacy.

Website

ltcombudsman.org

Citations

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program – What You Must Know

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