CNN - Abused Children Fall Through Bureaucratic Cracks
In 40 percent of child abuse cases nationwide, the threat was already known to the child welfare system, but it failed to protect the victims.

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Addresses all facets of the professional response to child maltreatment: prevention, assessment, intervention, and treatment.

At Health.com
This newsletter issue provides links to child abuse information, treatment and prevention resources.

Child Abuse: Statistics, Research, and Resources
Resources on child abuse, including statistics from the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia; recommended books and web sites for survivors and caregivers; discussions of the nature of child abuse statistics; and helpful tools for understanding how child abuse can lead to psychological harm.

National Data Archive
A U.S. child abuse and neglect data archive serving researchers performing secondary analysis with statistical software.

Child Abuse
Definitions of child abuse and neglect, warning signs of an abused child or abusive parent, and a US toll-free reporting hotline.

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
Electronic Clearinghouse providing links, facts sheets and resources related to child abuse.

Child Abuse Referral and Education
A summary of concepts for the diagnosis, investigation, and reporting of suspected Child Abuse. Includes radiologic imaging and references.

Children Are Worth Saving
Community out-reach program shares information that is educational and eye opening.

Child Abuse
Online newsletter provides information on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of child abuse.

Law Enforcement Response to Child Abuse
This guide arms law enforcement professionals with the information needed to ensure consistency in their investigation of child abuse.

You Carry the Cure In Your Own Heart
Emotional abuse of children can lead, in adulthood, to addiction, rage, a severely damaged sense of self and an inability to truly bond with others. But-if it happened to you-there is a way out.

Child Abuse Reported to the Police
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) forma, 1997.

The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Article describing impact of domestic violence on children and options for helping kids deal with the impact of family violence.

Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse (RE9204)
American Academy of Pediatrics, Volume 87, Number 2 p 262-264, Policy Statement regarding the use of imaging examinations in cases of child abuse and neglect.

Terrell Peterson Articles
Terrell's death by starvation and beating is the basis for a lawsuit against the state of Georgia. As seen on 60 Minutes and in the New York Times.

Representing A Child in Abuse and Neglect Cases
American Bar Association Standards of Practice For Lawyers.

Almanac of Policy Issues: Child Abuse
Find articles, information and links related to child abuse in America.

Child Victims and the Criminal Justice System
Comprehensive Canadian site detailing best practices for dealing with child victims, including management of testimony and sentencing recommendations for perpetrators.

Psychological Abuse in the Classroom
From Kossor Education Newsletter - Issue #9. Discusses the issue of psychological abuse of children in the school environment.

National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children
A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the administration of juvenile justice, research into the incidence, cause, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Child Abuse in religious cults and sects
About religious Cults and Sects regarding brainwashing, thought control and mind control techniques. Jonestown, and Waco. Cult recruitment of youth and college students. An archive and referral service.

Child Abuse - Legal Issues
About.com guide provides resources in many legal aspects of sexual abuse cases.

Choosing and Using Child Victimization Questionnaires" (NCJ 186027)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Report in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format.

Child Custody - Psychological Abuse
SB 26, State of Georgia - Bill introduced in 1999 to allow or reduced or supervisitation when psychlogical abuse of children is substantiated.

Professional Toolkit, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati
The Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Child Abuse Team provides tools for healthcare and law enforcement professionals.

ABA: Child Law Practice
Informational Journal in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Contains Tips for Representing Teen Clients and Tips for Caseworkers on Testifying in Court

Child Abuse in Children
Pediatrician's view of child abuse. Notes the signs of possible abuse.

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (1993)
National Academy Press - Online Book

The Victoria Climbie Inquiry
The independent, statutory inquiry set up to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of Victoria Climbie and to recommend action to prevent such a tragedy happening again.

Circle Of Angels
Dedicated to honoring and supporting children and senior citizens by providing information and supporting individuals and groups working to stop all forms of abuse, exploitation, and abduction.

Past, Present and Future Roles of Child Protective Services
Adobe Acrobat Format Document (PDF). From Journal: Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect

Child Neglect: A Guide For Intervention
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Peper Harow Foundation
Children's charity providing residential care, support and education for abused, neglested and deprived children. Includes current projects, fundraising and news.

The Children's Quilt Project
Participate in the assembly, either by a quilt patch of your own or a donation of cloth or money. This quilt offers a voice to the many abused and neglected children that are advocated for.

Publications - National Child Protection Clearinghouse (Australia)
Publications from the National Clearinghouse on Child Protection include issues papers, discussion papers and a newsletter on topics relevant to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Child Maltreatment - All Forms of Child Abuse and Neglect
Child maltreatment is the term used to describe child abuse and neglect and encompasses physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and emotional abuse. (National Association of Counsel for Children)

Child Maltreatment and Substance Abuse
Discussion Paper Number 2 Spring 1996 - By Adam M. Tomison

Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect
Published by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, this issue of The Future of Children provides abstracts to a number of articles related to the issues child abuse and neglect, child protective services, family-centered services, foster care and kinship care and child welfare reform.

Munchausen By Proxy
Information on factitious disorders by Louisa J. Lasher. Its arguments include harm to children by a parent.

2002 Pulitzer Prize Winning Articles from the Washington Post
Series by Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham and Sara Cohen documenting the deaths of children in foster care.

Child Abuse Prevention Network
Cornell University's child abuse network with access to nationwide news on child abuse and neglect and several active mailing lists on child abuse for professionals and researchers.

National Council on Crime and Delinquency - Children's Research Center
A nonprofit organization promoting effective, humane, fair and economically sound solutions to family, community and justice problems. NCCD conducts research, promotes reform, and works to reduce crime and delinquency. Contains research findings, publications and internet resources on child victimization.

Child Abuse and Neglect Database Instrument System
Developed by the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center with funding from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect and containing information on numerous standardized assessment instruments that have been used in child abuse and neglect research.

Maltreatment and Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program
Field-tested and research-based materials about violence in the lives of pregnant and parenting teens

Leadership Council for Mental Health, Justice and the Media
Site contains academic research and articles critiqueing Parental Alientation Sydrome, The Rind Report (on child sexual abuse), Chilhood Trauma, and Trauma and Memory.

California N.O.W Family Court Report 2002
Complete report of a study on child abuse in child custody cases in the State of California.

Safe From the Start - Reducing Children's Exposure to Violence
Report from the California Attorney General's Office on strategies and best practices to reduce exposure of children to violence in homes and communities.

National Exchange Club Foundation
Find definitions of child abuse including abuse by neglect, parent aide network, information on prevention, and related links.

ECPAT International
A global network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes.

Child Protection in the Philippines
A consortium of Philippines-based organizations advocating against child abuse by exchanging data on the status of children as well as good practices in the promotion of children's rights.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
Providing an array of products and services related to state laws pertaining to child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues.

Support Center for Child Advocates
The Support Center for Child Advocates offers free legal and social services to Philadelphia's abused and neglected children, with the goal of securing a permanent, nurturing environment for every child.

Mothers of Lost Children
Organization for women who have lost custody of their children as a result of making child abuse allegations.

Child Abuse Unit
Dedicated to child safety online and the education of families, schools and organizations in child abuse prevention

at the grave of the unknown child
One child's story. Free PDF.

Children's Protection Society Inc.
Providing leadership in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Australia.

World Childhood Foundation--USA
An international charity founded by Queen Silvia of Sweden to raise awareness of and lend aide to sexually abused or trafficked women and children. Programs and news.

Little Twinkle
Serving children at risk in India and the United States. Newsletter, information on Little Twinkle schools, projects, and pictures.

Life and Times of Roger Dean Kiser
Short stories of child abuse in American orphanages.

Children's Cove
Provides comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary services to child abuse victims and their families in the Massachusett's counties of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket.

Memphis Child Advocacy Center
Serves children who are victims of abuse through prevention, education, and intervention. Children's memorial flag campaign, newsletter, and request a speaker program.

First Witness
A child abuse resource center that trains professionals on how to conduct child-friendly, non-traumatic, forensic interviews.

Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
Assists child abuse victims and non-offending family members in Southwest Missouri.

401-kids
Seeks to provide new clothes, a teddy bear, and a safe place for children removed from abusive situations. History, mission, and donation information.

Children as Witnesses - Bibliography
National Children's Advocacy Center

Kourts for Kids
Kourts for Kids is a nonprofit organization of volunteers across America, who are working together to find ways to better protect abused children in the family courts.

Building a Better Court: Measuring and Improving Court Performance and Judicial Workload in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
A guide, which has a companion toolkit, that is designed to help courts assess their performance in handling child abuse and neglect cases.

National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment
Provides information, training, and technical assistance services to state, local and tribal child protection agencies.

FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community Based Family Resource and Support Programs
Provides technical assistance and information to help States in their efforts to reduce child abuse and neglect.

Cornell Family Life Development Center
Conducts research, training, and outreach on issues related to the prevention of child abuse, violence, and maltreatment.

Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Through Dental Awareness (PANDA)
A Missouri coalition created to address a lack of reporting by dental professionals of suspected child abuse and neglect.

Helpguide.org - Signs and Types of Child Abuse
Provides resources for identifying and reporting child abuse. From the Rotary Club of Santa Monica and Center for Healthy Aging.

Improving Responses to Allegations of Severe Child Abuse
A study that examines the Instant Response Team (IRT) program of New York City, which coordinates responses by child welfare and law enforcement agencies to child abuse allegations.