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Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| Child Welfare Information Gateway | |
| Children's Bureau/ACYF | |
| 1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor | |
| Washington, DC 20024 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-394-3366 (703) 385-7565 |
| Fax: | (703) 385-3206 |
| E-mail: | info@childwelfare.gov |
| Web Address: | http://www.childwelfare.gov |
The Child Welfare Information Gateway is a national resource for people seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and related child welfare issues. | |
| National Child Abuse Hotline | |
| Phone: | 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) |
The National Child Abuse Hotline provides 24-hour support for parents. It provides free information and advice, ranging from prevention of child abuse to basic information about the normal growth and development of children. | |
| Prevent Child Abuse America | |
| 500 North Michigan Avenue | |
| Suite 200 | |
| Chicago, IL 60611 | |
| Phone: | (312) 663-3520 |
| Fax: | (312) 939-8962 |
| E-mail: | mailbox@preventchildabuse.org |
| Web Address: | www.preventchildabuse.org |
This organization provides information on topics related to child abuse and neglect. It offers various programs on child abuse prevention, and it also directs efforts toward increasing public awareness of child abuse and neglect. You can find out whether your state has a local chapter by going to the Web site. | |
| Last updated: | July 27, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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