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National Child Abuse and Neglect Organizations" Web Links

American Humane Association is dedicated to preventing both child and animal abuse, cruelty, exploitation, and neglect.

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children is an inter-disciplinary membership society focusing on professionals' responses to the prevention, assessment, intervention, and treatment of individuals who have been affected by child maltreatment.

Chapin Hall Center for Children focuses on policies and practices that affect children, their families and their communities.

Child Abuse Prevention Network provides professional supports in regards to the prevention, investigation, and intervention of child abuse and neglect.

Child Rights Information Network focuses on various issues related to children's rights.

Child Welfare League of America is the oldest national organization serving child welfare practitioners who work with vulnerable children, youth, and families.

Childhelp USA focuses on prevention, research, and treatment related to the educational, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children.

Children's Bureau is the oldest federal agency focusing on children and families.

Children's Defense Fund focuses on issues related to child well-being by helping to develop and imlement local and federal policies.

Children's Hospital and Health Center, Chadwick Center for Children and Families is a multi-disciplinary, family-centered agency focusing on protecting children and strengthening their families.

Children's House is a cooperative initiative between AIFS, Child Abuse Prevention Network, Children's Rights Centre, Child Watch International, CRIN, Family Life Development Center, IIN, ISCA, UNICEF, UNESCO, World Bank, and WHO.

Family Life Development Center enhances professional and public responses to child, youth, family, and community risk and protective factors.

FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect supports state efforts to provided community-based, family-centered, and prevention-focused programs.

Healthy Families America  promotes -through home visitiation- child well-being and healthy development.

International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect  promotes the prevention of child fatalities, child labor, child prostitution, children of war, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and neglect in every nation.

Kempe Children's Center provides clinically-based resources related to the identification, treatment, and prevention of all types of child abuse and child.

Kids Count provides annual state-by-state and national count  data related to child well-being.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information is a service of the Children's Bureau; it provides resources and a database of child maltreatment and child welfare related materials.

National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence  focuses on child, elder, and spousal abuse.

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect provides national data regarding child abuse and neglect from leading researchers.

National Indian Child Welfare Association  is the only organization focused on tribal capacities to respond to child abuse and neglect.

Prevent Child Abuse America  provides leadership to promote both national and local level prevention.

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