Resources
Resources
Directory of Organizations
American Association for Protecting
Children
American Humane Association
9725 East Hampden Avenue
Denver, CO 80231
(303) 695-0811
Child Abuse Prevention Network
http://child.cornell.edu/
Child Welfare League of America,
Inc.
http://www.cwla.org/
440 First Street, NW
Suite 310
Washington, D.C. 20001-2085
(202) 638-2952
Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/index.html
122 C Street, NW
4th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 628-8787
Children's Safety Project
Greenwich House, Inc.
27 Barrow Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 242-4140
National Association of Counsel
for Children
C. Henry Kempe National Center
for the Prevention and
Treatment of Child Abuse and
Neglect
1295 Oneida Street
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 321-3963
National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children
1835 K Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20006
(800) 843-5678; (800) 826-7653 (for the hearing impaired); (202) 634-9821
National Center for Prosecution
of Child Abuse
American Prosecutors Research
Institute
1033 N. Fairfax Street
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 739-0321
National Center on Child Abuse
and Neglect
http://www.calib.com/nccanch/
National Child Safety Council
4065 Page Avenue
P.O. Box 1368
Jackson, MI 49204
(517) 764-6070
National Committee for the
Prevention of Child Abuse
http://www.childabuse.org/index.html
P.O. Box 2866
Chicago, IL 60690
(312) 663-3520
National Court Appointed Special
Advocates Association
909 NE 43rd Street
Suite 202
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 328-8588
National Exchange Club Foundation
for the Prevention of Child Abuse
3050 Central Avenue
Toledo, OH 43606
(419) 535-3232
National Victims Resource Center
U. S. Department of Justice
Box 6000-AIQ
Rockville, MD 20850
(800) 627-6872; (301) 251-5525; or 251-5519
Reporting
Child Maltreatment
Connecticut
Make reports in-state to (800) 842-2288 or out-of-state to (203) 344-2599.
Maine
Make reports to regional Office of Human Services; in-state to (800)
452-1999 or out-of-state to (207) 289-2983. Both operate 24 hours
a day.
Massachusetts
Make reports to area office or Protective Screening Unit or in-state to (800) 792-5200.
Massachusetts Department of
Social Services
DSS Home Page --- http://www.state.ma.us/dss/
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(617)727-0900
email: DSS-Info@state.ma.us
Massachusetts Coalition of
Battered Women Service Groups
http://www.besafe.org
Evan B. Donalds Adoption Institute
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org
New Hampshire
Make reports to Division for Children and Youth Services
district office or in-state to (800) 852-3345 (Ext. 4455).
New York
Make reports in-state to (800) 342-3720 or out-of-state to (518) 474-9448.
Rhode Island
Make reports in-state to (800) RI-CHILD or 742-4453 or out-of-state
to (401) 457-4996.
Vermont
Make reports to district office or to (802) 241-2131.
PLEASE NOTE: Phone numbers were current as of March 1989
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The National Center on Child
Abuse and Neglect established by the 1974 Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act by the federal government. It maintains a resource database
which is accessible through Telenet, Tymnet, Dialnet, or direct dial. Dialog
Information Services is its vendor, and there is a per-hour and per-record
access fee.
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The Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information maintains and makes available databases containing relevant information. Also provides books, films, programs, and other resource materials. Their seasonally-published catalog is free. Write to them at P.O. Box 1182, Washington, D.C. 20013 or call (703) 821-2086.
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The National Archive on Child
Abuse and Neglect at Cornell University
contact: Dr. John Eckenrode or Dr. Jane Posers
Cornell University
Family Life Development Center
E200 MVR Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4401
phone: (607) 255-7794.
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