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Publications: Brochures and Links
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General Resources on Child Abuse
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, an investigation into the long-term effects of abuse, neglect, and other adverse childhood experiences
  • American Psychological Association: Protecting Our Children from Abuse and Neglect
  • Childhelp: Child Abuse Statistics, information on the prevalence of child abuse
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway: Definition of Child Abuse, includes state by state information
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway: Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms, describes the types of abuse and their signs and symptoms 
  • Child Information Gateway: Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse, describes the physical health, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences of child abuse
  • Helpguide.org: Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Virginia Department of Social Services: Definitions of Abuse and Neglect, Child Protective Services manual
Back to School Safety
  • Momtastic: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Kids Safe In School
  • National Crime Prevention Council: School Safety
Keeping Kids Safe: Youth Organizations
  • 5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Summer Camp
  • Parent's Guide to Selecting Youth-Serving Organizations

Resources on Emotional Abuse
  • Words Hurt, Too

Resources on Physical Abuse
  • Child Physical Abuse: What Parents Should Know
  • Physical Punishment: What Parents Should Know
  • Raising Well-Behaved Kids: What Parents Should Know
  • Question and Answers about Child Physical Abuse

Resources on Sexual Abuse
Talking with Children
  • Underwear Rule: A Brief Guide
  • For Children: Knowing My Safety Rules
  • What to Tell Your Child if He/She Sees or Hears About a Sex Offender in the Media
Keeping Children Safe
  • 25 Tips to Make Children Safer
  • Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse
  • The Mama Bear Effect: 5 Ways to Turn Off a Pedophile
  • Protecting Child Athletes
  • Preventing the Sexual Exploitation of Children
  • Darkness to Light -- Committed to Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse 
  • Child Safety
Internet Safety
  • NetSmartz 411
  • FBI: Keeping Your Child Safe from Online Predators (Website)
  • FBI: Keeping Your Child Safe from Online Predators (PDF)
  • Online Predators: Minimize the Risk
  • Cyber Tipline
Disclosure of Abuse
  • How Should I React?
  • Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Abuse: Dos and Don'ts for Educators
Signs of Abuse
  • Warning Signs of Child Abuse
Consequences of Child Abuse
  • Impact on the Child
  • Impact on Society
  • Impact of Child Pornography
  • Impact of Child Pornography: True Stories
Statistics 
  • Local, Regional, and National Statistics on Child Abuse


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