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.
   http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2002/investigative-reporting/works/index.html

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.
   http://www.401kids.org

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
   http://www.abanet.org/ftp/pub/child/may99pdf.pdf

Adults and Children Together Against Violence (ACT)
   Sponsored by the American Psychological Association and others, ACT seeks to prevent violence by providing young children with positive role models and environments that teach nonviolent problem-solving. Information on managing anger, resolving conflicts,
   http://www.actagainstviolence.org/

Almanac of Policy Issues: Child Abuse
   Find articles, information and links related to child abuse in America.
   http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/child_abuse.shtml

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

At Health.com
   This newsletter issue provides links to child abuse information, treatment and prevention resources.
   http://www.athealth.com/FPN_3_27.html

BASPCAN
   The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) aims to prevent physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect of children. Professional journal, conferences, and membership information.
   http://www.baspcan.org.uk/

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. [PDF]
   http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Publications/Res_CtPerS_TCPS_PackGde4-04Pub.pdf

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.
   http://www.cnn.com/US/9808/05/child.abuse.part.02/

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.
   http://canow.org/famlaw_report/custody_abuse.pdf

Child Abuse
   Online newsletter provides information on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of child abuse.
   http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/newsletter/FPN_4_11.html

Child Abuse - Legal Issues
   About.com guide provides resources in many legal aspects of sexual abuse cases.
   http://law.about.com/medianews/currevents/law/msub48.htm

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.
   http://child.cornell.edu/

Child Abuse Referral and Education
   A summary of concepts for the diagnosis, investigation, and reporting of suspected Child Abuse. Includes radiologic imaging and references.
   http://rad.usuhs.mil/rad/home/peds/pedindex.html

Child Abuse Reported to the Police
   Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) forma, 1997.
   http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/187238.pdf

Child Abuse Unit
   Dedicated to child safety online and the education of families, schools and organizations in child abuse prevention
   http://childabuseunit.com

Child Abuse and Neglect
   An international, multidisciplinary journal on all aspects, including sexual abuse, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment.
   http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/586/description#description

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 neglec
   http://www.musc.edu/cvc/candis.zip

Child Abuse in Children
   Pediatrician's view of child abuse. Notes the signs of possible abuse.
   http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/commonproblems/child_abuse.html

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.
   http://www.factnet.org/Children.html

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
   http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats/

Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
   Assists child abuse victims and non-offending family members in Southwest Missouri.
   http://www.childadvocacycenter.org/

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.
   http://www2.state.ga.us/Legis/1999_00/leg/fulltext/lc102655.htm

Child Maltreatment
   Quarterly publication of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
   http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=15

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)
   http://www.naccchildlaw.org/childrenlaw/childmaltreatment.html

Child Maltreatment and Substance Abuse
   Discussion Paper Number 2 Spring 1996 - By Adam M. Tomison
   http://www.aifs.org.au/nch/discussion2.html

Child Neglect: A Guide For Intervention
   National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
   http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/usermanuals/neglect/index.cfm

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.
   http://www.childprotection.org.ph/

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.
   http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/cons/child/toc.html

Children Are Worth Saving
   Community out-reach program shares information that is educational and eye opening.
   http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7836/

Children as Witnesses - Bibliography
   National Children's Advocacy Center
   http://www.nationalcac.org/bib/bib02.html

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.
   http://www.childrenscove.org/

Children's Protection Society Inc.
   Providing leadership in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Australia.
   http://www.cps.org.au/

Choosing and Using Child Victimization Questionnaires" (NCJ 186027)
   Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Report in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format.
   http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/pubs/violvict.html#186027

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.
   http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/circleofangels/index.html

Cornell Family Life Development Center
   Conducts research, training, and outreach on issues related to the prevention of child abuse, violence, and maltreatment.
   http://www.human.cornell.edu/centers/fldc/

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.
   http://www.aap.org/policy/03775.html

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.
   http://www.ecpat.net/

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.
   http://www.friendsnrc.org/

First Witness
   A child abuse resource center that trains professionals on how to conduct child-friendly, non-traumatic, forensic interviews.
   http://www.firstwitness.org/

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.
   http://helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm

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. [PDF]
   http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/243_459.pdf

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.
   http://www.kourtsforkids.org

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.
   http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/162425.txt

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.
   http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/

Life and Times of Roger Dean Kiser
   Short stories of child abuse in American orphanages.
   http://rogerdeankiser.com/index.htm

Little Twinkle
   Serving children at risk in India and the United States. Newsletter, information on Little Twinkle schools, projects, and pictures.
   http://www.littletwinkle.com/

Maltreatment and Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program
   Field-tested and research-based materials about violence in the lives of pregnant and parenting teens
   http://outreach.missouri.edu/hdfs/mappp/

MedlinePlus: Child Abuse
   The National Library of Medicine's authoritative and current database of information on child abuse. Overview, diagnosis/symptoms, treatment, prevention, research and statistics, organizations and resources.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html

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.
   http://www.memphiscac.org/

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
   Electronic Clearinghouse providing links, facts sheets and resources related to child abuse.
   http://www.mincava.umn.edu/ca.asp

Mothers of Lost Children
   Organization for women who have lost custody of their children as a result of making child abuse allegations.
   http://www.mothers-of-lost-children.com/

Munchausen By Proxy
   Information on factitious disorders by Louisa J. Lasher. Its arguments include harm to children by a parent.
   http://www.mbpexpert.com/definition.html

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.
   http://www.calib.com/nccanch/statutes/

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, publicat
   http://www.nccd-crc.org/

National Data Archive
   A U.S. child abuse and neglect data archive serving researchers performing secondary analysis with statistical software.
   http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/

National Exchange Club Foundation
   Find definitions of child abuse including abuse by neglect, parent aide network, information on prevention, and related links.
   http://www.preventchildabuse.com/

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.
   http://www.gangfreekids.org/

National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment
   Provides information, training, and technical assistance services to state, local and tribal child protection agencies.
   http://nrccm.gocwi.org/

Past, Present and Future Roles of Child Protective Services
   Adobe Acrobat Format Document (PDF). From Journal: Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect
   http://www.futureofchildren.org/pcn/02_pcn.pdf

Peper Harow Foundation
   Children's charity providing residential care, support and education for abused, neglested and deprived children. Includes current projects, fundraising and news.
   http://www.peperharow.org.uk

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.
   http://www.modental.org/forthedentist/PreventAbuse.aspx

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.
   http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/programs_services/152/tools/

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 kinsh
   http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=75332

Psychological Abuse in the Classroom
   From Kossor Education Newsletter - Issue #9. Discusses the issue of psychological abuse of children in the school environment.
   http://www.voicenet.com/~sakossor/Pe3_19.html

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.
   http://www.aifs.org.au/nch/pubs.html#issues

Representing A Child in Abuse and Neglect Cases
   American Bar Association Standards of Practice For Lawyers.
   http://www.abanet.org/child/rep-duties.html

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.
   http://www.safefromthestart.org/pdfs/promisingStrategies.pdf

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.
   http://www.advokid.org

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.
   http://www.gahsc.org/terrell/

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.
   http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8616/quiltproject.html

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.
   http://www.4therapy.com/consumer/conditions/item.php?uniqueid=6261&categoryid=240&

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.
   http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (1993)
   National Academy Press - Online Book
   http://www.nap.edu/books/0309048893/html/

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.
   http://www.childhood-usa.org/

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.
   http://www.vachss.com/av_dispatches/disp_9408_a.html

at the grave of the unknown child
   One child's story. Free PDF.
   http://theunknownchild.tripod.com/