Adam Walsh Child Resource Center, Inc.
9176 Alternate A1A, Suite 100
Lake Park, FL 33403
407/848-1900

American Humane Association
Children's Division
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
303/792-9900
Provides statistics on child abuse and neglect.

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
322 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60604
312/554-0166

The Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
Department of Pediatrics
P.O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 71390-3030
405/271-8858

Child Welfare League of America
440 First Street NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20001-2085
202/638-2952
Childhelp USA

National child abuse hotline
800/4-A-CHILD
TDD 800/2-A-CHILD

Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
3998 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 350
Fairfax, VA 22033-7565
703/385-7565
Funded by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Information about prevention and treatment programs. Coordinates the nation's largest library of studies on child abuse and neglect.

Cult Awareness Network
2421 West Pratt Boulevard, Suite 1173
Chicago, IL 60645
312/267-7777

Families Anonymous
P.O. Box 548
Van Nuys, CA 91408
818/989-7841

Family Research Laboratory
University of New Hampshire
126 Horton Social Science Center
Durham, NH 03824
603/862-1888
Conducts studies and issues reports about various family issues, including child sexual abuse and the effectiveness of abuse education programs for children.

Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute
1310 Clinic Drive
Tyler, TX 75701
903/595-6600

Healthy Start
State of Hawaii
Program that screens new mothers in the hospital to determine the likelihood for abuse and neglect. Eighty percent of the parents identified accept a home-based parent-training program. Specialists visit the family about one hour per week for three years. The state's child abuse cases are down 90 percent from what could have been expected, based on past experience.

Institute for Mental Health Initiatives
Channeling Parents’ Anger and Channeling Children’s Anger
4545 42nd Street, NW, #311
Washington, DC 20016
202/364-7111

Kempe National Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
1205 Oneida Street
Denver, CO 80220
303/321-3963
Conducts studies and provides information on the prevention of child abuse, and offers referrals, case consultations and other information on juvenile sex offenders.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 550
Arlington, VA 22201-3052
703/235-3900
800/843-5678
TDD 800/826-7653

National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
P.O. Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013-1182
202/205-8586
800/394-3366
Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Primary federal agency for assisting states and communities in child abuse prevention and treatment of victims. Awards grants and funds demonstration projects.

National Children's Advocacy Center
107 Lincoln Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
205/534-6868

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218-0749
303/839-1852
800/333-SAFE (national hotline)

National Coalition Against Sexual Assault
3101 Richmond Avenue, Suite 150
Houston, TX 77098
713/528-6798

National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse
332 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60604
312/663-3520

National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
1155 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202/429-6695
Help Line 800/222-2000

National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (CASA)
2722 Eastlake Drive East, Suite 220
Seattle, WA 98102
800/628-3233
Organization that supports the development of court-appointed advocates who speak on behalf of abused and neglected children involved in the court system.

National Head Injury Foundation
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 100
Washington, CD 20036-0000
703/236-6000
Sponsors HeadSmart, a national prevention program aimed at reducing the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children. Addresses the causes of head injuries: automobile, bicycle and pedestrian collisions; falls; athletic injuries; and violence.

National Resource Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
Denver, CO
800/227-5242
Provides resources to help public and private agencies respond to child abuse and neglect. Funded by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Vanished Children's Alliance
1407 Parkmoor Avenue, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95126
408/971-4VCA
A national nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and recovery of missing children.

A Child's Own Safety Plan
Go here for a page where children can enter important personal information that they can print out and refer to in a crisis.