Library: Abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect: Reporting
Contact Resource List

Compiled by: National CASA Staff
Date Posted: Updated 4/00

Reporting Abuse:
To report a case of child abuse, call your local Child Protective Services agency. In an emergency, call your local police or 911.
If you are in need of further assistance or would like to become more actively involved in preventing child abuse, the following is a list of organizations that may be able to provide resources.

Childhelp USA, National Child Abuse Hotline
Childhelp USA provides a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week national crisis hotline on child abuse and neglect. Childhelp does crisis counseling and provides information and referral for children, parents, adults survivors, abusers, and child care professionals.
P.O. Box 630
Hollywood, CA 90028
(800) 422-4453 or (213) 465-4014
Contact: David Kurtz, Ph.D.

How to Report Abuse: Toll Free Phone Numbers
Toll free numbers, listed by state,  to call to report suspected abuse

More Reporting Agencies

The Boystown National Hotline
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Website: http://www.girlsandboyxtown.org
Boystown, NE 68010
448-3000

The Boystown National Hotline offers a 24-hour, nationwide, short-term crisis intervention counseling hotline. It provides referrals to local agencies around the country and information on a variety of issues including parent-child conflict and other family problems, school problems, runaways, adolescent pregnancy and parenting, domestic violence, child abuse, and suicide prevention.

Parents Anonymous
675 W. Foothill Boulevard, Suite 220
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 621-6184
Website: http://www.parentsanonymous.org/

Parents Anonymous is a nonprofit organization which provides peer-led support groups for parents who want to learn better ways of parenting and for others who are interested in preventing and treating child abuse. Parents Anonymous can put you in touch with one of over 1,200 chapters nationwide.

Covenant House Nineline
346 W. 17th Street
New York, NY 10011-5002
(800) 999-9999
Contact : Wendy Naidich, Director

Covenant House offers 24-hour immediate crisis intervention to kids in trouble--abused and neglected children, runaways/throwaways, alcohol and drug abusers, and those dealing with depression--and to parents having difficulties with their children. Covenant House refers callers to contacts in their own communities.

Children's Rights of America
8735 Dunwoody Place, Suite 6
Atlanta, GA 30350
(800) 442-HOPE or (770) 998-6698
Contacts: Joel Johnson or Judy Giovannetti

Children's Rights of America is a child advocacy and youth services organization that provides specific case-by-case assistance in abuse situations. Its youth-in-crisis hotline helps individuals cope with dire situations.

National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
1757 Park Road, NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202) 232-6682
Contact: Cheryl Tyifka
Web Site: http://www.try-nova.org/
E-mail: nova@digex.net

NOVA provides crisis intervention, short-term counseling, information and referral services, and advocacy for victims of crime.  Education/Prevention

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
P.O. Box 1182 Washington, DC 20013-1182 (800) 394-3366 or (703) 385-7565
Contact: Information Specialist
Web Site: http://www.calib.com/nccanch/report.cfm
E-mail: nccanch@calib.com

The National Clearinghouse on Child Maltreatment and Neglect Information is a major national resource for information and referral on child abuse. Staff members are available to answer questions and provide information on a variety of issues surrounding child maltreatment.

American Humane Association
Children's Division
63 Inverness Drive, E
Englewood, CO 80112
(800) 227-4645 or (303) 792-9900
Contact: Karen Farestad, Director
Web Site: http://www.americanhumane.org/
E-mail: children@amerhumane.org

The Children's Division of the American Humane Association is a national, nonprofit organization engaged in research, evaluation, technical assistance, and consultation to both the public and private sector to help ensure that effective response systems respond to child abuse and neglect in every community. It publishes materials useful to organizations and individuals, such as brochures detailing physical and behavioral indicators of abuse in children.

National Resource Center for Child Maltreatment
1349 W. Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 881-0707
Contact: Richard Dietz, Director of Operations
E-mail: nrccmcwi@aol.com

The National Resource Center for Child Maltreatment provides training, technical assistance, consultation, and information in response to identified needs which relate to the prevention, identification, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.

National Children's Advocacy Center
200 Westside Square, Suite 700
Huntsville, AL 35801
(205) 534-6868

The National Children's Advocacy Center provides training and technical assistance to professionals working with victims of child sexual abuse as well as their families.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
2102 Wilson Blvd., Suite 550
Arlington, VA 22201
843-5678 or (703) 235-3900
Contact: Julie Cartwright
Web Site: http://www.missingkids.org
E-mail: ncmec@cis.compuserv.com

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is an information
clearinghouse which provides technical assistance to parents and law enforcement agents on issues such as runaway youth, family member kidnapping, and stranger abduction.

National Committee for the Rights of the Child (NCRC)
125 Cathedral Street, First Floor
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 268-1544
Contact: Stuart Hart, President
E-mail: hn1708@handsnet.org

The National Committee for the Rights of the Child was established to be a well coordinated coalition of organizations, individuals, businesses, and corporations whose goal is to improve the quality of life and development of children in America. NCRC gives primary emphasis to advancing respect and support for children's rights through education, information, monitoring, and advocacy projects. The U.N. Convention and Constitutional Amendment are current focus issues. The Legal Action Project (LAP) represents children's rights in court.

National Education Association (NEA)
Professional Library
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-4000
Contact: Linda Brunson

The National Education Association, through its local and state affiliates, offers a training program for educators and individuals who are interested in establishing child abuse and neglect prevention programs in local public schools. To purchase an information kit on how to design child abuse workshops, write to the National Education Association's Professional Library.