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The mission of the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life is to eliminate abuse in later life by challenging beliefs, policies, practices and systems that allow abuse to occur and continue and to improve safety, services and support to victims through advocacy and education.

The mission of this network is to eliminate violence through advancing nursing education, practice, research, and public policy.

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence provides technical assistance, training, and specialized materials and projects designed to enhance domestic violence intervention and prevention strategies.

The Chadwick Center for Children and Families promotes the health and well-being of abused and traumatized children and their families.

Stop It Now! prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed.

The Battered Women's Justice Project offers training, technical assistance, and consultation on the most promising practices of the criminal and civil justice systems in addressing domestic violence.

The Anti-Phishing Working Group is focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing, pharming, and email spoofing of all types.

The Women's Refugee Commission advocates vigorously for laws, policies, and programs to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children, and young people, including those seeking asylum.

This organization promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture.

The International Federation of Social Workers is a global organization striving for social justice, human rights, and social development through social work, best practices and international cooperation between social workers and their professional organizations.

The mission of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. is to provide leadership, education, training, consultation, and support services in comprehensive crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services to the emergency response professions, other organizations, and communities worldwide.

The Exchange seeks to strengthen restorative practices in programs for prisoners, victims, and families of prisoners.

The International Institute for Restorative Practices is dedicated to the advanced education of professionals and to the conduct of research that can develop the growing field of restorative practices, with the goal of positively influencing human behavior and strengthening civil society throughout the world.

MaleSurvivor is committed to preventing, healing and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism.

The Doe Network is an international volunteer organization devoted to assisting law enforcement in solving cold cases concerning unexplained disappearances and unidentified victims. A family support liaison is available to assist families with missing loved ones by answering questions on how to report your loved one missing to law enforcement or adding a listing on their website or NamUs. 

This organization is a forum for information, advocacy, and change to prevent violence against women.

The Network works closely with domestic violence coalitions, allied organization, and individuals to understand the ongoing and emerging needs of domestic violence victims and advocacy programs.

The Family Research Laboratory works to understand family violence and the impact of violence in families.

Pathways to Safety International (formerly the Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center) provides crisis services to victims crime outside the United States, including the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

ECPAT International is a global network of organizations and individuals working together for the elimination of the sexual exploitation of children.

NACC is a non-profit child advocacy and professional membership association dedicated to providing high quality legal representation for children.

The Child Witness to Violence Project is a counseling, advocacy, and outreach project that focuses on the growing number of young children who are bystanders to community and domestic violence.

The National Association of Social Workers is a membership organization of professional social workers. The National Association of Social Workers works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is dedicated to honoring and remembering the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States.

Team HOPE matches searching families with experienced and trained volunteers who have had or still have a missing or sexually exploited child. Among the services that Team HOPE provides is to help families in crisis with a missing, sexually exploited, or recovered child as they handle the day-to-day issues of coping and/or searching for their child.

Use the CyberTipline to report cases of suspected online child sexual exploitation, including: online enticement of children for sexual acts, child sexual molestation, child sexual abuse material, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names, and misleading words or digital images on the Internet.

The mission of the Crimes Against Children Research Center is to combat crimes against children by providing high quality research and statistics to the public, policymakers, law enforcement personnel, and other child welfare practitioners.

The Center for Victims of Torture works locally, nationally, and internationally to build healing communities where torture survivors feel welcomed, protected and healed.

This organization promotes victims' rights and offers information and referrals to victims of crime.

This non-governmental organization's general aim is to help establish and develop victim-offender mediation and other restorative justice practices throughout Europe.

The Centre offers information on victims' rights, services, and financial assistance in Canada.

NAMI is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. The NAMI hotline provides information, resource referrals, and support to people living with a mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers, and the public. Contact the NAMI hotline toll free at 800-950-NAMI (6264) or text "NAMI" to 741741.

The Center for Public Representation seeks to improve the quality of lives of people with mental illness and other disabilities through the systemic enforcement of their legal rights while promoting improvements in services for citizens with disabilities.

For three decades, the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has been the nation's leading legal advocate for people with mental disabilities.

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.

SAPRO is responsible for oversight of the U.S. Department of Defense's sexual assault policy. SAPRO works hand-in-hand with the military and civilian communities to develop and implement innovative prevention and response programs. This office provides services to victims of crime, including specialized services to victims of sexual assault.

Discover resources on Internet safety for children and consumers, Internet privacy, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking.

The America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) Alert System is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.

The AMBER Alert website provides information on issuing AMBER Alerts, toolkits for raising awareness, and more.

This agency provides services to parents in cases of international family abductions. If you believe your child is in the process of being abducted by a parent, legal guardian, or someone acting on their behalf, call 888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444 or email PreventAbduction1@state.gov.