Child (under 12)

Survivors of Incest Anonymous

Survivors of Incest Anonymous is a 12-step self-help recovery program for adult survivors of child sexual abuse. This organization offers free support groups for victims of incest or abuse by a teacher, coach, another child, clergy, or anyone that betrayed the child’s trust.

Prevent Child Abuse America

Prevent Child Abuse America promotes prevention strategies and provides advocacy, programs, resources, and answers to commonly asked questions about child abuse and neglect.

National CASA/GAL Association for Children

This organization provides advocacy, public education, and resources for court appointed special advocate (CAS) and guardian ad litem (GAL) programs across the country. The association also trains CASA and GAL volunteers, who work to find safe, permanent homes for abused and neglected children.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)

NCMEC works to locate and recover missing children and raises public awareness about ways to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation. NCMEC offers a 24-hour, toll free hotline, 800-THE-LOST (800-843-5678), a CyberTipline to collect leads from the public, and online resources on finding missing children and assisting families.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment

This website provides publications and other information designed to support the safe and trauma-informed interactions between survivors of domestic violence and their children, the courts, and other systems.

Department of Defense: Victim and Witness Assistance Council

The Council provides information and resources about assistance available to victims and witnesses of crimes on military installations.

Child Welfare League of America

The Child Welfare League of America is a coalition of hundreds of private and public agencies that serves abused and neglected children and their families. Services include child abuse prevention and treatment, youth programs, residential treatment, child daycare, and family preservation.

Child Welfare Information Gateway

A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by providing publications, research, and learning tools selected by experts to support thriving children, youth, families, and communities.

Childhelp

Childhelp is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse. The website includes information on nationwide facilities, helpful links, programs, and child abuse reports. Call or text the National Child Abuse Hotline at 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453) or use their online chat if you suspect that a child is being abused or neglected, or if you are a child who is being mistreated.

Child Find of America

This nonprofit charity works to locate missing children for free and works to prevent child abduction. Child Find performs investigations, distributes photos, mediates, and disseminates information to the public. In-house location staff can be reached by calling 800-I-AM-LOST (800-426-5678). Parents in conflict can call 800-716-3468 to access comprehensive information and referrals from the Parent Help program.

U.S. Department of Justice: Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)

CEOS works to combat incidences of child exploitation and trafficking of women and children. Issues under the CEOS umbrella include child pornography, illegal interstate or international transportation of women and children, international parental abduction, computer-related exploitation of children, and child victimization on federal and Indian lands.

Association of Professionals Solving the Abuse of Children

The Society's mission is to ensure that everyone affected by child maltreatment receives the best possible professional response. Its website offers related publications and information on legislation and professional education.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

This organization offers information as a public service, distributing fact sheets for parents and caregivers and research and guidelines for psychiatric staff. Its website offers articles for helping children cope with trauma, stress, and disasters. Information is also available in Spanish.

Alliance for Children and Families

The Alliance advocates for children, families, and communities and educates and trains human service leaders. This international nonprofit also delivers programs, information, and services to and through its membership of child- and family-serving organizations.

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse helps survivors of child abuse transform their self-identities from that of victim to that of survivor and, ultimately, thriver. The site includes resource materials and guidelines for establishing support networks.

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health

This organization seeks to enhance agency- and system-level responses to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families through comprehensive training and technical assistance, research and evaluation, policy development, and public awareness.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Missing and Exploited Children

This page provides information about Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention efforts to address missing and exploited children. It offers publications and resources to support victims and their families.

CAPACares

The mission of CAPACares is to prevent and treat all forms of child abuse by creating changes in individuals, families, and society that strengthen relationships and promote healing.

The National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention

The National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention promotes, supports, and enhances fetal and infant mortality review and child death review methodology and activities to local, state, and national audiences.

Terre des hommes Foundation

The mission of Terre des hommes is to come to the aid of children to defend their rights in times of war, natural catastrophe, or distress.

Maiti Nepal

Maiti Nepal was born out of a crusade to protect Nepali girls and women from crimes like domestic violence, sex trafficking, child labor, and various forms of exploitation and torture.

Global March Against Child Labour

The Global March Against Child Labour is a movement to mobilize worldwide efforts to protect and promote the rights of all children, especially the right to receive a free, meaningful education and to be free from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be harmful to the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.

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