Author(s): Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau. Jones, William G.
Year Published: 2006
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Appendix B
Resource Listings of Selected National Organizations Concerned With Child Maltreatment
Listed below are several of the many national organizations and groups dealing with various aspects of child maltreatment. Visit http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanual.cfm to view a more comprehensive list of resources and visit http://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/index.cfm to view an organization database. Inclusion on this list is for information purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect or the Children's Bureau.
Child Welfare Organizations
American Humane Association Children's Division
address:
63 Inverness Dr., East
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
phone:
800.227.4645
303.792.9900
fax:
303.792.5333
email:
Website:
Conducts research, analysis, and training to help public and private agencies respond to child maltreatment.
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
address:
P.O. Box 30669
Charleston, SC 29417
phone:
843.764.2905
877.40A.PSAC
fax:
803.753.9823
email:
Website:
Provides professional education, promotes research to inform effective practice, and addresses public policy issues. Professional membership organization.
American Public Human Services Association
address:
810 First St., NE, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002-4267
phone:
202.682.0100
fax:
202.289.6555
Website:
Addresses program and policy issues related to the administration and delivery of publicly funded human services. Professional membership organization.
AVANCE Family Support and Education Program
address:
118 N. Medina
San Antonio, TX 78207
phone:
210.270.4630
fax:
210.270.4612
Website:
Operates a national training center to share and disseminate information, material, and curricula to service providers and policy-makers interested in supporting high-risk Hispanic families.
Child Welfare League of America
address:
440 First St., NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20001-2085
phone:
202.638.2952
fax:
202.638.4004
Website:
Provides training, consultation, and technical assistance to child welfare professionals and agencies while also educating the public about emerging issues affecting children.
National Association of Counsel for Children
address:
1825 Marion Street, Suite 242
Denver, CO 80218
phone:
888.828.NACC
email:
Website:
Provides training and technical assistance to child advocates and works to improve the child welfare, juvenile justice and private custody systems.
National Black Child Development Institute
address:
1101 15th St., NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
phone:
202.833.2220
fax:
202.833.8222
email:
Website:
Operates programs and sponsors a national training conference through Howard University to improve and protect the well-being of African-American children.
National Center for State Courts
address:
300 Newport Ave.
Williamsburg, VA 23185-4147
phone:
800.616.6164
fax:
757.564.2022
Website:
Enhances court operations with the latest technology, collects and interprets the latest data on court operations nationwide, and provides information on proven "best practices" for improving court operations.
National Children's Advocacy Center
address:
210 Pratt Ave
Huntsville AL 35801
phone:
256.533.KIDS
fax:
256.534.6883
Website:
Provides prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families within a child-focused team approach.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
address:
NCJFCJ - Permanency Planning for Children Department
1041 North Virginia St.
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
phone:
775.784.6012
fax:
775.784.6628
email:
Website:
Serves the Nation's children and families by improving the courts of juvenile and family jurisdictions. Its mission is to better the justice system through education and applied research and improve the standards, practices, and effectiveness of the juvenile court system. NCJFCJ strives to increase awareness and sensitivity to children's issues and focuses on providing meaningful assistance to the judges, court administrators, and related professionals in whose care the concerns of children and their families have been entrusted.
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
address:
North Tower, 100 West Harrison St.,
Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98119-4123
phone:
800.628.3233
fax:
206.270.0078
email:
Website:
Promotes and supports volunteer advocacy in juvenile courts for children alleged to be maltreated. It receives Federal and private funding, provides money and technical assistance to start and expand programs, promulgates performance standards, produces training manuals and other publications, and trains program leaders and volunteers.
National Indian Child Welfare Association
address:
5100 SW Macadam Ave.,
Suite 300
Portland, OR 97239
phone:
503.222.4044
fax:
503.222.4007
email:
Website:
Disseminates information and provides technical assistance on Indian child welfare issues. Supports community development and advocacy efforts to facilitate tribal responses to the needs of families and children.
Youth Law Center
address:
Children's Legal Protection Center
1010 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20005-4902
phone:
202.637.0377
fax:
202.379.1600
email:
Website:
Works to ensure that vulnerable children are provided with the conditions and services they need, particularly focusing on children living apart from their families in child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
National Resource Centers
National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
address:
ABA Center on Children and the Law
740 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20005-1019
phone:
800.285-2221 (Service Center)
202.662.1720
fax:
202.662.1755
email:
Website:
http://www.abanet.org/child/rclji/home.html
Provides technical assistance, training and consultation to State, local and Tribal agencies and courts to strengthen their knowledge of legal and judicial issues related to child welfare and juvenile and family courts. Its expertise on a wide variety of subjects includes court improvement, agency and court collaboration, termination of parental rights, non-adversarial case resolution, reasonable efforts requirements, legal representation of children, permanent guardianship, confidentiality, and other emerging child welfare issues.
National Resource Center for Adoption
address:
16250 Northland Drive, Suite 120
Southfield, MI 48075
phone:
248.443.0306
fax:
248.443.7099
email:
Website:
Develops and distributes training curricula, publications, and videos and sponsors three national conferences to improve the effectiveness and quality of adoption and post-adoption services. The center also provides training on current practices, policies, and issues in special needs adoption; permanency planning; post-adoption services; and cultural competence.
National Resource Center for Child Protective Services
address:
925 #4 Sixth Street NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
phone:
505.345.2444
fax:
505.345.2626
email:
theresa.costello@actionchildprotection.org
Website:
Focuses on building State, local, and Tribal capacity through training and technical assistance in CPS, including meeting Federal requirements, strengthening programs, eligibility for the CAPTA grant, support to State Liaison Officers, and collaboration with other NRCs.
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody
address:
Family Violence Department
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
phone:
800.527.3223
fax:
775.784.6160
email:
Website:
http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/view/20/94/
Promotes improved court responses to family violence through demonstration programs, professional training, technical assistance, national conferences, and publications.
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
address:
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
Hunter College School of Social Work
129 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10021
phone:
212.452.7053
fax:
212.452.7475
Website:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/
Provides training and technical assistance and information services to help States through all stages of the CFSRs, emphasizing family-centered principles and practices and helping States build knowledge of foster care issues. Partners with the Child Welfare League of America and the National Indian Child Welfare Association to provide training, technical assistance, and information services.
Technical Assistance Support System Organizations
Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
address:
Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
810 First St., NE, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002
phone:
202.682.0100
fax:
202.289.6555
Website:
Provides technical and legal assistance, education and training, and materials on practice and policy issues to facilitate the administration of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance.
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
address:
Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
American Public Human Services Association
810 First St., NE, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002-4267
phone:
202.682.0100
fax:
202.289.6555
email:
Website:
Provides ongoing administrative, legal, and technical assistance to individual States that administer the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, which is a uniform State law that establishes a contract among party States to ensure that children placed across State lines receive adequate protection and services.
Prevention Organizations
National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds
address:
5712 30th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98105
phone:
206.526.1221
fax:
206.526.0220
email:
Website
Assists State children's trust and prevention funds to strengthen families and protect children from harm.
Prevent Child Abuse America
address:
200 South Michigan Ave.,
17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-2404
phone:
800.835.2671 (orders)
312.663.3520
fax:
312.939.8962
email:
Website:
http://www.preventchildabuse.org
Conducts prevention activities such as public awareness campaigns, advocacy, networking, research, and publishing, and provides information and statistics on child abuse.
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Plus
address:
649 Main St., Suite B
Groveport, OH 43125
phone:
800.858.5222
614.836.8360
fax:
614.836.8359
email:
Website:
http://www.sbsplus.com
Develops, studies, and disseminates information and materials designed to prevent shaken baby syndrome and other forms of child abuse and to increase positive parenting and child care.
Community Partners
The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
address:
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave., SW.
Washington, DC 20201
phone:
877.696.6775
email:
Website:
Welcomes the participation of faith-based and community-based organizations as valued and essential partners with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Funding goes to faith-based organizations through Head Start, programs for refugee resettlement, runaway and homeless youth, independent living, childcare, child support enforcement, and child welfare.
Family Support America
(formerly Family Resource Coalition of America)
address:
205 West Randolph Street,
Suite 2222
Chicago, IL 60606
phone:
312.338.0900
fax:
312.338.1522
email:
info@familysupportamerica.org
Website:
http://www.familysupportamerica.org
Works to strengthen and empower families and communities so that they can foster the optimal development of children, youth, and adult family members.
National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse
address:
3050 Central Ave.
Toledo, OH 43606-1700
phone:
800.924.2643
419.535.3232
fax:
419.535.1989
email:
Website:
http://www.nationalexchangeclub.com
Conducts local campaigns in the fight against child abuse by providing education, intervention, and support to families affected by child maltreatment.
National Fatherhood Initiative
address:
101 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 360
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
phone:
301.948.0599
fax:
301.948.4325
Website:
Works to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers.
For The General Public
Childhelp USA
address:
15757 North 78th St.
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
phone:
800.4.A.CHILD
800.2.A.CHILD (TDD line)
480.922.8212
fax:
480.922.7061
email:
Website:
Provides crisis counseling to adult survivors and child victims of child abuse, offenders, and parents, and operates a national hotline.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
address:
Charles B. Wang International Children's Building
699 Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-3175
phone:
800.843.5678
703.274.3900
fax:
703.274.2220
Website:
Provides assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in recovering missing children and raising public awareness about ways to help prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation.
Parents Anonymous
address:
675 West Foothill Blvd., Suite 220
Claremont, CA 91711
phone:
909.621.6184
fax:
909.625.6304
email:
Parentsanonymous@parentsanonymous.org
Website:
http://www.parentsanonymous.org
Leads mutual support groups to help parents provide nurturing environments for their families.
For More Information
Child Welfare Information Gateway
address:
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
phone:
800.394.3366
email:
Website:
Collects, stores, catalogs, and disseminates information on all aspects of child maltreatment, child welfare, and adoption to help build the capacity of professionals in the field. A service of the Children's Bureau.
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