CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION WEB SITES
www.theirhope.org
The official web site of the Vision of Hope campaign. Each year more than 651,500 of our nation’s children experience the devastation of sexual abuse. Vision of Hope is a national campaign working to protect – and restore – the hopes and dreams of our children.
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/ChildWelfare/003671030.htm
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s ChildLine and Abuse Registry Intake Unit (800-932-0313) is available 24 hours to receive reports of suspected child abuse.
www.nsvrc.org
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) website, a project of PCAR, is a vital national center for information, resources and research related to all aspects of sexual violence. With a large and growing library of resources, the NSVRC responds to requests for information and provides customized, relevant, and helpful information.
www.nsvrc.org/saam
The month of April has been designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The goal of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.
www.stopitnow.org
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.
www.missingkids.com
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® (NCMEC) mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, help find missing children, and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
www.darkness2light.org/
Darkness to Light is a national non-profit organization that works to diminish the incidence and impact of child sexual abuse, so that more children will grow up healthy and whole.
www.angelashelton.com
Angela Shelton is an acclaimed model, actress, writer, comedian and filmmaker whose film, “Searching for Angela Shelton,” started a grassroots movement of healing for abuse survivors worldwide.