General Child Abuse Information Links

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families Provides a link to download many fact sheets covering a variety of subjects for families (child abuse, divorce, substance abuse, autism, day care, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, etc). Can also search through fact sheets for specific topics. Available in Spanish, German, Malaysian, Polish, Icelandic, Arabic and Hebrew.

American Academy of Pediatrics: Child Abuse Information to assist healthcare providers, family and the community to recognize child abuse and neglect and prevent it from happening.

APA Online: What is Child Sexual Abuse? Basic information on sexual abuse, including who is involved, recovery for victims and how to respond to allegations of abuse.

Child Welfare Information Gateway Promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by connecting child welfare, adoption and related professionals as well as concerned citizens to timely, essential information.

Childhelp Child Abuse Learning Center Information on child abuse/neglect including statistics, effects of abuse/neglect, tips, articles, prevention, resources and other links.

Medline Plus: Child Sexual Abuse Definitions and basic information about child sexual abuse. Available in Spanish. Information on coping with childhood abuse provided in Chinese, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese.

National Exchange Club Foundation: About Child Abuse Information about specific types of child abuse, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network  A variety of information about topics regarding sexual assault including statistics, effects of abuse, state laws, public policy, legal resources, etc. Help offered through the online hotline. Available in Spanish.

Take the Power Back Provides many links connecting to information on organizations, government agencies, general data, surviving abuse and reading resources