National Prevention Programs
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TAALK's mission is to break the silence that surrounds child sexual abuse and shift public consciousness from passive acceptance, to the belief that "There is No Excuse for Sexual Abuse."
The following list is provided in our efforts to raise awareness of the existing epidemic of child sexual abuse, educate the public to take action to protect children, provide support services to victims and their families, and provide prevention program consulting.
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Be A Child's Hero Network
Chandler and Associates, LLC
P.O. Box 74
Paden, OK 74860
(405) 249-4361
Email: bach@beachildshero.com
BACHNET believe everyone can Be A Child’s Hero and save them from being sexually abused. It is with this purpose and goal that this site has been established. A person doesn’t have to be a parent to take active part in child sexual abuse prevention. The number of children who are sexually abused each year is staggering.
Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute
1100 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 2
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 872-5152
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P.O. Box 27160
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 530-7980
Email: contact@childmolestationprevention.org
The Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute is a national, science-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse through research, education, and family support. The organization provides training to professionals who work with children and families on how to prevent child sexual abuse by focusing on the cause with an emphasis on early diagnosis and effective treatment. The organization also helps families throughout the United States to prevent abuse in their own families and communities with The Stop Child Molestation Book: What Ordinary People Can Do In Their Everyday Lives To Save Three Million Children, by Gene G. Abel, M.D., and Nora Harlow.
www.childmolestationprevention.org
CyberTipline
699 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-274-3900
1-800-THE-LOST
1-800-843-5678
The CyberTipline handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children.
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possession, manufacture, and distribution of child pornography
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online enticement of children for sexual acts
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child prostitution
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child-sex tourism
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child sexual molestation (not in the family)
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unsolicited obscene material sent to a child
www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=169
Darkness to Light
7 Radcliffe Street
Suite 200
Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: 843.965.5444
Fax: 843.965.5449
Darkness to Light is a national nonprofit 501c3 organization and initiative located in Charleston, SC. Our mission is:
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To shift the responsibility for preventing child sexual abuse from children to adults.
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To reduce child sexual abuse nationally through education and public awareness aimed at adults.
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To provide adults with information to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
Darkness to Light offers the following educational resources to further this mission
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7 Steps to Protecting our Children from Child Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Responsible Adults
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Stewards of Children: Adults Resolving Child Sexual Abuse in Community
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Helpline: toll-free number for community based referrals (1-866-FOR-LIGHT)
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Website: features recent articles on child sexual abuse, book suggestions, mandatory reporting laws, a Darkness to Light sponsored internet radio talk show and access to our educational materials
Enough is Enough
746 Walker Road
P.O. Box 116
Great Falls, VA 22066
Email: eieca@enough.org
Mission is to make the Internet safer for children and families. Enough Is Enough educates members of Congress, media, schools and libraries about the issue of computer pornography. Enough Is Enough has adopted a three-pronged approach in addressing this critical issue: 1) educating the public, 2) working with the technology community, and 3) assisting with legal issues.
Mothers Against Sexual Abuse
P.O. Box 371
Huntersville, N.C. 28070
(704) 895-0489
E-mail address: Masa@iofx.com
Mothers Against Sexual Abuse (MASA) offers educational programs to teachers, child caregivers and professionals for the prevention and detection of child sexual abuse. MASA develops these programs and takes a vital role in their implementation.
National Exchange Club Foundation
3050 Central Ave.
Toledo, OH 43606-1700
(419) 535-3232
1-800-XCHANGE
1-800-924-2643
Fax: (419) 535-1989
Email: nechq@aol.com
National Exchange Club Foundation is committed to making a difference in the lives of children, families and our communities through its national project, the prevention of child abuse. The NEC Foundation's most successful method of countering abuse is by working directly with parents through the parent aide program. The NEC Foundation coordinates a nationwide network of nearly 100 Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Centers who utilize the parent aide program and provide support to families at-risk for abuse.
Prevent Child Abuse America
200 S. Michigan Avenue
17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-2404
(312) 663-3520
Fax: (312) 939-8962
Email: mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
Prevent Child Abuse America has led the way in building awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation’s children.
Stop It Now
PO Box 495
Haydenville, MA 01039
(413) 268-3096
Fax: (413) 268-3098
Helpline: 1-888-PREVENT (1-888-773-8368)
Email: info@stopitnow.org
Stop It Now is a national, public health based organization working to prevent child sexual abuse. They educate adults including people at risk for abusing and their families and friends about the ways to prevent child sexual abuse and promote the policy changes at the local and national level to support prevention strategies.
STOP IT NOW! Helpline is a toll-free number for adults who are at risk for sexually abusing a child, for friends and family members of sexual abusers and/or victims, and for parents of children with sexual behavior problems. This helpline service is confidential, available Monday through Friday, 9:00AM-5:00PM (EST) at 1-888-PREVENT (1-888-773-8368).
World Health Organization Injury and Violence Prevention
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Telephone: (+ 41 22) 791 21 11
The WHO Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention acts as a facilitating authority for international science-based efforts to promote safety and prevent violence and unintentional injuries and mitigate their consequences as major threats to public health and human development, by pursuing the following goals:
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raising awareness about violence and unintentional injuries as major public health problems, and advocating for increased human and financial resources for their prevention and control
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collating, analysing and disseminating global data on violence and unintentional injuries
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promoting and facilitating improved collection of data on violence and unintentional injuries
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promoting and facilitating international research on violence and unintentional injuries prevention and control
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promoting and facilitating implementation of violence and unintentional injuries prevention and control at country level
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promoting and facilitating provision of services for victims of violence and unintentional injuries
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promoting and facilitating best practices for violence and unintentional injuries prevention and control
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promoting and facilitating teaching and training for violence and unintentional injuries prevention and control fostering multi-disciplinary collaboration among relevant global, regional and national stakeholders.
www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/activities/child_maltreatment/en/index.html