National Resource and Referral Organizations
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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.
Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS)
P.O. Box 31668
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 632-2477
Fax: (206) 632-0855
Email: executive@airs.org
AIRS is the professional association for nearly 1,000 programs throughout North America that provide information and referral on human services in their respective communities.
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
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Charles B. Wang International Children's Building
699 Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175|
(703) 274-3900
Fax: 703-274-2200
Hotline:1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's (NCMEC) Exploited Child Unit was created through a mandate by the U.S. Congress that authorized a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury and NCMEC for the establishment of this unit. ECU is a resource center and clearinghouse for the community and law enforcement.
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 nonprofit organization that has introduced a groundbreaking public health approach to child sexual abuse prevention. STOP IT NOW! was founded in 1992 with the belief that adults can prevent child sexual abuse. Through it’s public education, public policy, and research programs, STOP IT NOW! reaches abusers and those at risk for abusing, helping them to stop the abuse and seek help. STOP IT NOW! created the first helpline (1-888-PREVENT) available for abusers, people at risk to abuse, and their friends and family to call for accurate information and resources to prevent child sexual abuse.
www.stopitnow.org
United Way of America
701 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 836-7112
As the nation's leading community solutions provider, United Way invests in and activates the resources to make the greatest possible impact in communities across America. The United Way movement includes approximately 1,400 community-based United Way organizations. Each is independent, separately incorporated, and governed by local volunteers.
United Ways bring communities together to focus on the most important needs in the community -- building partnerships, forging consensus and leveraging resources to make a measurable difference.
Provides local United Way based on zip code. Most United Ways have the resource and referral information for their locale.
