Links: Child Abuse

In Travels in the Trench Between Child Welfare Theory and Practice: A Case Study of Failed Promises and Prospects for Renewal, by George Thomas (The Haworth Press, Inc., 1994)
http://child.cornell.edu/travels/index.html#toc

"This book is about the evolution of child welfare services over the last half century, beginning after World War II. Since these services have been dominated by government and bureaucratized during that time, it is appropriate to visualize them as a small box within the larger box of the social services that, in turn, is totally encased by the world of public affairs, a world characterized by the interplay of political and bureaucratic forces."

American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law.
http://www.abanet.org/child/
Established in 1978, the ABA Center on Children and the Law's mission is to improve children's lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice, and public policy.

Child Abuse Prevention Network.
http://child-abuse.com/
This resource is the World Wide Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.

International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
http://www.ispcan.org/
Founded in 1977, is the only multidisciplinary international organization that brings together a worldwide cross-section of committed professionals to work towards the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation globally.

The Kempe Children's Center.
http://kempecenter.org/
The Center is committed to multidisciplinary approaches to improving the recognition, treatment, and prevention of all forms of abuse and neglect.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information.
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/

The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information is a national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and related child welfare issues.

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect.
http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/
The mission of the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) is to facilitate the secondary analysis of research data relevant to the study of child abuse and neglect. By making data available to a larger number of researchers, NDACAN seeks to provide a relatively inexpensive and scientifically productive means for researchers to explore important issues in the child maltreatment field.

Prevent Child Abuse America.
http://www.childabuse.org/
Since its establishment in 1972, Prevent Child Abuse America (formerly the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse) has been dedicated to making the health and well-being of children a top priority for everyone. The programs, research, media campaigns, and activities at the state and local levels have provided leadership to child abuse prevention efforts nationwide.

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund.
http://www.unicef.org/
The mission of UNICEF "is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behavior towards children.".

U.S. Army Family Advocacy Program Online.
http://child.cornell.edu/army/fap.html
Developed under a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of the Army, and the U.S.D.A. Extension Service, the Strong Families, Strong Soldiers program is administered by Cornell University's Family Life Development Center in the College of Human Ecology, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Wonder Wise Parent.
http://www.ksu.edu/wwparent/begin.html
The WonderWise Parent home page is a place for parents and professionals who work with them to learn about parent-child relationships.