SEXUAL
ABUSE/ASSAULT
From
Darkness to Light
The mission of From Darkness
to Light is to shift responsibility for preventing
child sexual abuse
from children to
adults, reduce child sexual abuse nationally through
education and public awareness aimed at adults and
to provide adults with information to prevent, recognize
and react responsibly. |
Jane
Doe Inc.
Committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault
- guided by the voices of survivors. |
Lawyers
for Children (NY)
Non-profit organization in NY dedicated to representing
children in foster care. Provide free legal and social
work services to children who are the subject of abuse,
neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianship,
paternity, custody and visitation proceedings. |
NELCWIT
New England Learning Center for Women in Transition
- 978-544-0270 (24-hour hotline: 413-772-0806) rape
crisis centre for women survivors of rape, incest, or
battering |
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
The
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization.
RAINN operates the National Sexual
Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE, educates
the
public about sexual assault; and leads national
efforts to improve services to victims and ensure
that rapists
are brought to justice. RAINN also maintains a
comprehensive list of statistics on child
and teen sexual assault, which can be found at
the RAINN
Statistics Archive
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Stop
It Now!
Adults taking responsibility to end child sexual abuse.
Its education, policy and research programs confront
abusers with messages aimed at stopping their abusive
behavior.
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The
National Children's Advocacy Center
A non-profit agency providing prevention, intervention,
and treatment services to physically and sexually abused
children and their families within a child-focused team
approach. |
VOICES
In Action Inc.
Victims of Incest Can Emerge Survivors - An international
organization providing assistance to victims of incest
and child sexual abuse. Helping victims to become survivors
and to generate public awareness of the prevalence of
incest. |
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: New Language for Parents
and Adults by Dr. Howard King and Jan Hindman
Newton-based
pediatrician, Howard King, MD and researcher Jan Hindman
discuss how parents can prevent child
sexual abuse.
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