FACT SHEETS
If Your Child has been Sexually Abused
Taking Care of Your Child
After Sexual Assault
A Child's Sexual Behavior-
When Should You be Concerned?
Who Are Sexual Offenders?
Information for Parents
Date Rape/ Acquaintance Rape
Resources
American Academy of Pediatrics
Health information,
including sexual abuse, neglect, developmental stages of children, safety
information and multiple topics.
www.aap.org
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating
components of the HYPERLINK "http://www.hhs.gov/" Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in
the United States government for protecting the health and safety of
all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially
for those people who are least able to help themselves.
www.cdc.gov
Community Violence Solutions and Rape Crisis Center of Marin and Contra Costa Counties
Provides support services to child
and adult victims of sexual assault and their families through several
programs.
www.cvsolutions.org
Community Violence Solutions Teens
Excellent teen web site
of Community Violence Solutions, in English and Spanish.
www.teencvs.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund
The Family Violence
Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the
community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because
everyone has the right to live free of violence. Information and handouts
on all areas of domestic/relationship violence for adults and teens.
www.endabuse.org
Love Our Children
Committed to breaking the cycle
of violence against children. Excellent information, parenting education,
kids and teens, information and resources.
www.loveourchildrenusa.org
San Francisco Women Against Rape
San Francisco Women
Against Rape provides resources, support, advocacy and education to strengthen
the work of all individuals, and communities in San Francisco that are
responding to, healing from, and struggling to end sexual violence.
www.sfwar.org
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
The Rape,
Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest anti-sexual
assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline
and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and
ensure that rapists are brought to justice.
www.rainn.org
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
the
nation’s resource center for child protection. Multiple resources,
information, excellent info on internet safety.
www.missingkids.com
National Center for Victims of Crime
The National
Center for Victims of Crime works to make sure all crime victims get
the assistance and information they need. Multiple areas of information,
ie, teens, stalking, etc.
www.ncvc.org
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
National Children’s Advocacy Center
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Provides
information for victims if domestic violence on getting help, making
a safety plan, workplace guidelines, and finding resources.
www.ncadv.org
National Exchange Club, About Child Abuse
National
community service organization, dedicated to child abuse prevention.
www.preventchildabuse.com
National Organization for Victim Assistance
NOVA’s
mission is to promote rights and services for victims of crime and crisis
everywhere.
www.trynova.org
Safe Campuses Now
An Athens, GA-based non-profit
organization whose mission is crime awareness, education, and prevention.
Info on sexual assault date rape drugs, internet safety and many other
topics.
www.safecampusesnow.org
The Center for Young Women’s Health, Children’s Hospital Boston
We offer health information, clinical care, and a variety
of programs and services designed to educate and empower girls and young
women ages 12-22. Comprehensive information in English and Spanish – nutrition
and fitness, sexuality and sexual health, general growth and development,
gynecology and reproductive health.
www.youngwomenshealth.org