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Child Advocacy Groups
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| Listings: | - ACAL Association of Child Abuse Lawyers - Practical support for UK Lawyers and other professionals working for adults and children who have been abused.
- Advocates and Volunteers for Abused and Neglected Children - Child advocates and volunteers represent abused and neglected children in juvenile court for foster homes, child welfare services and child care.
- American Coalition of Abuse Awareness Newsletter - Mission is to improve the quality of life for children and adult survivors of incest and sexual, physical and emotional abuse through advancements in law, justice and public policy and education of the public and professionals.
- Maryland CASA Association - Child advocates and volunteers represent abused and neglected children in juvenile court for foster homes, child welfare services and child care.
- Marin Advocates for Children - Court Appointed Special Advocates volunteer for children in the court system to help assure they have safe,permanent homes where they have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
- National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association - In addition to providing leadership for CASA programs across the country, this organization stages an annual conference, publishes a quarterly newsletter, and promotes CASA through public relations efforts.
- California CASA Association - Supports individual CASA programs in their efforts to provide advocacy services to abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system through the use of trained volunteers.
- Childhelp USA - Exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children. Focus in the areas of treatment, prevention, and research.
- Child Advocates, Inc. - A private, non-profit organization in Houston dedicated to breaking the cycle of child abuse through the court appointed special advocate system.
- Shelter The Children - Developing and implementing programs providing protection and assistance for abused and neglected children in Troy, Ohio. Focuses on three primary areas: education, justice, and safe places.
- Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County - CASA of Santa Barbara County. A court appointed special advocate volunteer agency.
- Community Partners of Dallas - Community Partners of Dallas provides support for abused children by providing direct resources to caseworkers.
- Minnesota Association of Guardians ad Litem - MAGAL is an organization of child advocates (guardians ad litem) who are appointed by the court to represent abused and neglected children.
- Chaves County CASA-casakids - Court Appointed Special Advocates serving Roswell New Mexico and all of the southeasten New Mexico region. Child abuse and neglect issues. Volunteer information, with help for families in crisis.
- Take A Stand for Kids - A student run group working to increase awareness about Child Abuse and the merit of volunteering time to inspire children to rise above adversity.
- Fort Bend County Rainbow Room - An all volunteer charitable organization dedicated to helping children and families in crisis by furnishing emergency supplies and supporting the efforts of caseworkers.
- New York State Child Advocacy Resource and Consultation Center - Provides resources, technical assistance, and training to Child Advocacy Centers throughout New York State in order to prevent child sexual abuse and child fatalities.
- Georgia Center for Children - A nonprofit agency in the Atlanta, Georgia area that provides evaluation and treatment to sexually abused children. Services, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising.
- Dallas Children's Advocacy Center - Seeks to improve the lives of abused children in the Dallas, Texas area and to provide national leadership on child abuse issues. Staff contacts, events, donors, and community education.
- National Children's Alliance - An alliance of more than 500 Children's Advocacy Centers throughout the United States devoted to helping victims of child abuse. Member organizations, training, grants, publications, and public affairs.
- Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers - Seeks to improve Florida's response to child abuse in general and sexual abuse in particular. Contact information for advocacy centers throughout the state, events, and assistance.
- Project SISTER - Offers free comprehensive services to children and adults in southern California who have been sexually assaulted. Help line, services, and volunteer and donation opportunities.
- Tulsa Child Abuse Network - Provides an interagency approach to investigate abuse and protect children in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Services, news, events, and volunteer opportunities.
- Sonoma County Court Appointed Special Advocates - Serves abused and neglected children in Sonoma County, California who come before the Juvenile Court for protection.
- Parentline - Provides counselling, support, and advocacy for abused children and their families in Hamilton, New Zealand.
- Maryland Child Advocacy Center Alliance - Serves abused and neglected children and provides training and networking opportunities for child abuse professionals in Maryland.
- Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia - A membership organization that assists child advocacy centers in Georgia, compiles statistical data, and engages in public policy discussions about child abuse.
- Coastal Children's Advocacy Center - A non-profit organization in Savannah, Georgia that offers free counseling and related services to victims of child abuse and non-offending family members.
- Cherokee Child Advocacy Council, Inc. - A non-profit children's organization serving the Cherokee county area of Georgia. Programs for the treatment of abused children, prevention of child abuse, and parent mentoring.
- Child Enrichment Inc. - A non-profit organization based in Augusta, Georgia that offers a shelter for abused children, a child advocacy center, and a court appointed special advocate (CASA) program that assists children involved in the court system due to neglect or abuse.
- Rainbow House, Inc. - Provides therapeutic, medical, and residential services to abused children in Clayton County, Georgia.
- Georgia Office of the Child Advocate - An independent Ombudsman office designed to protect the rights of children in state care, monitor agencies charged with protecting children, and to advance policies that enhance the well-being of Georgia's children.
- National Children's Advocacy Center - Provides prevention, intervention, and treatment services to abused children. Also offers training to child advocacy centers (CAC) and the general child abuse intervention community through its National CAC Academy.
- Georgia CASA - Recruits, screens, trains, and supervises community volunteers who advocate for the best interest of neglected children involved in court proceedings.
- Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center - Brings together law enforcement, protective services, and medical professionals in the Florida counties of Okaloosa and Walton to protect victims of child abuse and to bring abusers to justice.
- Children's Advocacy Center of Volusia & Flagler Counties Florida, Inc. - Provides in-home prevention services to adults that may be at high risk of abusing their children. Offers outpatient mental health services to abused children, non-offending family members, and adults that were abused as children.
- Child Advocacy Center of Gainesville, Florida - Social workers, counselors, law enforcement officers, state attorneys, victim advocates, and medical professionals work as a team to coordinate investigations and interventions in child abuse cases.
- Child Advocacy Center of Mobile, Alabama - Provides a wide range of services in one central location to abused children and their non-offending family members in Mobile, Alabama. Partnerships with the Junior League and the public schools.
- Tuscaloosa Children's Center - A non-profit organization in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that provides services to abused children and their non-offending care givers and offers educational programs to community groups, professionals, and schools.
- Child Protection Resource Center of Virginia, Inc. - Promotes the development of Children's Advocacy Centers in the state of Virginia in an effort to further the best interest of abused children and enhance prosecution of offenders.
- Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center - Provides multidisciplinary services and treatment for child abuse victims and adult survivors of abuse in the Charleston, South Carolina area.
- Safe Shores - Provides a safe and supportive environment for physically and sexually abused children and adolescents through a multi-disciplinary team approach in the District of Columbia. Programs, news, and volunteer opportunities.
- Philadelphia Children's Alliance - Brings together police, social workers, prosecutors, medical professionals, and victim advocates to help child abuse victims and bring abusers to justice. Offers crisis counseling, education, support groups, and activities for children.
- Ginnie's House - A children's advocacy center in Sussex County, New Jersey that assists victims of child abuse and their non-offending family members.
- Deirdre O'Brien Child Advocacy Center - A New Jersey based center that provides child abuse prevention, intervention, and education programs.
- Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass - A Kentucky-based center that seeks to improve the community's response to child sexual abuse by providing a safe, non-threatening location for children and parents during the intervention process. Support groups, therapy, and volunteer opportunities.
- Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers - A membership organization that helps Ohio communities stop child abuse. Newsletter, publications, and training.
- Children's Advocacy Center of Portage County, Ohio - Offers training to professionals who assist abused children, provides support to non-offending family members, and ensures that interviews and intervention are conducted in a manner consistent with the best interests of the child abuse victim.
- Coalition on Child Abuse & Neglect - An organization in New York state that seeks to prevent child abuse by developing community awareness, providing direct services, and training professionals. Project Kidz Talk, Training Institute, and Child Advocacy Center.
- McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Site - Reduces the trauma that abused children in the Syracuse, New York area face during the investigative and treatment processes by providing a safe, child friendly environment for abuse victims and their non-offending family members.
- Children's Advocacy Centers of Louisiana - Provides technical assistance, training, and resources to Children's Advocacy Centers in Louisiana.
- St. Tammany Children's Advocacy Center - Assists child abuse victims and non-offending family members in Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana.
- Mississippi Children's Alliance - Seeks to encourage the development, growth, and continuation of quality child advocacy centers in the state of Mississippi.
- Merlin Foundation - Public policy and advocacy for abused and neglected children in Arkansas.
- The Children's Center - Serves southwest Missouri children who are severely physically abused or sexually abused.
- Child Safe of Central Missouri, Inc. - Assists abused children in central Missouri.
- Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County, Inc. - Assists child abuse victims and non-offending family members in McHenry County, Illinois. Newsletter, fundraising, and volunteer information.
- Macomb County Care House - Seeks to prevent and reduce the incidence and trauma of child abuse in Macomb County, Michigan.
- Children's Assessment Center of Grand Rapids, Michigan - Protects, assists, and comforts child abuse victims.
- Child Abuse Council of Muskegon County, Michigan - Seeks to prevent child abuse through community programs, advocacy, and education. Newsletter, CASA program, and Child Advocacy Center.
- Child Abuse and Neglect Council of Oakland County, Michigan - Seeks to be the leading resource in the prevention of child abuse in Oakland County, Michigan. Programs, events, and volunteer opportunities.
- CornerHouse - A non-profit organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota that assesses suspected child sexual abuse, coordinates forensic interview services, and provides training for other professionals.
- Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas - A statewide association that promotes the efforts of local Children's Advocacy Centers in the state of Texas.
- Abilene and Taylor County Texas Child Advocacy Center - Seeks to lessen the trauma of child abuse victims by providing intervention services at a central location.
- The Bridge Children's Advocacy Center - Assists abused children and non-offending family members in the Amarillo, Texas area.
- Child Advocacy Center for Denton County - Assists child abuse victims in Denton County, Texas. Services, tips for parents, and child advocacy resources.
- Center for Child Protection - A center in Austin, Texas focused on reducing trauma to victims of child abuse during the investigation and prosecution of their cases. Newsletter, events, and volunteer opportunities.
- Children's Advocacy Centers of Bastrop - Assists child abuse victims in Bastrop, Lee, and Fayette Counties, Texas.
- Project Harmony of Omaha, Nebraska - Seeks to protect children by providing community-based, integrated, comprehensive and coordinated child abuse assessment and investigation in a centralized location.
- A Kid's Place - Provides advocacy and support for abused or neglected children in Weld County, Colorado. Training, child advocacy center, and CASA programs.
- Yavapai Family Advocacy Center - Supports families in the Yavapai County, Arizona area that have been victims of domestic abuse and violence.
- Children's Justice Center of Salt Lake County, Utah - Provides a comfortable, child-friendly atmosphere where children receive coordinated services during the child abuse investigative process.
- Alliance for Children - Works to unite the communities of Tarrant County, Texas to fight child abuse by providing children's justice centers that coordinate the efforts of partner agencies and facilitate the delivery of needed services.
- Alamo Children's Advocacy Center - Assists child abuse victims in the San Antonio, Texas area. Services, events, and library.
- Hope House - Assists child abuse victims in Tom Green County, Texas.
- Child Advocates of Fort Bend County, Texas - Child advocacy center, CASA programs, and family assistance services in Fort Bend, Texas.
- Collin County, Texas Children's Advocacy Center - Takes action to identify, protect, and improve the lives of abused and neglected children.
- Sunshine House - Helps child abuse victims in Blanco, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason and San Saba Counties, Texas.
- Child Advocacy Center of the South Plains - A nonprofit agency in Lubbock, Texas designed to provide child abuse victims with a friendly, culturally-sensitive, non-threatening and neutral environment that offers support and protection.
- Chadwick Center for Children and Families - An organization of professionals in the fields of medicine, social work, psychology, psychiatry, and child development dedicated to assisting victims of child abuse and family violence. Seminars, conferences, and newsletter.
- Athens Area Child Abuse Prevention Council - An Athens, Georgia organization that seeks to prevent child abuse and neglect. Parent help line, community outreach and education programs, newsletter, and volunteer opportunities.
- Court Appointed Special Advocates of Worcester - An independent non-profit organization in Worcester, Massachusetts where trained volunteers provide a powerful voice in the lives of vulnerable boys and girls.
- Tennessee Chapter of Child Advocacy Centers - Provides information on all the Child Advocacy Centers in the state. Also serves as a source of information for professionals in the field of child advocacy.
- Child Abuse Training & Technical Assistance Centers - Provides assistance to child abuse prevention, intervention and treatment professionals throughout California.
- Carousel Center - A nonprofit organization that offers child abuse prevention and treatment services to southeastern North Carolina. Announcements, newsletter, and staff.
- Child Advocacy Services - Promotes the safety, health and well-being of children and families in Louisiana by providing services, support and education in order to stop the cycle of child abuse and neglect.
- Dickerson Center for Children - A non-profit organization in Columbia, South Carolina that helps children who have been physically or sexually abused.
- Maricopa County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program - Recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers who advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children involved in court proceedings in Maricopa County Arizona.
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Morris and Sussex Counties, Inc. - A private non-profit corporation in New Jersey that trains and supervises volunteer advocates to help abused, neglected and abandoned children.
- The Guardian Center - A nonprofit child advocacy center that provides free, confidential services to children affected by sexual and physical abuse in Edwards, Gallatin, Saline, Wabash and White Counties in Southern Illinois.
- Harmony Home - An organization in Odessa, Texas that provides free services to abused children and their non-offending caregivers.
- Heroes, Great & Small, Inc. - A non-profit organization that offers support, education, and fun activities to help the healing process for abused children and their non-offending family members. Provides training to individuals and organizations interested in starting local chapters.
- Harbor House - A children's organization serving northwest Georgia that offers child abuse prevention, treatment, and intervention programs.
- Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis - Addresses the needs of children and families who are impacted by child sexual abuse.
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