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Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC  20024
Phone:	1-800-394-3366 (703) 385-7565
E-mail:	info@childwelfare.gov
Web Address:	www.childwelfare.gov
The Child Welfare Information Gateway is a national resource for people seeking information about how to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect. The Web site has information about family support services, fostering and adopting a child, and child welfare issues. There are also links for many toll-free crisis hotline numbers.
National Child Abuse Hotline
Phone:	1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
The National Child Abuse Hotline provides 24-hour support for parents. It provides free information and advice, ranging from prevention of child abuse to basic information about the normal growth and development of children.
Prevent Child Abuse America
500 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 200
Chicago, IL  60611
Phone:	1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-244-5373) (312) 663-3520
Fax:	(312) 939-8962
E-mail:	mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
Web Address:	www.preventchildabuse.org
This organization provides information on topics related to child abuse and neglect. It offers various programs on child abuse prevention, and it also directs efforts toward increasing public awareness of child abuse and neglect. You can find out whether your state has a local chapter by going to the Web site.

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Author:	Jeannette Curtis	Last Updated: July 27, 2007
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
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