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Home > Working with the Courts in Child Protection > Appendix B: Resource Listings of Selected National Organizations Concerned with Child Maltreatment
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Appendix B Listed below are several of the many national organizations and groups dealing with various aspects of child maltreatment. Visit http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanual.cfm to view a more comprehensive list of resources and visit http://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/index.cfm to view an organization database. Inclusion on this list is for information purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect or the Children's Bureau. Child Welfare Organizations American Humane Association Children's Division
Conducts research, analysis, and training to help public and private agencies respond to child maltreatment. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Provides professional education, promotes research to inform effective practice, and addresses public policy issues. Professional membership organization. American Public Human Services Association
Addresses program and policy issues related to the administration and delivery of publicly funded human services. Professional membership organization. AVANCE Family Support and Education Program
Operates a national training center to share and disseminate information, material, and curricula to service providers and policy-makers interested in supporting high-risk Hispanic families. Child Welfare League of America
Provides training, consultation, and technical assistance to child welfare professionals and agencies while also educating the public about emerging issues affecting children. National Association of Counsel for Children
Provides training and technical assistance to child advocates and works to improve the child welfare, juvenile justice and private custody systems. National Black Child Development Institute
Operates programs and sponsors a national training conference through Howard University to improve and protect the well-being of African-American children. National Center for State Courts
Enhances court operations with the latest technology, collects and interprets the latest data on court operations nationwide, and provides information on proven "best practices" for improving court operations. National Children's Advocacy Center
Provides prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families within a child-focused team approach. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Serves the Nation's children and families by improving the courts of juvenile and family jurisdictions. Its mission is to better the justice system through education and applied research and improve the standards, practices, and effectiveness of the juvenile court system. NCJFCJ strives to increase awareness and sensitivity to children's issues and focuses on providing meaningful assistance to the judges, court administrators, and related professionals in whose care the concerns of children and their families have been entrusted. National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
Promotes and supports volunteer advocacy in juvenile courts for children alleged to be maltreated. It receives Federal and private funding, provides money and technical assistance to start and expand programs, promulgates performance standards, produces training manuals and other publications, and trains program leaders and volunteers. National Indian Child Welfare Association
Disseminates information and provides technical assistance on Indian child welfare issues. Supports community development and advocacy efforts to facilitate tribal responses to the needs of families and children. Youth Law Center
Works to ensure that vulnerable children are provided with the conditions and services they need, particularly focusing on children living apart from their families in child welfare and juvenile justice systems. National Resource Centers National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
Provides technical assistance, training and consultation to State, local and Tribal agencies and courts to strengthen their knowledge of legal and judicial issues related to child welfare and juvenile and family courts. Its expertise on a wide variety of subjects includes court improvement, agency and court collaboration, termination of parental rights, non-adversarial case resolution, reasonable efforts requirements, legal representation of children, permanent guardianship, confidentiality, and other emerging child welfare issues. National Resource Center for Adoption
Develops and distributes training curricula, publications, and videos and sponsors three national conferences to improve the effectiveness and quality of adoption and post-adoption services. The center also provides training on current practices, policies, and issues in special needs adoption; permanency planning; post-adoption services; and cultural competence. National Resource Center for Child Protective Services
Focuses on building State, local, and Tribal capacity through training and technical assistance in CPS, including meeting Federal requirements, strengthening programs, eligibility for the CAPTA grant, support to State Liaison Officers, and collaboration with other NRCs. National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody
Promotes improved court responses to family violence through demonstration programs, professional training, technical assistance, national conferences, and publications. National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
Provides training and technical assistance and information services to help States through all stages of the CFSRs, emphasizing family-centered principles and practices and helping States build knowledge of foster care issues. Partners with the Child Welfare League of America and the National Indian Child Welfare Association to provide training, technical assistance, and information services. Technical Assistance Support System Organizations Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
Provides technical and legal assistance, education and training, and materials on practice and policy issues to facilitate the administration of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
Provides ongoing administrative, legal, and technical assistance to individual States that administer the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, which is a uniform State law that establishes a contract among party States to ensure that children placed across State lines receive adequate protection and services. Prevention Organizations National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds
Assists State children's trust and prevention funds to strengthen families and protect children from harm. Prevent Child Abuse America
Conducts prevention activities such as public awareness campaigns, advocacy, networking, research, and publishing, and provides information and statistics on child abuse. Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Plus
Develops, studies, and disseminates information and materials designed to prevent shaken baby syndrome and other forms of child abuse and to increase positive parenting and child care. Community Partners The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Welcomes the participation of faith-based and community-based organizations as valued and essential partners with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Funding goes to faith-based organizations through Head Start, programs for refugee resettlement, runaway and homeless youth, independent living, childcare, child support enforcement, and child welfare. Family Support America
Works to strengthen and empower families and communities so that they can foster the optimal development of children, youth, and adult family members. National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse
Conducts local campaigns in the fight against child abuse by providing education, intervention, and support to families affected by child maltreatment. National Fatherhood Initiative
Works to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. For The General Public Childhelp USA
Provides crisis counseling to adult survivors and child victims of child abuse, offenders, and parents, and operates a national hotline. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Provides assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in recovering missing children and raising public awareness about ways to help prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation. Parents Anonymous
Leads mutual support groups to help parents provide nurturing environments for their families. For More Information Child Welfare Information Gateway
Collects, stores, catalogs, and disseminates information on all aspects of child maltreatment, child welfare, and adoption to help build the capacity of professionals in the field. A service of the Children's Bureau.
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