Health and Medical Guide to Injuries and Wound Information Child Abuse Health information topics about Child Abuse: Children 1. Going to a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or Therapis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/going_to_therapist.html 2. How to Handle Abuse Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/handle_abuse.html 3. Kids and Teens Page (National Runaway Switchboard) National Runaway Switchboard http://www.nrscrisisline.org/kids.asp 4. Tips for Kids: What to Do about Abuse or Neglect Prevent Child Abuse America http://www.preventchildabuse.org/learn_more/cap_2000/kid_tips.pdf Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Shaken Baby Syndrome National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D038642&recruiting... Coping 1. Responding to a Disclosure of Child Abuse National Network for Child Care http://www.nncc.org/Abuse/rspond_disclos.html Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Recognizing Signs of Child Abuse Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/signs_child_abuse.html 2. Recognizing Child Abuse: What Parents Should Know Prevent Child Abuse America http://www.preventchildabuse.org/learn_more/parents/recognizing_abuse.pdf Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Terms National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/usermanuals/treatmen/treatmenj.cfm 2. National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Gloss Family and Youth Services Bureau http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/dis/ncands98/glossary/glossary.htm Directories 1. Toll-Free Crisis Hotline Numbers Resource Listing National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/reslist/tollfree.cfm 2. National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Administration for Children and Families http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/organizations/index.cfm 3. How to Report Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/rpt_abu.htm Law and Policy 1. Frequently Asked Questions on Child Abuse and Negl National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/admin/faqs.cfm 2. Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/groundtermin.cfm 3. How Does the Child Welfare System Work? National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/cpswork.cfm 4. About the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treat National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/about.cfm 5. Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/manda.cfm 6. Parental Drug Use as Child Abuse National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/drugexposed.cfm 7. Reporting Procedures National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/repproc.cfm 8. State Statutes Search National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/search/ 9. What Is Child Abuse and Neglect? National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/whatiscan.cfm 10. Infant Safe Haven Laws National Adoption Information Clearinghouse http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/safehaven.cfm Organizations 1. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatr http://www.aacap.org/ 2. American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/ 3. National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/ 4. Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/ 5. National Runaway Switchboard http://www.nrscrisisline.org/ Overviews 1. JAMA Patient Page: Protecting Our Children from Ch American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZDPBQXMAC&sub_... 2. Child Abuse and Neglect American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3S3DRUDC&sub_... Prevention/Screening 1. Collaborating with Your Community National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/develop/collaborate/index.cfm 2. Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZM8JMMH4C&sub_... 3. Gateways to Prevention: What Everyone Can Do to Pr National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/order/packet2004.pdf Related Issues 1. Osteogenesis Imperfecta Issues: Child Abuse Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=i108i&doctitle=OI+Issues%3A+Child+Abus... 2. Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/mem.html Research 1. Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.cfm 2. New Reports on Violence Prevention Say Home Visits Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r031002.htm 3. NICHD Researchers Improve Techniques for Interview National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/new/releases/interviewing.cfm 4. NICHD-Sponsored Research Finds Early Learning Asso National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/new/releases/child_maltreatment.cfm 5. Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children wi National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/prevenres/focus/ 6. Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/subabuse_childmal.cfm 7. Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Early National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/focus/earlybrain/earlybraina.cfm Specific Conditions 1. Emotional Abuse American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZW84HP8FC&sub_... 2. Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/munchausen.html 3. Shaken Baby/Shaken Impact Syndrome Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/shaken.html 4. Shaken Baby Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shakenbaby/shakenbaby.htm Statistics 1. Homicide Risk among Infants Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs020308.htm 2. National Runaway Switchboard Statistics National Runaway Switchboard http://www.nrscrisisline.org/news_stats.asp 3. Perpetrators by Relationship to Child Victims SDC Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/stats/perps.htm 4. Child Maltreatment National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/cmfacts.htm 5. Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.cfm Teenagers 1. Abuse Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/family_abuse.html 2. Going to a Therapist Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/therapist.html Treatment 1. Treatment for Abused and Neglected Children: Infan National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/usermanuals/treatmen/ 2. Finding a Therapist for Your Child's Emotiona Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/finding_therapist.html   Preventive Medicine News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. What Are Babies Made Of? 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