TOPIC: Child Abuse and Neglect

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Center Devloped Documents, Resources, and Tools

Guides

• Fostering School, Family, and Community Involvement

Quickfinds

• Abuse Prevention
• Children of Alcoholics & Substance Abusers
• Domestic Violence
• Family Counseling and Support
• Foster Care
• Homeless Children and Youth - Education
• Parent/Home Involvement in Schools
• Parenting Skills and Parenting Education

Training

• Home Involvement in Schooling
• Student & Family Assistance Programs & Services to Address Barriers to Learning

Introductory Packet

• Abuse Prevention

Other Relevant Documents, Resources, and Tools on the Internet

• Child Abuse: The Hidden Bruises
• Child Abuse and Neglect: Recognizing and Preventing Child Abuse
• Child Maltreatment: Summary of Key Findings
• Child Neglect
• A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice
• Emotional Abuse
• Parent Training Programs: Insight for Practitioners
• Photo-documentation in the Investigation of Child Abuse
• Physical Abuse
• Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Promoting Healthy Families in Your Community
• Promoting Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships
• Protecting Our Children From Abuse and Neglect.
• Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect
• Safe From the Start: Taking Action on Children Exposed to Violence
• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Supporting and Preserving Families
• Understanding Child Maltreatment
• What is Child Abuse and Neglect?

Webinars

• Child Maltreatment Prevention as a Public Health Priority

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
• American Humane Association
• American Psychological Association
• Centers for Prevention of Child Neglect
• Child Abuse Prevention Network
• Child Help USA
• Child Quest International
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Healthy Families America (HFA)
• National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Association of Social Workers
• National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC)
• National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
• National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP)
• National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
• National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
• Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)
• Tennyson Center for Children

• Abuse and Neglect : the Educator's Guide to the Identification and Prevention of Child Maltreatment. by B. Lowenthal. (2001). Baltimore, Md. : P.H. Brookes Pub.
• Child abuse and neglect : Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence-Expert Consult: Online and Print. Jenny, C.(2010). Saunders.
• Child abuse and neglect : Guidelines for Identification, Assessment, and Case Management. Edited by M. S. Peterson, M. Durfee, K. Coulter. (2003). Volcano, CA : Volcano Press.
• Child abuse and neglect : the School's Response. C. B. Horton & T. K. Cruise. (2001). New York : Guilford Press.
• Effective Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect : An Evidence-based Approach to Planning and Evaluating Interventions. by G. Macdonald. (2001). Chichester ; New York : Wiley.
• Intersection of child abuse and children's exposure to domestic violence. By Herrenkohl, T. I., Sousa C., Tajima, E. A., Herrenkohl, R.C., & Moylan, C. A. (2008). Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 9, 84-89.
• Understanding child abuse and neglect. by C. Crosson-Tower. (2005).Boston : Pearson/A&B.

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