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Websites
Local
Resources:
Wyoming
Department of Family Services
http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/ (307)
473-3900 in Casper, WY.
Families will assume
more responsibility for raising their own children. Communities will
assume more responsibility for their own families. The Department of
Family Services will facilitate both.
Wyoming Sex
Offender Registration Page
Casper
Police Department
All members
of the Casper Police Department are committed to providing progressive
and professional police services that enhance the quality of life in our
community.
Natrona
County http://www.natrona.net/
Wyoming
State Government http://wyoming.gov/
NATIONAL RESOURCES:
National Children's Alliance http://www.nca-online.org/ National Children's Alliance is a nationwide not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote and support communities in providing a coordinated investigation and comprehensive response to victims of severe child abuse. NCA accredited members are Children's Advocacy Centers. ChildHelpUSA www.ChildHelpUSA.org National Child Abuse Hotline: 1.800.422.4453 Childhelp USA® is one of the largest and oldest national non-profits dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. The organization provides help and hope to millions of children and adults whose lives have been traumatized by child abuse. Child Welfare League of America www.cwla.org The Child Welfare League is the oldest and largest national nonprofit organization developing and promoting policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen American families. Child Welfare Information Gateway http://www.childwelfare.gov/ The Child Welfare Information Gateway provides statistics, information of State laws, publications, resources and technical assistance to professionals serving in the field of abuse and neglect. National Children's Advocacy Center http://www.nationalcac.org To model and promote excellence in child abuse response and prevention. Crimes against Children http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/innocent.htm FBI's Child-Pornography information site, with links to related resources. National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
http://www.childrenshospitals.net/
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children www.MissingKids.com Live Hotline: 1.800.THE.LOST NCMEC serves as a focal point in providing 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. National Center for Victims of Crime www.ncvc.org NCVC provides direct services and resources, advocates laws and public policies that create resources and protection for victims, delivers training and technical assistance to victim service providers and allied professionals, and fosters cutting-edge thinking about the impact of crime and the ways individuals can help victims regain control of their lives. Darkness to Light
www.darkness2light.org
A program aimed at raising awareness of issues surround child sexual abuse. CAP's Executive Director Amanda Moeller is currently the only Darkness to Light facilitator in
Prevent
Child Abuse America
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/index.shtml Since
1972, Prevent Child Abuse America has led the way in building
awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved
in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's
children.
Stop It
Now
http://www.stopitnow.com/ Stop
It Now! believes that all adults must accept the responsibility to
recognize, acknowledge and confront the behaviors that lead to the
sexual abuse of children. We offer adults tools they can use to
prevent sexual abuse - before there’s a victim to heal or an
offender to punish. In collaboration with our network of
community-based Stop It Now! programs, we reach out to adults who are
concerned about their own or others’ sexualized behavior toward
children.
FOR
PROFESSIONALS:
Chadwick
Center
http://www.chadwickcenter.org/
The Chadwick Center, one of the largest centers of its kind, is staffed
with more than 120 professionals and para-professionals in the field of
medicine, social work, psychology, psychiatry, child development,
nursing and education technology. The staff is committed to
family-centered care and a multidisciplinary approach to child abuse and
family violence.
APRI
American Prosecutors Research Institute
http://www.ndaa.org/apri/index.html The
mission of the American Prosecutors Research Institute is to provide
state and local prosecutors knowledge, skills and support to ensure that
justice is done and the public safety rights of all persons are
safeguarded. To accomplish this mission, APRI serves as a nationwide,
interdisciplinary resource center for research and development,
technical assistance, training and publications reflecting the highest
standards and cutting-edge practices of the prosecutorial profession.
APSAC American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
http://apsac.fmhi.usf.edu/index.asp APSAC’s
mission is to enhance the ability of professionals to respond to
children and families affected by abuse and violence. APSAC
tries to fulfill this mission in a number of ways, most notably through
providing education and other sources of information to professionals
who work in the child maltreatment and related fields.
ISPCAN
International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
http://www.ispcan.org/ Founded
in 1977, is the only multidisciplinary international organization that
brings together a worldwide cross-section of committed professionals to
work towards the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect and
exploitation globally.
National Child
Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
http://www.nctsnet.org/ To
raise the standard of care and improve access to services for
traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the
United States.
US Department of
Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ Provides
national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond
to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and
communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and
coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the
juvenile justice system so that it protects public safety, holds
offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative
services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families.
American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP)
http://www.aap.org/ Dedicated
to the health of all children. Committed to the attainment of optimal,
physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants,
children, adolescents, and young adults.
Kempe Center
http://www.kempe.org/ Headquartered
in Denver, Colorado, The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment
of Child Abuse and Neglect has been recognized as the world leader in
child abuse treatment programs, and for over forty years, has been at
the forefront in the fight against child abuse.
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