Resources: Child Development, Prevention of Child Abuse or Neglect.

Resources for further information, resources, and research:

• Texas Dept of Family and Protective Services 1-800-252-5400. Protects children, the elderly, and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. TDFPS protects the health and safety of children in daycare, as well as foster care and other types of 24-hour care.

• Get Parenting Tips: GetParentingTips.com and podcasts at Get Parenting Tips Podcast
  

• Child Welfare Gateway (great resource listing many multiple resources for child protection)

• Child Abuse Reporting Lines (for each state)
  

• Child Abuse Prevention Services Statement on how to identify and recognize abuse.

• Crisis Hotline phone numbers (lists multiple organizations)

• Report child pornography: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber Tip-line or call 1.800.THE.LOST (1.800.843.5678). Cyber Tip-line is the nation’s centralized reporting system to report suspected online enticement of children for sexual acts, extrafamilial child sexual molestation, child pornography, child sex trafficking, and more.

• National Parenting Helpline: Call 1.855.4.A.PARENT (1.855.427.2736) to speak with a trained National Parent Helpline advocate who can listen to you, offer emotional support, and build on your parenting strengths.
  

• National Runaway Safe-line: Call 1.800.786.2929 (live chat, emails, forum) or text 66008 for free, confidential services and support. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

• Financial assistance for grandparents raising grandchildren: Kinship Care Contacts & Programs to access info for State officials and kinship care-specific services offered by State child welfare departments.
  

• Connections between animal cruelty and child abuse: National Sheriff’s Association Research Study
  

• Addressing abuse of infants by parents overwhelmed with a newborn baby’s constant crying. Understanding and staying calm during The Time of Purple Crying
  

• RAINN (Rape and Incest National Network) operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (phone hotline) and a 24/7 online hotline addressing anything related to sexual violence. 800-656-HOPE (4673).
  

• Sesame Street-Helping Kids with Traumatic Experiences. Activities (birth to 7 years old) designed to help young children cope with traumatic stressors in their lives.
  

• Some abuse occurs because a parent or caregiver is not aware of the appropriate development stages of a child. Download this FREE CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) development tracker. Follow a child’s normal development from 2 months to 5 years. Tips to encourage a child’s development; or if concerned that a child is not reaching development milestones. Tools for Tracking (by age). Milestone Tracking App. Childhood Development Videos. 1 in 6 children has developmental delays or disabilities. Children from families with low incomes, like those served by WIC, are at even greater risk. Find out how you can help.

We make our world better when we care about our children and the above resources to prevent child abuse and neglect are always available for any parent, child, or caring person.

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