Hotlines & Chats The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline The National Child Abuse Hotline provides offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergencies, social service, and support resources. All calls are confidential. A centralized call center provides the...
For Survivors & General InterestThis is the category that prompted me to start thinking an online resource library is a good idea. There are two scenarios that led me to believe there is a need for such a library. First, there is the adult survivor who was abused decades ago, and now decides...
Well-BeingCHILD USA is a trauma-informed organization and is dedicated to providing a safe space in the library for everyone- victims, survivors and professionals. The goal of our well-being section of the portal is for members to be able to review information related to trauma and healing. If you...
CHILD SEX ABUSE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REFORM THE SEAN P. McILMAIL STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT CHILD USAThe Sean P. McIlmail Research Institute at CHILD USA was founded in 2018 with a generous donation from the parents of Sean McIlmail. Sean was a brave clergy sex abuse victim...
I write this blog post today to share part of my firsthand experience of what my children and I went through in three states, how I overcame it, and my concerns for what may be in store after the pandemic for children. I am a mother of three children. Two of my children were “allegedly” abused by...
The Hamilton Library is an expertly curated collection of materials on child sex abuse for everyone. The Library was stocked to inform and support victims, parents, teachers, clergy, researchers, attorneys, doctors, the media, and youth-serving organizations. We hope you will find these...