CHILD USA IS COMMITTED
TO ENDING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
CHILD USA is the leading national nonprofit think tank working to end child abuse and neglect in the United States. CHILD USA engages in high-level legal, social science, and medical research and analysis to derive the best public policies to end child abuse and neglect in America. CHILD USA produces evidence-based solutions and information needed by policymakers, organizations, media, and society as a whole to increase child protection and the common good.
Attention Parents: Check out CHILD USA’s Information Sheet on Revival Windows: an important policy that will unmask child sex predators in your community! Contact your Lawmakers today to pass a window!
Join us as we honor heroes in child protection!
We look forward to welcoming our vaccinated guests on November 4th; we may ask for proof of vaccination upon check-in. If you cannot be vaccinated, we hope that you will join us virtually.
CHILD USA has created a report detailing the filings in New York under the Child Victim’s Act, which closed August 14, 2021.
This preliminary report provides data on how many victims came forward, the types of institutions suits were brought against, and more.
Check Out CHILD USA’s Child Sex Abuse Portal – it’s the only resource of its kind!
CHILD USA’s portal is a curated list of books (both fiction and nonfiction), documentaries, videos, articles, and online resources. Whether you are a survivor of child sex abuse, a family member, or someone who works with children like a coach, a teacher, or clergy, this is a place where we hope that you can browse, learn, and relax in peace.
Instead of randomly googling for information, we have done the research to find materials that are respected, illuminating, and informative.
Firm and organizational sponsorships are also available by clicking HERE
Check Out CHILD USA’s Child Sex Abuse Portal – it’s the only resource of its kind!
CHILD USA’s portal is a curated list of books (both fiction and nonfiction), documentaries, videos, articles, and online resources. Whether you are a survivor of child sex abuse, a family member, or someone who works with children like a coach, a teacher, or clergy, this is a place where we hope that you can browse, learn, and relax in peace.
Instead of randomly googling for information, we have done the research to find materials that are respected, illuminating, and informative.
Firm and organizational sponsorships are also available by clicking HERE
CHILD USA is asking What About the Children during COVID-19. The conversation about COVID-19 has left out an important and vulnerable group, children. CHILD USA is working to bring awareness to the heightened risk of children who are isolated at home in dangerous circumstances and have lost the safety nets their daily lives normally provide. Visit our WATCH page to see how CHILD USA is helping parents, teachers, child protection workers, and policy makers address the pandemic’s unintended consequences.
CHILD USA is asking What About the Children during COVID-19. The conversation about COVID-19 has left out an important and vulnerable group, children. CHILD USA is working to bring awareness to the heightened risk of children who are isolated at home in dangerous circumstances and have lost the safety nets their daily lives normally provide. Visit our WATCH page to see how CHILD USA is helping parents, teachers, child protection workers, and policy makers address the pandemic’s unintended consequences.
CHILD USA IN THE NEWS
The Future of Free Exercise and Invidious Discrimination Against LGBTQ Children and Families
Everything We Know About the Civil Suit Against Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology
Sexual Abuse Survivors and Advocates Ask NJ Governor for More Time to Sue Perpetrators
The 22 people who will define the 2021-22 NHL Season – Sportsnet.ca
Everything We Know About the Civil Suit Against Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology
Sexual Abuse Survivors and Advocates Ask NJ Governor for More Time to Sue Perpetrators
The 22 people who will define the 2021-22 NHL Season – Sportsnet.ca
The Future of Free Exercise and Invidious Discrimination Against LGBTQ Children and Families
PROF. MARCI HAMILTON
FOUNDER AND CEO
JAMES F. PLAPPERT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
JILLIAN RUCK
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
KELSEY BRYNER
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
AJ ORTIZ, MSSP
SOCIAL SCIENCE DIRECTOR
JESSICA SCHIDLOW, ESQ., MA, NCC
LEGAL DIRECTOR
DEVYNE BYRD, ESQ.
STAFF ATTORNEY FOR GLOBAL PROJECTS
STEPHANIE GONZALEZ
DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REFORM
There are two paths to justice for children who have been sexually abused: criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits. Historically, the vast majority of child sex abuse victims have been unable to prosecute or file civil lawsuits because they missed the arbitrary procedural deadline—the statute of limitations (“SOLs”)—for their claims. CHILD USA leads the movement to end this injustice that also harms the public good by keeping victims from naming their predators and the institutions that enabled them.
ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF ATHLETES: THE GAME OVER COMMISSION
Like other arenas where children can be isolated and manipulated by predatory adults, youth sports programs present steep challenges to the protection of children. Sports programs, at all levels, are a critically important frontier in the investigations into child sexual abuse and one of the least studied. CHILD USA is leading the way with its Game Over Commission and social science studies aimed at athletes.
EDUCATIONAL NEGLECT
CHILD USA is committed to making sure all children get a quality education, no matter where they live. Currently, only 24 states and the District of Columbia classify educational negelct as abuse. CHILD USA will continue to work to make sure all children have access to a great educations as well as to services that will allow them to take advantage of that education.
FAMILY COURT REFORM
Child sexual abuse perpetrated within families is one of the most insidious and under-prosecuted crimes, and the legal system often fails to adequately protect a child from an abusive parent. CHILD USA is dedicated to reform of the family court system to ensure child protection.
MEDICAL NEGLECT AND VACCINE AVOIDANCE
Most states have laws giving religious exemptions to testing and screening of children. Federal law requires doctors treating children on Medicaid or CHIP to perform several tests and screening on the children, yet federal law also allows states to offer religious exemptions. CHILD USA’s research into these religious exemptions laws reveals the exigency for policy that protects the health and safety of children
CONVERSION THERAPY
CHILD USA is studying the health and welfare effects on those who have been subjected to so-called “conversion therapy” or “reparative therapy,” which is intended to “fix” their sexual orientation. As with every other initiative, CHILD USA is pairing legal and social science research and analysis to determine what is in the best interest of children and the public good.
This approach has been uniformly rejected by every leading medical organization.
CHILD MARRIAGE
Child marriage happens more than you think. Girls are at risk of sex abuse in far too many cultures, including the United States. In 36, or 2/3, of the states, the age of marriage for minors with parental consent is 16, which is very young for marriage. In some states, though, the minimum is even younger with judicial and parental consent. CHILD USA is studying child marriage as part of its overall agenda to fight child sex abuse and girls’ challenges to fulfilling their potential.
CHILD USA MONDAY BLOG (& Other Things to Read)
The Thomas P. Doyle Whistleblower Award – Recipients: Terence Mckiernan, Anne Barrett Doyle, and Suzy Nauman
Child USA
“The Massachusetts attorney general released a report last month saying that at least 789 children and probably more than 1,000 have been sexually abused by 250 priests and other church workers in the Archdiocese of Boston since 1940. The report also criticized many former aides to Cardinal Law now serving elsewhere…” ̶ New York Times article, August 24, 2003.
October 28, 2021
CHILD USA MONDAY BLOG (& Other Things to Read)
The Hidden Crisis of Sibling Sexual Abuse- Part 1
By Jessica Schidlow, Esq.
Sibling relationships are some of the most powerful yet undervalued in the family lives of children and adolescents. Not only are sibling relationships often the most enduring in the family, but they also play a significant role in identity formation, attachment, as well as social, cognitive, and emotional development.
August 17, 2021
CHILD USA’s Weekly Data Drop
CHILD USA’s Weekly Data Drop
