The NYS Child Advocacy Resource and Consultation Center, Safe Horizon, Inc. Brooklyn, NY. The New York State Child Advocacy Resource and Consultation Center (CARCC), a program of Safe Horizon, was established in April, 1996 through a grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. CARCC’s mission is to work with Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Advocacy Centers throughout New York State to promote and enhance multidisciplinary responses to child sexual abuse and child fatality reviews.
To get to the CARCC page, you need to go to the Safe Horizons url: www.safehorizon.org and search child advocacy centers.
Johns Hopkins University Press This site is the direct link to purchasing the manual "Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse" through Johns Hopkin's University Press.
The Child Abuse Prevention Network The Child Abuse Prevention Network <http://child-abuse.com > is the Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect. Child maltreatment, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse and neglect are our key areas of concern. We provide unique and powerful tools for all workers to support the identification, investigation, treatment, adjudication, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Originally launched as an outreach effort of the Family Life Development Center the Child Abuse Prevention Network is sponsored by LifeNET, Inc.
The NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (NCAC) Huntsville AL, is a non-profit agency providing prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families within a child-focused team approach. Since opening in 1985 as the nation’s first Children’s Advocacy Center, the NCAC has become a leader in the field of prevention and intervention of child maltreatment.
E-Medicine
This site offers an on-line resource of textbooks written by medical professionals, chapters on child abuse and child sexual abuse can be searched.
San Diego CME site for Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse This site was developed by Joyce Adams, MD and Nancy Kellogg, MD as an introductory course for medical providers. It is sponsored by The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children
The Child Abuse and Neglect Team at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati provides clinical updates as well as powerpoint presentations for child protection professionals. The information is contained in Healthcare Professionals' Toolkit." For more information, please contact Robert Shapiro, M.D., 513-636-7966.
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruetly to Children (MSPCC) This private non-profit organization is dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights and well being of children. The site offers info regarding the "Quarterly" a publication evaluating articles selected from nearly 1000 peer-reviewed medical journals and offering editorial advice about the validity and significance of these research findings.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners-Sexual Assault Resource Servic The Sexual Assault Resource Service (SARS) Web site is designed for nursing professionals involved in providing evaluations of sexually abused victims. The site offers an on-line database for interested collaborators in the project.
E-Lists
CHAMP-L CHAMP-L is an e-mail list for CHAMP participants only. It allows users to seek and share information and expertise in the field of child sexual abuse.
SIGCA-MD-L A list for doctors and othe medical practitioners who have significant experience or professional commitment to all medical aspects of child abuse and neglect. This list is "closed" and all new subscriptions are reviewed under the list's membership committee. Currently, over 400 members use this peer-review resource.
CHILD-ABUSE-L
This list is open to all who work in the field of child abuse and neglect. A forum for open discussion on issues in familial abuse (the maltreatment of children in the family setting.) To join, go to The Child Abuse Prevention Network and look for "E-Lists" under the main logo.
SBSpro-L Shaken Baby Syndrome is discussed on this list, which is open only to professionals. When you subscribe, you will get a letter asking for your professional affiliation. To join, go to The Child Abuse Prevention Network and look for "E-Lists" under the main logo.
CHILD-FATAL-L Sponsored by the National Center on Child Fatality Review, this is a multi-disciplinary list where expert discussion occurs. To join, go to The Child Abuse Prevention Network and look for "E-Lists" under the main logo.
For more information regarding CHAMP-L or SIGCA-MD-L, contact:
