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Childhelp National
Child Abuse Hotline | | | Hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who assist in over 170 languages (via interpreters) |
Safe Horizon Child
Advocacy Centers | | | On-site teams consisting of child protective specialists, detectives from NYPD, assistant district attorneys, and pediatricians meet the needs of child abuse survivors by addressing their safety, tending to their physical injuries, and bringing abusers to justice. **Child abuse must be reported to the NYS Child Abuse Services or NYPD before referral to Child Advocacy Centers. |
Prevent Child Abuse
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Parent Helpline (1-800-244-5373): staff will help locate services such as parenting skills classes, domestic violence services, or childcare -
Healthy Families NY Home Visiting Program (free): specially-trained staff visit the homes of high-risk families of infants and young children. Staff assess children for developmental milestones, provide parents with childcare information, and connect families with medical providers. |
New York Center
for Children | | | -
Individual therapy for children who have experienced sexual/physical abuse and/or witnessed domestic violence -
Crisis intervention and professional consultation -
Full medical examinations by on-site pediatrician |
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse NYC | | Currently virtual via Zoom | -
Peer-led, inclusive, and diverse group that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexuality, or age -
Strict guidelines for maintaining the safety and confidentiality of members |
NYS Child
Protective Services | | | The hotline is available 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. Hotline staff relay info to local child protective services for investigation of prior child abuse reports. |
National Center for
Missing & Exploited
Children | | | -
Team HOPE: trained volunteers help people in crisis with a missing or sexually exploited child, provide peer and emotional support, etc. -
Cyber Tipline (1-800-843-5678): centralized reporting system for the online sexual exploitation of children. Staff work with local law enforcement to remove the child sexual abuse material. |
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Center for Healing: provides comprehensive, specialized services for addressing childhood sexual abuse and sexual exploitation -
Gateways program: intensive, specialized residential treatment program for
girls, ages 12-16, who have experienced sexual abuse and domestic trafficking. |
