Resources to Help Prevent Abuse

Abuse, whether physical, emotional, or sexual is a terrible life-altering thing.  A child or adult can be abused at any point in his/her life and spend many years trying to overcome the effects.  Please use the resources below if you know of abuse or think you or a child is in danger of being abused.

The Child Help USA National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) is a confidential, toll-free, 24 hours a day, seven days a week hotline staffed with professional counselors.

The child abuse hotline offers crisis intervention, information, literature and referrals.  Since its inception the Child Help Hotline has taken more than 2 million calls from children in the midst of abuse, troubled parents, individuals concerned that abuse is occurring, and others requesting child abuse information.

Child Welfare Information Gateway is a U.S. government site that has excellent information about the subject of child abuse.

Life Call provides information on shelters for pregnant women and birth mothers.

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is a Federal law that addresses child abuse and neglect.  It was originally enacted in 1974 (P. L. 93-247) and has been amended several times.   While this Act along with its amended version and companion laws addresses many important adoption issue, it has little practical every day use for adopting persons.  For the text of the Act see Law.Cornell.edu.

PreventChildAbuse.org (Prevent Child Abuse America) promotes and implements prevention efforts at both the national and local levels.

We truly care about you and your baby and about other women in your situation.  We want to do everything possible to help you and your child.  There are many kinds assistance programs available to help you and other pregnant women, birth mothers and children free of charge.  These include financial, medical, nutritional and health assistance programs as well as a variety of support and information groups. If you need help you can click this link to find all kinds of assistance programs. And the following links will help you find pregnancy support groups as well as parenting and adoption support groups.  If you want our help you can call us anytime and from any place in the U.S. You can get our help whether you are pregnant or have already delivered and are raising your child yourself or want to place your child for adoption. We are here to help you and there is never any cost or obligation on your part. 

If you are considering placing your child for adoption we are also here to help.  We would be happy to help find a safe and loving home with a family that has been very carefully and thoroughly screened. We can help you regardless of what state you are in.  Our services to you are free, your medical and legal expenses will be provided for and we will make sure that you receive whatever reimbursement for housing, lost wages and living expenses that state laws allow.  You may reach me or my staff by calling our toll free number or you can contact us by email.  If there is anything we can do to help you and your baby, please contact us.