Friends of Childhelp

Welcome

Childhelp USA is one of the largest and oldest national nonprofit organizations dedicated to the treatment, prevention, and research of child abuse and neglect. Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson continue as Chairman/CEO and President.

Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD

Childhelp USA Programs across the U.S. include:

Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD.
	Staffed 24 hours a day by professional crisis counselors who have access to a database of over 55,000 emergency, social service, and support resources. Accessible throughout the U.S., its territories, and Canada. Technology makes communication possible in 140 languages.
Residential Treatment Facilities (Villages)
	Specialized, comprehensive treatment programs for court referred, severely abused children. Psychotherapy, education, art, music, animal, occupational and physical therapies are utilized. Located in Beaumont, California, Culpeper County, Virginia, and Wickenburg, Arizona. Villages are also in development in Michigan and Tennessee.
Children's Advocacy Centers
	"One-stop" centers to examine and interview child victims of sexual abuse. These centers help prevent the further trauma of multiple exams and interviews. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee and Manhattan, New York.
Children's Centers
	Working together at one Childhelp USA facility, a coalition of law enforcement, prosecution, social services agencies, medical professional, and crisis counselors focus upon an array of children's issues related to abuse. Located in Phoenix, Arizona and Fairfax, Virginia.
Foster Care and Group Homes
	Certification, training, and support of their own foster families in Childhelp USA provide nurturing refuge for children until they can be placed in their own foster care homes or adoptive parents are found or the child can safely return to its family, as determined by the courts.
Educational Programs, Community Outreach, Public Awareness
	Parenting education, child sexual abuse prevention programs in elementary schools; seminars and training relevant to child abuse; dissemination of informational materials; and public service announcements.