Nationwide Facilities
Childhelp USA National Headquarters 15757 North 78th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85260 phone: (480) 922-8212 fax: (480) 922-7061	The National Headquarters is the home of the Childhelp USA® administrative offices, including those of the founders, and is the mailing address for the Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®.
Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD® (1-800-422-4453)	The Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico. The hotline is staffed with professional counselors who utilize a database of thousands of emergency, social service and support resources. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, literature and referrals. State-of-the-art technology provides translators in approximately 140 languages.
Regional Offices and Facilities
ARIZONA www.childhelpusa.org/arizona/
Childhelp Children's Center of Arizona 2346 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004-1329 phone: (602) 271-4500 fax: (602) 282-0102	This 22,000-square-foot advocacy center, which began operation in November 1998, utilizes a highly effective, one-stop approach to the investigation of child sexual and physical abuse. The center houses more than 60 full-time professionals in the areas of law enforcement, child protective services, medicine, mental health and prosecution. By locating those involved in the investigation and treatment of child abuse under one roof and using a multidisciplinary team approach, the center reduces further trauma to the child while strengthening the investigative process.
Childhelp USA® Children's Mobile Advocacy Center of Northern Arizona Safe Child Center at Flagstaff Medical Center 1200 N. Beaver Street Flagstaff, AZ 86001 phone: (928) 773-2053	A partnership with Safe Child Center at Flagstaff Medical Center, the Childhelp USA® Children's Mobile Advocacy Center of Northern Arizona provides a variety of services to abused children in rural and tribal communities. The first of its kind in Arizona, the mobile center offers one-stop multi-disciplinary services at selected locations in Northeastern Arizona, reducing investigation time and trauma for abuse victims and their non-offending family members.
Childhelp USA® Merv Griffin Village of Arizona Wickenburg, AZ 85390 phone: (928) 684-6300 fax: (928) 684-6322	Opened in June 2002, this residential treatment facility currently provides intensive, comprehensive 24-hour services for up to 20 severely abused Arizona children under the age of 13. Expansion plans call for the addition of a 15-building complex including additional residential cottages, an expanded on-grounds school, recreational facilities and a chapel to accommodate up to 80 resident children at one time.
CALIFORNIA www.childhelpusa.org/california/
Childhelp USA® Western Regional Office 1345 N. El Centro Hollywood, CA 90028 phone: (323) 465-4016 fax: (323) 466-4432	Programs offered at this facility include foster family recruitment and licensing for Los Angeles County. In partnership with Boys Town of Southern California, training is also offered to foster families and caretakers of abused and neglected children. In addition, this office houses the Childhelp USA child safety education program serving Los Angeles County. In these classroom presentations, elementary school children learn how to protect themselves from abuse, abduction and exploitation. The program empowers children with the information, skills and support they need to be safe, without frightening them.
Childhelp USA® Foster Family Agency of California 1743-A Orange Tree Lane Redlands, CA 92374 phone: (877) 70-CHILD (877) 702-4453 (909) 335-1164 fax: (909) 793-7466	The Childhelp USA Foster Family Agency of California was established in 1988 as a placement alternative for children who had completed treatment at the Village of Childhelp West. Today, the Childhelp USA Foster Family Agency is authorized to recruit, certify and supervise foster families in Southern California. It does this by selecting and qualifying applicants, providing initial and continuous training and support for foster families, and conducting home studies. The agency also provides emergency shelter care and direct county agency placements.
Childhelp USA®Nonpublic School P.O. Box 247 Beaumont, CA 92223 phone: (909) 845-3155, ext. 250 fax: (909) 845-8412	This school is open to the community. It enrolls children ages six to twelve who have special needs or who are developmentally disabled.
Childhelp USA® Orange County Group Homes 1665 Scenic Ave., #200 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 phone: (714) 481-8312 fax: (714) 481-9141	This office administers three group homes in residential neighborhoods which provide an intensive level of therapeutic services in a less restrictive setting than the Village of Childhelp West (a residential treatment facility). The group homes serve as a transition from the larger, more structured setting of the Childhelp USA village to foster, adoptive, or relatives' homes. The group homes provide a safe and secure place where the children can remain together during their time of crisis. There are two long-term group homes for children ages six to 12 (one for boys and one for girls). In addition, Childhelp USA has a transitional shelter home for sibling sets.
The Village of Childhelp West PO Box 247 Beaumont, CA 92223 phone: (909) 845-3155 fax: (909) 845-8412	Opened in 1978 as the nation's first residential treatment facility exclusively for severely abused children, this model program has received national and international recognition for innovation and excellence. The 120-acre village is always at capacity with 80 children ranging in age from six to 12 years.
NEW YORK www.childhelpusa.org/manhattan/
Children's Advocacy Center of Manhattan A project of Childhelp USA® in association with the Mount Sinai Medical Center 333 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 phone: (212) 517-3012 fax: (212) 517-6738	The Children's Advocacy Center of Manhattan is a child-friendly, free clinic offering medical and psychological assessment and therapy to abuse victims and their families. By cooperating with New York's social services and law enforcement agencies, the center helps investigations and prosecutions proceed more effectively, with less trauma to children. Child interview rooms are equipped with one-way mirrors and recording equipment so that all members of a multidisciplinary child protection team can observe a single, unified interview process, avoiding the need for each member of the team to repeatedly question and therefore re-traumatize the child victim. The Children's Advocacy Center of Manhattan also sponsors training programs for doctors, lawyers, police officers and social workers; public awareness campaigns; and abuse prevention programs.
TENNESSEE www.childhelpusa.org/tennessee/
Childhelp USA® Southern Regional Office 6701 Baum Drive Suite 242 Knoxville, TN 37919 phone: (865) 583-0392 fax: (865) 583-0237	This office oversees local fund development and the overall administration of the Childhelp USA programs in Tennessee. Calls regarding services and program information should be directed to the nearby advocacy center (see below.)
Childhelp USA® Children's Center of East Tennessee	Childhelp USA Children's Center of East Tennessee offers a single "child-friendly" location at which child victims of sexual and physical abuse can be interviewed and medically examined by a professional member of the "child protective team." Through this program, the trauma associated with the investigative process is greatly reduced for the child.
Childhelp USA® Children's Mobile Advocacy Center of East Tennessee 2505 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 phone: (865) 637-1753 fax: (865) 544-7150	The Childhelp USA Children's Mobile Advocacy Center of East Tennessee utilizes state-of-the-art telemedicine technology to bring comprehensive, professional services and treatment to abused children in six counties of Eastern Tennessee (including Claiborne, Fentress, Grainger, Overton, Pickett, and Union counties).
Childhelp USA® Village of East Tennessee - Smoky Mountain Haven (Under Development) Interim Contact Information: 2505 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 phone: (865) 637-1753 fax: (865 ) 544-7150	Currently under development, the Childhelp USA Village of East Tennessee will provide a continuum of services for East Tennessee children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and who are in state custody. Services will include intensive residential therapy, day treatment, and a network of specially trained therapeutic foster families developed through the Childhelp USA® Foster Family Agency of East Tennessee.
Childhelp USA® Foster Family Agency of East Tennessee 6701 Baum Drive Ste. 242 Knoxville, TN 37919 phone: (865) 583-0392 fax: (865) 865-583-0237	Early in 2003, Childhelp USA received licensure to operate a foster family agency in East Tennessee. Working with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, the foster family agency will place children with specially trained Childhelp USA foster families located in Eastern Tennessee communities. The foster family agency will begin recruiting and training foster families in spring 2003, and will begin serving children in July 2003.
VIRGINIA www.childhelpusa.org/virginia/
Childhelp USA® Eastern Regional Office & Childhelp USA® Children's Center of Virginia 8415 Arlington Blvd. Fairfax, VA 22031 phone: (703) 208-1500 fax: (703) 208-1540	This two-story facility houses the administrative staff who oversee Childhelp USA programs in Virginia and New York, as well as the advocacy center which opened in June 2002. The Childhelp USA Children's Center of Virginia (CCCV) represents a "best practices" model, offering on-site child abuse assessment, investigation, and treatment services, as well as off-site prevention training. CCCV is also home to ten social workers from Farifax County Child Protective Services, seven child services detectives from Fairfax County Police, two therapists from County mental health services and a child abuse medical expert. The staff train abuse prevention instructors; provide body safety education free of charge to elementary school students in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.; provide abuse awareness education for teens, parents and concerned citizens; and train adults who work with children how to recognize and interrupt an abuse situation. This office also coordinates fund-raising activities that help to support abuse prevention programs and new construction at the Alice C. Tyler Village of Childhelp East.
The Alice C. Tyler Village of Childhelp East Culpeper County, VA phone: (540) 399-1926 fax: (540) 399-9730	The Alice C. Tyler Village of Childhelp East is a residential treatment facility providing a continuum of healing services for severely abused children ages two to 12 who have been removed from their families by the court system. A multidisciplinary treatment strategy provides children with an array of opportunities to experience success. The specially trained professional staff provide comprehensive, individualized therapy programs that include art, animals, and recreation, as well as group therapy, speech and occupational therapy, and psychiatric counseling. Childhelp USA also operates several group homes on the village's grounds, which serve children who require less intensive residential treatment. In addition, Childhelp USA/Virginia residential treatment services include community-based group homes for children ready for more independence, and therapeutic foster care homes for graduates of the residential treatment programs who are not reunited with their biological family.