"In juvenile court, I frequently witness the tragic effects of abuse and neglect. The Yavapai Family Advocacy Center is an important resource for victims of family violence in our communities."
--Judge Robert Brutinel


 

Professional Resources

    

Amberly's Place

Yuma, AZ

http://www.amberlysplace.com/index.html
The Yuma Family Advocacy Coalition established Amberly’s Place in 1999 to provide an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to the investigation, prosecution and intervention of cases of child sexual and/or physical abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse and sexual assault. Amberly’s Place is open to all law enforcement agencies operating within Yuma County.

Arizona Child Abuse Info Center

www.ahsc.arizona.edu/ACAInfo/index2.htm
Founded in 1996, Arizona's Child Abuse InfoCenter is for professionals and volunteers dealing with child maltreatment issues.

Arizona Child & Family Advocacy Network

http://www.acainfo.ahsc.arizona.edu/ acfan/index.htm
The Arizona Child & Family Advocacy Network provides support, training and guidance to all advocacy centers in Arizona and their professionals who coordinate services and respond to family violence and sexual assault. Efforts are made by all centers to accommodate special needs and multilingual populations.

Arizona Sex Offender InfoCenter

InfoCenterwww.AZSexOffender.com
The purpose of this site is to provide information to the public concerning the location of sex offenders within Arizona.

ChildHelp

Phoenix, AZ

http://www.childhelp.org/
Childhelp® exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. We focus our efforts on advocacy, prevention, treatment, and community outreach.

ChildHelpUSA

www.ChildHelpUSA.org
National Child Abuse Hotline: 1.800.422.4453
Childhelp USA® is one of the largest and oldest national non-profits dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. The organization provides help and hope to millions of children and adults whose lives have been traumatized by child abuse. 

Child Welfare League of America

www.cwla.org
The Child Welfare League is the oldest and largest national nonprofit organization developing and promoting policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen American families.

Family Violence Prevention Fund

www.EndAbuse.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund sponsors public education campaigns to raise awareness of domestic violence.

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The Safe Child Center

Flagstaff, AZ

https://www.fmcsafechild.com/
This Web page is for law enforcement and child protective agencies and healthcare providers.

Child, adolescent and developmentally-delayed adult victims of sexual assault, physical abuse or those who have witnessed a crime may be referred to the Safe Child Center (SCC) at Flagstaff Medical Center.

The Future of Children

www.FutureofChildren.org
The primary purpose of The Future of Children is to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research.

The Kempe Center

www.KempeCenter.org
The Kempe Children's Center provides clinical treatment, training, research, education, and program development to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. The also offer continuing education courses, training, and case consultation.

MATForce

http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/matforce.aspx
With determination and integrity, we, the citizens of Yavapai County, commit to working in partnership to build healthier communities by eliminating substance abuse and its effects.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

www.MissingKids.com
Live Hotline: 1.800.THE.LOST
NCMEC serves as a focal point in providing assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in recovering missing children and raising public awareness about ways to help prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation.

National Center for Victims of Crime

www.ncvc.org
NCVC provides direct services and resources, advocates laws and public policies that create resources and protection for victims, delivers training and technical assistance to victim service providers and allied professionals, and fosters cutting-edge thinking about the impact of crime and the ways individuals can help victims regain control of their lives.

National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth

www.ncsby.org
The Center is designed to provide information and support through national training and technical assistance in the management of children with sexual behavior problems and adolescent sex offenders.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

http://www.nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main
The mission of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.

National Children's Alliance

http://www.nca-online.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=4028
National Children's Alliance is a nationwide not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote and support communities in providing a coordinated investigation and comprehensive response to victims of severe child abuse. NCA accredited members are Children's Advocacy Centers.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

nccanch.acf.hhs.gov
The National Clearinghouse provides statistics, information of State laws, publications, resources and technical assistance to professionals serving in the field of abuse and neglect.

National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC)

http://www.sidscenter.org/index.html
The National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC) serves as a central source of information on sudden infant death and on promoting healthy outcomes for infants from the prenatal period through the first year of life and beyond.

Prevent Child Abuse Arizona

Prevent Child Abuse Arizona

www.PCAAZ.org
Prescott, AZ; 928.445.5038
Prevent Child Abuse Arizona promotes programs and policies, which ensure that children grow up safe and healthy, free from abuse and neglect. They provide training, issue advocacy, program development and public awareness to public and private agencies, policy makers and funders.

Protect Kids Online

www.ProtectKids.com
Donna Rice Hughes wrote the book, "Kids Online:
Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace" and developed this website to provide similar information directly online.

Safer Society Foundation, Inc.

www.SaferSociety.org
The Safer Society Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit agency, is a national research, advocacy, and referral center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse. Founded in 1964 as the Prison Research Education Action Project (P.R.E.A.P.)

Sarah's House

Kingman, AZ

http://www.sarahs-house.net/
Sarah's House was founded in Mohave County, Arizona in 2000 to offer support to victims of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence by several agencies joining together to form the first victim alliance center.  This Crisis Center, presently housed in Airway Avenue, Kingman, was intended as a 'one stop' facility where victims could get a number of different services at one central location.

Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

Tucson, AZ

http://www.sacasa.org/
The mission of the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault is to reduce the trauma and incidence of sexual assault by providing treatment and promoting prevention of sexual abuse, incest, molestation and rape.

Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center

Tucson, AZ

http://www.soazadvocacy.org/
The Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center is a safe and child-friendly place where child victims of abuse undergo the initial steps of an investigation and begin to heal.

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Stop Family Violence

www.StopFamilyViolence.org
An advocacy for peaceful families.

Teen CVS

www.TeenCVS.org
Promoting awareness of sexual violence, this site speaks directly to teens.

P.O. Box 26495, Prescott Valley, AZ 86312      Phone: 928.775.0669 Fax: 928.759.0474
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