We encourage you to find out more about child safety and sexual abuse prevention. Below are links to reputable agencies and organizations that are also working to prevent abuse, as well as recover missing children, reunite families where abduction has occurred, help those who have been victimized and receive reports of abuse.

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: STATISTICS

• U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
  Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics
  Phone: (202) 307-0765
• Prevent Child Abuse America
  Research by The National Center on Child Abuse Prevention regarding child abuse at large, including sexual abuse of children.
  Phone: (800) 244-5373
• Darkness to Light
  Statistics regarding child sexual abuse, with extensive references.
  

LOCATE PREDATORS IN YOUR AREA

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  National/State sex offender registry, linking you to each state’s registry website.
  
• Family Watch Dog
  Quick and easy identification of registered sex offenders in any neighborhood, including map views, offender photos and conviction information.
  

AMBER ALERTS

• U.S. Office of Justice Programs
  Get information about Amber Alerts and find out about current Amber Alerts nationwide.
  Phone: (202) 307-0703
• AmberAlert.com
  A convenient portal to Amber Alert information on a state-by-state basis.
  

MISSING CHILDREN

• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
  Research missing children or report a sighting of a missing child.
  Phone: (800) 843-5678
• Find the Children
  A registry of missing children. Also the coordinating agency for the Child Abduction Task Force.
  Phone: (888) 477-6721

GET HELP & REPORT ABUSE

• US Department of Health & Human Services
  Report abuse or get your questions answered.
  Phone: (800) 422-4453
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  Search by state to find out what local agency you should call to report child abuse, including sexual abuse.
  Phone: (800) 394-3366
• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  Find out what to say or do if you discover that a child has been sexually abused.
  Phone: (202) 966-7300
• The CyberTipline
  Report suspected child exploitation, including child pornography on the Internet.