Organizations

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
407 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60605
312-554-0166
312-554-0919 (fax)
Internet: www.apsac.org

The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is the Nation's only interdisciplinary society for professionals working in the field of child abuse and neglect. It supports research, education, and advocacy that enhance efforts to respond to abused children, those who abuse them, and the conditions associated with their abuse. APSAC's major goal is to promote effective interdisciplinary coordination among professionals who respond to child maltreatment.

Missing and Exploited Children's Training and Technical Assistance Program
Fox Valley Technical College
Criminal Justice Department
P.O. Box 2277
1825 North Bluemound Drive
Appleton, WI 54913-2277
800-648-4966
920-735-4757 (fax)
Internet: www.foxvalley.tec.wi.us/ojjdp

The Missing and Exploited Children's Training Program, sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and Fox Valley Technical College, offer a variety of courses on investigating child abuse, including an intensive special training for local investigative teams. Teams must include representatives from law enforcement, prosecution, social services, and (optionally) the medical field. Participants take part in hands-on team activity involving:

• Development of interagency processes and protocols for enhanced enforcement, prevention, and intervention in child abuse cases.



• Case preparation and prosecution.



• Development of the team's own interagency implementation plan for improved investigation of child abuse.

National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse
American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI)
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-739-0321
703-549-6259 (fax)
Internet: www.ndaa.org

The National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse is a nonprofit and technical assistance affiliate of APRI. In addition to research and technical assistance, the Center provides extensive training on the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and child deaths. The national trainings include timely information presented by a variety of professionals experienced in the medical, legal, and investigative aspects of child abuse.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (NCCAN)
330 C Street NW.
Washington, DC 20447
800-FYI-3366
703-385-7565
703-385-3206 (fax)
Internet: nccanch.acf.hhs.gov

NCCAN provides access to the most extensive, up-to-date collection of information on child abuse and neglect in the world. The Clearinghouse will provide, on request, annotated bibliographies on specific topics or a copy of its data base on CD-ROM. NCCAN also publishes the User Manual Series, which includes several titles related to MDT's: A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: A Basic Manual (1992), The Role of Law Enforcement in the Response to Child Abuse and Neglect (1992), and Joint Investigations of Child Abuse: Report of a Symposium (1993). These publications are available from NCCAN.

National Children's Alliance
1319 F Street NW., Suite 1001
Washington, DC 20004-1106
800-239-9950 or
202-639-0597
202-639-0511 (fax)
Internet: www.nca-online.org

Regional Children's Advocacy Centers (CAC's):

• Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center, St. Paul, MN, 888-422-2955, 651-220-6750, www.nca-online.org/mrcac.



• Northeast Regional Children's Advocacy Center, Philadelphia, PA, 215-387-9500, www.nca-online.org/nrcac.



• Southern Regional Children's Advocacy Center, Rainbow City, AL, 256-413-3158, www.nca-online.org/srcac.



• Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center, Pueblo, CO, 719-543-0380, www.nca-online.org/wrcac.

OJJDP funds the National Children's Alliance and the four regional CAC's to help communities establish and strengthen CAC and MDT programs. The Alliance does this by promoting national standards for CAC's and providing leadership and advocacy for these programs on a national level. The Alliance also conducts national training events and provides grants for CAC program development and support. The four regional CAC's provide information, onsite consultation, and intensive training and technical assistance to help establish and strengthen CAC's and facilitate and support coordination among agencies responding to child abuse. The Alliance publishes a number of manuals and handbooks of use to MDT's, including Handbook on Intake and Forensic Interviewing in the CAC Setting, Guidelines for Hospital-Collaborative Forensic Investigations of Sexually Abused Children, Organizational Development for Children's Advocacy Centers, and Best Practices.

National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment (NRCCM)
1349 West Peachtree Street NE., Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-876-1934
404-876-7949 (fax)

NRCCM's objectives are to identify, develop, and promote the application of child protective service models that are responsive to State, tribal, and community needs. Operated jointly by the Child Welfare Institute and ACTION for Child Protection, NRCCM offers training, technical assistance, consultation, and information in response to identified needs relating to the prevention, identification, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.