Links to organizations dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of all children. Also stories and articles from around the world about how children are being helped or hindered in their lives.

Child Abuse Prevention Association CAPA. CAPA's mission is to prevent and treat all forms of child abuse by creating changes in individuals, families and society that strengthen relationships and promote healing. The Child Abuse Prevention Association helps children and their families overcome the traumatic effects of child abuse, especially in child molestation. CAPA also provides educational programs designed to increase awareness of abuse and how to prevent it as well as providing case management and other support services to help create strong families and decrease the chances of abuse/neglect.

Child Abuse Prevention Network The Child Abuse Prevention Network is the Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect. Child maltreatment, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse and neglect are our key areas of concern. We provide unique and powerful tools for all workers to support the identification, investigation, treatment, adjudication, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Originally launched as an outreach effort of the Family Life Development Center,the Child Abuse Prevention Network is sponsored by LifeNET, Inc.

Childhelp USA is dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children focusing efforts and resources upon treatment, prevention, and research.

National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse - America
Prevent Child Abuse America's mission is a nation wide commitment to prevent child abuse in all its forms.

Emotional Abuse - Pages that cover what emotional abuse is, the types, characteristics, what the signs are, basic needs, and more.

Psychological/Emotional Abuse - Covers what emotional abuse is, with discussions and publications.

Hidden Hurt - An article titled "The Link Between Alcohol and an Abusive Personality".

Emotional And Verbal Abuse - Varying articles such as "Unsilencing Emotional Abuse" and "Symptoms of Emotional Abuse", also contains sub categories and suggested reading materials.

Counseling Center - University of Illinois offers descriptions as well as talks about addictive relationships, being assertive, and loneliness. Also offers counseling center resources.

Help Guide - Signs of abuse and abusive relationships.

Abuse disorders - The surgeon general talks about the disorders that can occur from abuse.

Healing Emotional and Psychological Trauma - The symptoms, treatment, and recovery process, with risk factors and when you should seek professional help.

Turmoil Leads to Hope - Article and pages on emotional abuse.

 

Verbal Abuse Hurts Verbal abuse and physical abuse are very hurtful things. Although most physical scars heal, verbal scars forever stay in your heart and never truly go away. Sometimes all it takes is someone to say just the right words unintentionally to bring a flood of feelings back as far away as your childhood.