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Child Abuse

Sites related to all forms of Child Abuse, Neglect and Prevention. Including false accusations, ritual abuse, sex offender registries and support links.

Submit web sites with information related to the impact of domestic violence on children.

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Child Advocacy Groups

Advocacy groups focusing on a abused and neglected children.

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

Information on the interface between domestic violence and child abuse and the impact of witnessing abuse on children.

Submit web sites with information related to the impact of domestic violence on children.

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This category contains web sites that are related to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. You will find numerous non profit and other organizations, each offering their own resources and solutions to this issue. All have an emphasis on the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Please submit in the most specific category your site fits under, i.e. sites about a single topic should be submitted under that topic, and those focusing on a specific geographic area should go into the relevant regional category. This category should only contain sites that have general information or education regarding the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Those sites that pertain to child abuse in general are best listed under Society: Issues: Children, Youth and Family: Child Abuse. Please take a look at the numerous categories and choose the most appropriate. You may want to review the Critical Views, Family Violence, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome, Ritual Abuse, Sex Offender Registries, Sexual Abuse and Shaken Baby Syndrome categories to ascertain that you have chosen the most appropriate category and subcategory for your web site. Reviewing submitted sites is taken very seriously at the Open Directory; a site in the wrong category, or an inappropriate title is of no use to our valued users. For this reason, we reserve the right to delete inappropriate submissions. Thank you for making us aware of your web site and your assistance in making the "Open Directory Project" a success.

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Ritual Abuse

According to one definition, ritual abuse is methodical abuse, often using indoctrination, aimed at breaking the will of another human being.

In a 1989 report, the Ritual Abuse Task Force of the L.A. County Commission for Women defined ritual abuse as: "Ritual Abuse usually involves repeated abuse over an extended period of time. The physical abuse is severe, sometimes including torture and killing. The sexual abuse is usually painful, humiliating, intended as a means of gaining dominance over the victim. The psychological abuse is devastating and involves the use of ritual indoctrination. It includes mind control techniques which convey to the victim a profound terror of the cult members ...most victims are in a state of terror, mind control and dissociatio

Sexual Abuse

Sites related to information and education about Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. Preventive and legal action, and recovery together to help survivors and to stop molesters.

Treatment

Listing agencies, organizations and professional providers of treatment for victims of child abuse.

Submit only agencies, organization, or professional providers of treatment for child abuse.