Helpful Links
Please search below to find both answers to many of your questions
and links to help you learn more about child abuse and neglect.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Links
To contact the CDC call 1-800-CDC-INFO or email at cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Teen Health
Blueprint for Suicide Prevention statement
Talking to Your Child About Sex
WebMD: Talking to Your Kids About Sex
U.S. News & World Report:Teaching Your Kids About Sex: Dos and Don’ts
HealthyChildren.org: Talking to Your Child About Sex
Planned Parenthood: Talking to Your Kids About Sex and Sexuality
Talking to Your Child About Abuse
Resources for Parents and Caregivers from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Other Links
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms
CyberTipline operated by NCMEC
Department of Health and Human Services – Montgomery County, MD
FBI’s Innocent Images National Initiative
Internet Safety
Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety from the FBI
Safekids.com: Online Safety and Civility
Maryland Patient Safety Website
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Parent Booklet on Non-Maternal Child Care and Children’s Development
Safe Haven – Giving Your Newborn a Future
SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center
Workplace Support for Breastfeeding Moms: Everybody Wins
Children and Cell Phones from the Alabama Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Links
Understanding Child Maltreatment
To contact the CDC call 1-800-CDC-INFO or email at cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Advocates for Children & Youth
Child Abuse Prevention Network
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Internet Safety
National Center for Child Death Review
Maryland Governor’s Office for Children
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Department of Health and Human Services – Montgomery County, MD
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms
Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Children’s Mental Health
SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center
Children’s Health/Medical Links
HIV/AIDS
Maryland Infectious Disease Bureau
Kaiser Family Foundation: Women and HIV/AIDS
Preterm Birth
Maternal and Infant Health: Preterm Birth
Folic Acid Materials – National Council on Folic Acid
Intervention Kit to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Maryland Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Coalition (FASD)
American Academy of Pediatrics – Maryland Chapter
Sexual Abuse and Assault: Legal System and Issue Links