Related Links
The Child Abuse Team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center recommends the following sources for more information about child abuse.
The Child Abuse Prevention Center provides the National Information, Support and Referral Service on Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). The Child Abuse Prevention Network networks professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect. ChildAbuse.com is an e-zine that offers support, information and encouragement to those dealing with any aspect of child abuse. NetWellness provides health information created and evaluated by faculty at University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University. The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information provides manuals and other information for intervention.The Kempe Children's Center is a clinical resource for training, consultation, program development and evaluation, and research in all forms of child abuse and neglect. The May 2000 issue of CFC Online, a Web magazine published by the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children, is devoted to child abuse and neglect. Frank Putnam, M.D., director of the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children, is featured in the article War on Children: The Other Survivors of Post-Traumatic Stress.For more information about the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children, call 513-636-SAFE. If you suspect a child within the Greater Cincinnati area is being abused, please contact the child's physician or call 513-241-KIDS. Physicians are required by state laws to report suspected physical abuse or neglect to the legally mandated agency in their community.