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Whether you’re looking for information about child abuse, supporting a child or family, trying to understand what happens next, or simply looking for trusted guidance, you’re in the right place.
Our Resource Library brings together practical information for caregivers, professionals, educators, and community members — from understanding Children’s Advocacy Centers and forensic interviews to responding to disclosures, reporting concerns, and helping children feel safe and supported.
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Whether you’re preparing for a visit, responding after a child has disclosed abuse, or learning more about Children’s Advocacy Centers, these resources are a good place to begin.
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When a Child Tells You About Abuse
When a child tells you about abuse, your response matters. Learn how to listen, respond with care, and help a child feel heard, believed, and supported.
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What to Expect at Your Child’s Place Visit
Learn what happens before, during, and after a visit to Child’s Place, including how to prepare your child, what to expect from the forensic interview, and how our team supports your family.
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Why Children’s Advocacy Centers Exist
Learn why Children’s Advocacy Centers were created, how they reduce trauma for children, and why professionals work together to support children and families throughout the investigation process.
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Supporting Children & Caregivers
What to Expect at Your Child’s Place Visit
Learn what happens before, during, and after a visit to Child’s Place, including how to prepare your child, what to expect from the forensic interview, and how our team supports…
When a Child Tells You About Abuse
When a child tells you about abuse, your response matters. Learn how to listen, respond with care, and help a child feel heard, believed, and supported.
RAINN – How to Stay Strong & Support Your Child
Guidance for parents and caregivers supporting a child after sexual abuse, with practical ways to understand trauma responses, care for their own well-being, and remain a steady source of support…
Understanding Child Abuse
Separating Fact from Fiction: Common Myths About Child Abuse
Learn how common misconceptions about child abuse can affect the way adults recognize concerns, respond to children, and decide when to seek help.
What is a Forensic Interview?
Learn what happens during a forensic interview, why the process is designed around each child’s needs, and how Child’s Place supports children and caregivers along the way.
Why Children’s Advocacy Centers Exist
Learn why Children's Advocacy Centers were created, how they reduce trauma for children, and why professionals work together to support children and families throughout the investigation process.
Darkness to Light: Identifying & Reporting Sexual Abuse
Learn how to recognize possible signs of child sexual abuse, understand grooming behaviors, and know what steps to take when you suspect abuse or a child makes a disclosure.
Prevention & Safety
Talking With Children About Body Safety
Learn how everyday conversations can help children understand body safety, healthy boundaries, and trusted adults—and find practical resources to keep the conversation going as they grow.
Rock the Talk
Age-based tools and guidance to help caregivers talk with children about body safety, boundaries, and abuse prevention.
Stop It Now! — Everyday Actions to Keep Kids Safe
Practical steps caregivers can take every day to help prevent child sexual abuse, including setting family boundaries, respecting a child’s “no,” recognizing warning signs, and speaking up when something doesn’t…
Online Safety
NetSmartz Online Safety Resources
Free online safety resources from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to help parents, caregivers, educators, and kids navigate social media, gaming, online relationships, privacy, cyberbullying, and other…
NetSmartzKids
Interactive videos, games, and activities help children learn about online safety, recognize unsafe situations, and build safer digital habits in an engaging, age-appropriate way.
Take It Down
Having nudes online is scary, but there is hope to get it taken down. This service is one step you can take to help remove online nude, partially nude, or…
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