The International
Child Abuse Network functions with one mission: to help stop child
abuse and end the cycle of abuse world wide. This Network is the primary
supplier of child abuse information to individuals, professionals, and
organizations around the world. The International Child Abuse
Network distributes professional publications with information regarding
child abuse facts and statistics, how to recognize and report child abuse, and
parenting tips. These educational documents are available in a variety of
different languages so that they are accessible to people all over the globe.
Currently,
the Network is in the process of developing a free, international hotline in
order to help stop child abuse. This hotline will be available to refer
children to locations or professionals where they can receive help. It will
provide teenagers with access to a crisis counselor and will make an
information center available to callers. Once this hotline is established, it
will use modern interpretation technology so that the counselors will have the
ability to use over 150 different languages. It will be available for contact
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Currently, the International Child Abuse
Network provides individuals with access to information regarding physical
abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. It has developed a popularly
recognized definition of child abuse, which they have created using the Child
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Keeping Children and Families Safe
Act. They provide readers with a wide range of data on international child
abuse statistics.
The Network
also supplies individuals with extensive information on how and where to report
suspected child abuse so that they may effectively help stop child abuse.
People who choose to visit the International Child Abuse Network online
will have access to academic articles related to child abuse, how to recognize
child abuse, and the negative social, psychological, emotional, and physical
effects of abuse and neglect. They also allow individuals to submit their own
articles to the Network for review.
The Network
regularly updates news stories related to international child abuse and
neglect, as well as provides people with information about fundraisers and
events. The International Child Abuse Network has also established an
online art gallery, in which victims of child abuse can submit creative methods
of expression such as drawings and poetry.
The Network provides individuals with various
opportunities to help stop child abuse. They encourage child abuse
professionals to submit articles or posts to their professional online forum,
and they also encourage child abuse victims and survivors to submit their
stories to the Network’s peer forum. Information and guidelines regarding
submission can be found online.
An
individual who wishes to help stop child abuse can choose to
volunteer with this organization. Since the Network is a non-profit
organization, it relies heavily on donations from the public. Individuals who
wish to help support the Network’s cause can find information about making
donations to the organization online. These donations will help the
organization to continue their work and protect children around the world.
