Resources
Documents
HOI Safe From the Start Brochure
S.C.A.R.E.D. Signs
What is Play Therapy?
Outside Agency Referral
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Community Resource Directory 2010
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Links
The Center for Prevention of Abuse
The Center for Prevention of Abuse is the only agency in the state of Illinois to provide combined services for victims of domestic violence sexual assault/abuse, and elder abuse.
Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
Established by the Illinois Violence Prevention Act of 1995, the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA) is the first state agency of its kind dedicated to violence prevention in the United States.
Illinois Center for Domestic Violence
The vision of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to eliminate violence against women and their children.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Stop Family Violence’s mission is to organize and amplify our nation’s collective voice against family violence. We are a catalyst for social change – empowering people to take action at the local, state and national level to ensure safety, justice, accountability and healing for people whose lives are affected by violent relationships.
Illinois Center for Violence Prevention
The Illinois Center for Violence Prevention fosters safe communities for people at every stage of life. We identify, promote and evaluate the best ways to prevent violence.
The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV)
It is the mission of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) to increase the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the incidence and impact of violence on children and families; to train and support the professionals who provide intervention and treatment to children and families affected by violence; and, to increase professional and public awareness of the effects of violence on children, families, communities and society.
ACT—Adults and Children Together—Against Violence
The program mission is to educate communities and adults to create safe, healthy environments that protect children and youth from violence.
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, established in 1990, is dedicated exclusively to the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Voices for Illinois Children
VOICES FOR ILLINOIS CHILDREN works across all issue areas to improve the lives of children of all ages throughout our state so they grow up healthy, happy, safe, loved and well educated.
Say it out loud
Say it out loud launched in May 2008, and is sponsored by the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership and the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health. Website provides resources and information on various mental health topics.
Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
On this web site you will find timely information about Child Protection, Foster Care, Adoption, Day Care licensing and other services provided by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS).
The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress® is a multidisciplinary network of professionals who are committed to the advancement of intervention for survivors of trauma. The Academy aims to identify expertise among professionals, across disciplines, and provide meaningful standards for those who work regularly with survivors. The Academy's Traumatic Stress Library and publications provide practical information for survivors of traumatic events and those who care.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Your online source for credible health information.