Child Abuse Prevention & Intervention

Provides books, brochures, and tips on various subjects related to keeping children safe from abduction, exploitation, and abuse.

Offers human trafficking awareness presentations to the community. Attendees will learn the indicators of human trafficking to help identify trafficking victims. Human trafficking awareness training is available fro individuals, businesses, first responders, law enforcement, educators, and federal employees.

The mission of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program is to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes. In Nevada there are nine CASA programs operated independently, utilizing different models. Areas served include Carson, Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Humboldt, Lyon, Nye, Washoe, and White Pine Counties.

CAP conducts workshops for adults that teach how to keep children safe from assault and abuse.

CAP conducts workshops for adults that teach how to keep children safe from assault and abuse.

Volunteer Advocacy for Abused and Neglected Children

Child Protective Services, Foster Care

DCFS provides support and services to assist Nevada's children and families in reaching their full human potential. DCFS offer the following programs: Child Welfare Services, Children’s Mental Health, Juvenile Justice Services, Systems Advocate, Information Management Services (IMS), and scholarship information. Statewide Services.
Other Service Categories: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Prevention Services.

DCFS provides support and services to assist Nevada's children and families in reaching their full human potential. DCFS offers the following programs: Child Welfare Services, Children’s Mental Health, Juvenile Justice Services, Systems Advocate, Information Management Services (IMS), and scholarship information. Statewide Services.
Other Service Categories: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Prevention Services.

The mission of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program is to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes. In Nevada there are nine CASA programs operated independently, utilizing different models. Areas served include Carson, Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Humboldt, Lyon, Nye, Washoe, and White Pine Counties.

Heart and Hope is a 9 week community education program offered in the spring and fall. The program provides parents and children with resources and skills to strengthen family relationships and build resilience. Parent victims of past domestic violence and their children ages birth-18 may be eligible to participate.

<p> Serves victims of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and child abuse. The Prevention program provides violence prevention education to local school children, businesses, and organizations in the North Lake Tahoe-Truckee region.</p>

<p> Serves victims of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and child abuse. The Prevention program provides violence prevention education to local school children, businesses, and organizations in the North Lake Tahoe-Truckee region.</p>

Provides services to support children of child abuse.

Prevent Child Abuse Nevada partners with public, private and other non-profit organizations across the state to offer the following tools to help our communities in supporting and servicing families: Public Awareness and Education, Training and Technical Assistance, and Advocacy. Our website offers a variety of resources for parents, providers, and youth including fun activities and a community resource map. For more information visit our website at preventchildabusenevada.org or contact our office at 702-895-5053.

Prevent Child Abuse Nevada offers free training to community agencies, parents, and youth in several different content areas. Some of our trainings include safe sleep, shaken baby syndrome, recognizing and reporting child maltreatment, finding an appropriate caregiver, healthy childhood development, preventing child sexual abuse, and healthy relationships and dating violence.

Trainings are available in English and Spanish. Contact our office to schedule a training or inquire about available trainings. 

Works to "prevent shaken baby syndrome and promote the well-being of infants generally through the development and implementation of programs, policy and research; and to support and educate families, caregivers and professionals.”

Provides website-based resources for parents and caregivers who play an essential role in helping children and teenagers recover from traumatic events. The website has a number of resources including definitions and types of child trauma, treatments and practices, screenings and assessments, information on trauma-informed care, as well as tip sheets and trainings in English and Spanish.

Internet-based resource

Provides services to prevent child abuse. Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All calls are confidential.

• Internet Safety Education
• Child Kidnapping Prevention
• Child Sexual Exploitation Reporting
• Disaster Survivor Inquiries

Provides a 24/7 reporting hotline (phone, text, live chat, email), information, and confidential referral to social and legal services for victims and survivors of human trafficking. The Hotline also receives tips about potential situations of sex and labor trafficking and facilitates reporting that information to the appropriate authorities in certain cases. The hotline is operated by Polaris, a non-government organization leading the fight to end human trafficking.COVID-19 Update: following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Human Trafficking Hotlines
• Human Trafficking Prevention

The Hotline is operated by Polaris, a non-profit, non-governmental organization working exclusively on the issue of human trafficking. The Trafficking Hotline is not a government entity, law enforcement, or an immigration authority.

RadKIDS teaches and trains children with skills that help them recognize, avoid, resist, and if necessary escape violence or harm in their lives. Instructors at many elementary schools and local police officers are trained by the national organization radKIDS to teach classes on these skills. Partner with Elizabeth Smart Foundation

• Self Defense Training

Partner with Elizabeth Smart Foundation

Offers support all along the continuum of a human trafficking survivor’s journey, including: emergency response, counseling and skills training, shelter, legal advocacy and survivor leadership.

Hotline & Emergency Response: 888-539-2373. The hotline provides around the clock response to victims of human trafficking and law enforcement and serves as a resource to the community for referrals, technical assistance and reporting tips regarding potential human trafficking cases. The emergency response team provides immediate, short-term services to ensure the safety and well-being of victims when they first escape their trafficking situation.

Social Services: CAST's intensive case management program offers a client-centered, trauma-informed approach to helping survivors along their journey to freedom and independence. The program begins with a comprehensive assessment to determine goals and necessary next steps. Services include basic necessities, safety planning, supportive counseling, medical, education, life skills training, employment, transportation, applying for state/federal benefits and more.

Legal Services: CAST attorneys empower survivors to assert their legal rights and choose appropriate remedies to rebuild their lives. The legal services program works collaboratively with survivors, community-based organizations, public-interest attorneys and numerous government agencies to ensure survivors of human trafficking are provided culturally-sensitive, victim-centered legal representation. Along with its in-house legal team, CAST's pro bono attorneys dedicate their time and talent assisting with immigration advocacy, criminal victim-witness advocacy, civil litigation, family law and cutting edge policy initiatives.

Youth Program: CAST recognizes the specialized needs of minor and transition age youth (TAY) survivors of human trafficking and developed specific youth-focused programming. Youth services include monthly group activities focused on empowerment, positive experiences and education; comprehensive case management with interventions geared towards youth; and individual assistance navigating various systems, including the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and Probation Department, when necessary. In addition, the program offers internships for Transition-Aged Youth (TAY), which seek to build job skills and professional development through direct work experience and mentorship.

Survivor Leadership: CAST’s work is directly informed by the real experiences of the clients it serves. The survivor leadership programs, Survivor Advisory Caucus (launched in 2003) and National Survivor Network (launched in 2011), bring together a community of survivors of human trafficking for peer-to-peer mentorship and survivor-led advocacy. Their voices on policy and public awareness have led to the development of stronger protections for victims in both California and federal anti-trafficking laws. By connecting survivors across the country, CAST supports and encourages survivors to realize their own leadership qualities and to value their insight, not just as survivors, but as experts in the field.

Training & Technical Assistance: CAST’s Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) program is designed to provide expertise and training for service advocates on the full spectrum of legal remedies available to human trafficking victims through individualized technical assistance, in-person training and regular working group calls. CAST TTA is now offering free support to attorneys and social service providers assisting trafficking survivors with legal needs in the following areas of law: immigration, criminal re-entry, reporting to law enforcement, ethics, criminal victim witness advocacy, program support, referrals, civil and more. Through this program, CAST's TTA team established a toll-free hotline and dedicated email to respond to breaking requests for technical assistance from both legal and social service providers. For case specific questions or individualized technical assistance for attorneys and social service providers, contact TTA through the online "Technical Assistance Request Form". We try to respond to TA requests within 72 hours. If the volume of requests is high response may be up to 7 days.

Advocacy & Public Policy: Drawing from nearly two decades of direct experience with victims of human trafficking, CAST has catalyzed first-of-its-kind legislation and has won the respect and partnership of a diverse group of policy leaders. CAST begins all its policy initiatives by engaging its main constituents – survivors themselves. These initiatives center on survivor experiences and highlight survivor advocacy. CAST not only introduces anti-trafficking legislation, but also works hard to ensure policy implementation.

Los Angeles local programs:
-Shelter
-Partnerships & Outreach

Promotes the safety, permanency and well being of children and families by connecting child welfare, adoption and referral professionals as well as concerned citizens to timely, essential information.

Provides access to print and electronic publications, web sites and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption search and reunion and much more.

To report child abuse or neglect, please contact Child Help USA at 1.800.4 A Child (1.800.422.4453) or see our list of State child abuse and neglect reporting numbers.

Provides a free online service to help locate registered sex offenders by address and zip code.

Focuses on meeting the needs of professionals engaged in all aspects of services for maltreated children and their families.

Serves Include:

• Promoting research
• Connecting professionals to promote the best response to child maltreatment
• Educating the public about child abuse and neglect