Childhelp Inc

Foster care - childhelp has foster family and adoption agencies in california and tennessee and group homes in california. These agencies provide foster family and adoption services for children and youth who are within their state's child welfare system. Childhelp operates foster family and adoption agencies and group homes desgned to provide stabilization, to promote emotional and mental health and to equip for successful and life skills. In the fiscal year ended 2024, childhelp's 3 foster family and adoption agencies provided services to 690 children.

Advocacy/diagnostic: childhelp provides advocacy and education for issues of child abuse, neglect and at risk children and youth. Childhelp's advocacy programs include child advocacy centers, which provide a onestop location for integrated services from law enforcement, county social service agencies, pediatricians and traumafocused mental health therapists. Childhelp has advocacy centers in arizona and tennessee, in fiscal year 2024, these advocacy centers provided services to over 5,491 children.

Hotline: childhelp national child abuse hotline (1-800-4-a-child), is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and staffed by professional crisis counselors who can provide crisis intervention, information, and referrals in over 170 languages. It serves children, parents, and concerned individuals across the united states, its territories, and canada. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. The hotline serviced 68,246 individuals during the fiscal year.

Childhelp's public awareness and educational programs: childhelp is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and the empowerment of children through comprehensive public awareness and educational initiatives. These programs aim to equip children with safety skills, increase adult awareness of child abuse and their role in prevention, and provide accessible resources for support and reporting. Public awareness outreach occurs through multiple communication channels including: childhelp's website (www.childhelp.org); special events; public service announcements and campaigns; media outreach, providing speakers for community and professional forums, and print publications.

Childhelp speak up be safe: a national, evidence-based curriculum implemented in schools and youth-serving organizations for pre-k through 12th grade. This program teaches children crucial safety skills to prevent or interrupt cycles of abuse, neglect, and bullying (including online abuse), and empowers them to seek help from trusted adults. Age-appropriate lessons and materials are provided for students, along with resources for parents and training for facilitators. Speak up be safe served 208,307 children during the fiscal year.