Do you know of or suspect a child is being abused? Have you or someone you love suffered the effects of child abuse or childhood trauma? Here are some important resources for information on how to identify abuse, what to do if you encounter it, the long-term effects of child abuse, and how to get help:

Identifying and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect, and Human Trafficking Requirements Checklist

Texas Family Code

Texas DFPS: Online Texas Abuse Hotline User Guide

NPR Radio Report on abuse of those with intellectual disabilities

Texas Attorney General: Types of Human Trafficking

Texas DFPS Abuse: Reporting Flyer

TEA: Child Abuse Prevention - an Overview

Evidence-Based Practices from the Child Welfare Information Gateway https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/responding/child-protection

Lily video

Be the One - Texas Attorney General Human Trafficking Training Video

Ted Talks:

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet

A “normal” life. When child abuse is normal

Violence – a family tradition 

You’re going to be okay: healing from childhood trauma

Men need to talk about their sexual abuse