Statewide Resources and Information

• Child Abuse in Iowa from Prevent Child Abuse in Iowa
• Child Abuse: A Guide for Mandatory Reporters from the Iowa Department of Human Services
• Iowa's Child Welfare System from the Iowa Department of Human Services
• Safe Haven Act from the Iowa Department of Human Services
• Rape Victim Advocacy Program
• The Emma Goldman Clinic

Other National Resources and Information

• National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC)
• The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
• National Children's Alliance
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• Arizona's Child Abuse Info Center
• Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children, Cincinatti Children's Hospital Medical Center
• Children's Hospital of San Diego
• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse: Child Abuse
• Parenting Children Surviving Sexual Abuse
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• National Consensus Guidelines on Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Victimization in Health Care Settings (.pdf)
• Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence: Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Health (.pdf)

Worldwide Organizations Helping Children

• UNICEF: The United Nations Children's Fund
• World Health Organization
• International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

General Resources for Child Health Information

• General Pediatrics.com: Search Problems A-Z for Professionals
• PubMed from the National Library of Medicine
• Hardin Library for the Health Sciences

Related Publications

• Domestic and Sexual Violence Data Collection: A Report to Congress under the Violence Against Women Act from the National Institute of Justice, Jointly Published with the Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sexual Abuse Perpetrator Profiles

• LookSmart.com:
  • Psychosocial And Behavioral Measures Among Female Adolescent Victims Of Sexual Abuse: Differences Based On Perpetrator Identity. American Journal of Health Studies, Wntr, 2000, by Stephen Nagy
• Health Psychology & Rehabilitation: Psychological Profiles of Rehabilitation Patients Reporting Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Fiji Women's Crisis Center: National Research on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• Questia Online Library:
  • Determinants of Child Abuse Potential: Contribution of Parent and Child Factors, Journal article by Robert T. Ammerman, Richard J. Patz; Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, Vol. 25, 1996
  • The Personality of a Child Molester: An Analysis of Dreams, Book by Alan P. Bell, Calvin S. Hall; Aldine-Atherton, 1971
• Office of Juvenille Justice and Deliquency Programs, Juvenile Sex Offender Research Bibliography