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Additional Resources for Child Abuse

If child abuse is severe, or there is an immediate risk or danger to a child, you should contact 911 or police immediately.
If there is no immediate threat to a child, you should call State of Oregon's Services to Children and Families at 503-731-3410 (Metro Regional Branch) or click here to view direct phone numbers to local branches in the Portland Metro area.
What IS child abuse? It is physical abuse, neglect, mental injury or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or the threat of harm.
For Crisis Support and Counseling Referrals call PWCL (Portland Women's Crisis Line) 24-hours a day at 503-235-5333 or toll free at 888-235-5333.
The Portland Women's Crisis Line sponsors abuse survivor support groups and can refer you to other groups in the community.
The YWCA of Clark County (Vancouver, WA) sponsors The YWCA Sexual Assault Program and can be reached at 360-696-0167 or toll free at 800-695-0167.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous is a twelve-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). For information call Linda at 503-620-1702.
United Way Information and Referral offers information and referrals for people in need, including abuse survivors seeking shelter, support groups, and counseling referrals.
The Council for Prostitution Alternatives assists women, many of whom are abuse survivors, who are working in the sex industry. The Council can be reached at 503-282-1082.
The State of Oregon's Crime Victim Compensation Program can help cover the costs of abuse survivor's medical care, counseling and time lost from work. Applications can be obtained by calling the Oregon Department of Justice at 503-378-5348.
If you are considering a lawsuit against your abuser, you should consult with an attorney. You can request a referral to lawyers who represent abuse victims by calling OASA (Oregon Abuse Survivors and Advocates) at 503-222-3133.
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Services to Children and Families (SCF)
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SCF is the state's child protection agency located within the State of Oregon Department of Human Services. The mission is to protect Oregon's abused and neglected children and provide them with safe and permanent families.

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Community Advocates
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Since 1983, Community Advocates has been serving Portland with programs primarily aimed at preventing violence and abuse through education.

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Our Children's Store
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This site gives numerous links for the Portland Metro area to help kids in crisis.

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Help for Incest Victims
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A help page for incest victims with a link to VictimServices.org. The mission of Victim Services is to heal the wounds of violence and to prevent victimization.

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Nat'l Foundation for Child Sexual Abuse
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The primary program focus of the National Foundation to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse is to promote national criminal history checks of volunteers and employees who have unsupervised access to children.

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Nat'l Org. of Male Sexual Victimization
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This is a web site organized by a few dedicated mental health providers who wanted to better understand and treat adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

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Prevent-abuse-now.com
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"Pandora's Box -- The Secrecy of Child Sexual Abuse" by Dr. Nancy Faulkner. This site has been given website awards.

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