EDITOR'S NOTE: Raising Arizona Kids magazine provides the following list of resources as a starting place for your research. We do not independently evaluate the information below nor do we imply endorsement by including particular organizations. We strongly recommend you ask additional questions and request references when appropriate. Our directories are continuing works in progress. If you know of additional resources we should list, please write to editorial@raisingarizonakids.com.

Child Abuse Hotline
888-SOS-CHILD
A statewide, toll-free hotline where you can report suspected cases of abuse.

Childhelp
15757 N 78th St #B, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-922-8212 • childhelp.org
A national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect by focusing on prevention, intervention and treatment. The Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Childhelp’s programs and services also include residential treatment services (villages); children’s advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope®, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every April.

Never Shake a Baby Arizona
P.O. Box 26495, Prescott Valley, AZ 86312
928-445-5038 • nsbaz.org
An evidence-based program aimed at providing parents information and skills to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), a severe form of child maltreatment. A project of Prevent Child Abuse Arizona, the NSBAZ program is offered by a nurse to new parents just prior to discharge with their newborn. Parents who voluntarily participate are given a tip sheet on how to handle a crying infant, they watch a video on Shaken Baby Syndrome and they are asked to sign a "commitment form" that states that they were educated on the dangers of shaking babies. They also make a plan to handle their crying child and inform all who take care of their child about their plan and about SBS.