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	Working for a Kinder, Gentler, Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services If you have reason to suspect that a child you know is being abused, please call the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-482-5964.  Don't stop until you get an answer.

Other Pages Of Interest

Seminar on Child Sexual Abuse - A 1995 academic study that contains interviewing techniques and abuse indicators.  Of particular interest is section IV on General Principles for Conducting an Unbiased Interview; however, we and other social workers we've talked to disagree with their suggestion that the child and the interviewer sit in chairs in a formal office setting.  This is from an Oklahoma web site.

Investigative Interviews of Children, by Debra Poole and Michael Lamb (1998).  This is a book.  If you find any excerpts of it on the web (besides the excerpt on Amazon.com), please let us know.

Forensic Interviewing Protocol, by the State of Michigan.  Drafted by Debra Poole and currently under revision.

Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse - U.S. Department of Justice (OJJDP - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) Child Protection publications (most available on-line), including:

• Burn Injuries in Child Abuse
• Photodocumentation in the Investigation of Child Abuse
• Recognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness is Caused by Abuse

Defining Child Abuse and Neglect - Recognizing Red Flags - Migrant Head Start child abuse and neglect prevention training, including the following handouts:

• Red Flags Indicators In Your Child Observation
• Family Factors Associated With Increased Risk for Child Abuse and Neglect
• Behaviors Related to Sex and Sexuality in Young School Age Children (Note: A longer, combined list created from handouts from MidSOUTH is here)
• Child Abuse and Neglect Physical and Behavioral Indicators

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Title 42 U.S.C., Chapter 67, Subchapter 1, Sections 5101 - 5107.  (Not too interesting, but, I've included it here, anyway.)

The Kid Safe Page - Information on protecting children from predators.  Includes links to other kid safety sites.

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