Impact of Child Abuse and Neglect

Parenting The Young Sexually Abused Child This section from a manual from the Rainbow Project Child and Family Counseling and Resource Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin gives an overview of what to expect from a child who has been sexually abused and guidelines for parents.

FACT SHEETS On About Mental Health of Youth A web site from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry that list dozens of "fact sheets" for parents on the mental health of children and adolescents.

Questions To Ask when Child is placed in Your Home. This List of Questions to Ask when you are contacted for a placements comes from the Alaska Foster Parent Handbook published by the State of Alaska Office of Children's Services.

Cocaine Use During Pregnancy: Its Effects On Infant Development and Implications for Adoptive Parents An article outlining some of the impact of prenatal exposure to cocaine and its immediate and long term effects on children.

Attention Deficit Disorder is not a result of child abuse and neglect, but many of the children who enter foster care have ADD or it’s companion Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD) organization has lots of information and contacts for caregivers parenting a child with ADD.