Health and Medical Guide to Children and Adolescent Health Child Sexual Abuse Health information topics about Child Sexual Abuse: Adults 1. Adult Manifestations of Childhood Sexual Abuse American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZMXNDEKEC&sub_... Children 1. What You Can Do to Prevent the Sexual Exploitation National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... 2. Kids and Teens Page (National Runaway Switchboard) National Runaway Switchboard http://www.nrscrisisline.org/kids.asp Coping 1. Talking to Your Child about Sexual Abuse Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/sexual_abuse.html 2. Parenting the Sexually Abused Child National Adoption Information Clearinghouse http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_abused/index.cfm 3. What to Do If a Child Discloses Sexual Exploitatio National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Signs of Sexual Exploitation in Children National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... Directories 1. CyberTipline (Child Sexual Abuse) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.cybertipline.com/ 2. Child Sexual Abuse National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_dsp.cfm?subjID=83&rate_chno=11-1... 3. State Sex Offender Registry Web Sites Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/states.htm 4. How to Report Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/rpt_abu.htm Law and Policy 1. Laws Concerning the Sexual Exploitation of Childre National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... 2. Laws Concerning Pornographic Images of Children National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... 3. Laws Concerning Prostituted Children National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... 4. Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/manda.cfm 5. Sex-Offender Registration National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... 6. Definitions, Scope, and Effects of Child Sexual Ab National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/usermanuals/sexabuse/sexabuseb.cfm Men 1. Myths about Male Sexual Victimization MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization http://www.malesurvivor.org/myths.htm 2. Ten Facts about Sexual Abuse of Boys and Its After MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization http://www.malesurvivor.org/10%20Facts.htm Organizations 1. Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/ 2. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/ 3. American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/ 4. National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/ 5. National Runaway Switchboard http://www.nrscrisisline.org/ Overviews 1. Sexual Abuse: What Is Child Sexual Abuse? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1LW3YA7C&sub_... 2. Child Sexual Abuse National Center for PTSD http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/specific/fs_child_sexual_abuse.html 3. Child Sexual Abuse American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/sexabuse.htm 4. What Is the Molestation of Children? National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... Prevention/Screening 1. Parent's Guide to Internet Safety Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm 2. Preventing the Sexual Exploitation of Children National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC128.pdf 3. Sexual Abuse Prevention American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7PP1YA7C&sub_... Related Issues 1. Pedophilia American Psychiatric Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZUZRUZGLC&sub_... 2. Pornographic Images of Children National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... 3. Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/mem.html 4. What is Online Enticement of Children for Sexual A National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... 5. What is the Prostitution of Children? National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=... 6. Internet Crimes against Children Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime http://www.ojp.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/internet_2_2001/welcome.html Research 1. Childhood Sex Abuse Increases Risk for Drug Depend National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol17N1/Childhood.html Statistics 1. National Runaway Switchboard Statistics National Runaway Switchboard http://www.nrscrisisline.org/news_stats.asp   Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. There Should Be Mandatory Flu Vaccines For All Health Care Workers, American ... 9 Sep 2010 at 11:00am The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced today that it believes all health care workers should have mandatory (compulsory) flu shots. The AAP adds that health-care associated influenza outbreaks contribute considerably to patient morbidity and mortality and also place a financial burden on health care systems. Health care associated influenza outbreaks are common, says the AAP... 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