NOTE: Child Abuse cannot be reported here.

Cases of suspected Child Abuse must be reported immediately to your local authorities.

~ This site is for educational purposes only ~

DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN, INC. is an official non-profit 501(c)3
child abuse & neglect organization.

(EIN #35-2331592)

***OUR MISSION STATEMENT***

OUR MISSION: is to educate the public on all aspects of child abuse such as symptoms, intervention, prevention, statistics, reporting, and helping victims locate the proper resources necessary to achieve a full recovery. We also cover areas such as bullying, teen suicide & prevention, children’s rights, child trafficking, missing & exploited children, online safety, and pedophiles/sex offenders.

OUR GOAL: is to lower child abuse statistics by educating the public on every aspect of child abuse through successful campaigns that provide educational materials & literature concerning child abuse & neglect, treatment for recovery, coping skills, family and peer support, prevention, communication skills and empowerment to families, victims and survivors.

************************************************

What we do:
We rely heavily on public, business and individual donations & assistance which will help us continue on our mission, educate the public and utilize resources and leadership through:
– Parenting Education
–Child Abuse Awareness & Education
–Abduction Prevention
–Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
–Anger Management for Parents
–Coloring books on Sexual Abuse Prevention
–Child Protection Laws
–Internet Safety
–Child Abuse Signs & Symptoms
–Child Abuse Reporting
–Child Abuse Intervention
–Child Abuse Recovery
–Child Abuse Prevention
–Provide support for individuals (victims & survivors)
–Training & free information for service providers
–Community education & outreach
–Advocacy & children’s rights
–Research & evaluation
–Other prevention measures

Coordinate awareness education:
–Provide support for individuals (victims & survivors)
–Training & free information for service providers
–Community education & outreach
–Advocacy & children’s rights
–Research & evaluation
–Other prevention measures

Assisting the Following:
–Law Enforcement Officials
–National Missing & Exploited Children
–Sex Offender Registry Officials
–Amber Alert
–Other Child Abuse Agencies
–Public Organizations

************************************************

2010 Accomplishments:
Approved for the MI NOW Capacity Building Grant
Nominated for the Rare Life Award
Accepted into National Assocation of Professional Women (NAPW)
Launched our BlogTalk Radio Show–5 days/week
Keynote speaker @ The Friendship Tree–Binghamton, New York
Wrote & published 4 more books with co-author, Donna Kshir
Nominated “Top 50″ Early Childhood Blogs–Children’s Rights
Sanilac County Child Abuse Prevention Council Member
CHASE Charity Giveaway Contest Winner ($20,000)
Paso Robles Film Festival Guest Speaker/Booth
Launched “Books 4 Teens” Website (Donna Kshir)

2011 Accomplishments:
Reached 1M+ views of our domain website
Reached 10,000+ Listeners on DC BlogTalk Radio
Maintaining 18 Dreamcatcher Networking Sites
Named Top Rated “Children & Families” Non-profit 2011 (Great Non-Profits)
Nominated for “Lifetime Remarkable Women” Award
Received “Celebration of Women” Alumni Achievement Award
Recognized as Valued Partner Through GUIDESTAR Exchange
Nominated for “StayClassy” Non-Profit Achievement Award
Charity of Choice for “Caylee’s Eyes” proceeds (singer: Curtis Braly)
Community Outreach Programs on BlogTalk Radio:
–Online Seminars
–Family-to-Family
–Peer-to-Peer
–Use Your Voice
–Project Education

************************************************

CHILD ABUSE IS A MAJOR WORLDWIDE PROBLEM WHICH IS KILLING OUR CHILDREN! THIS WEBSITE WILL HELP EDUCATE YOU & GIVE YOU THE KNOWLEDGE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CHILD ABUSE. OFTEN CHILDREN & TEENS ARE ABUSED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSEST TO THEM SUCH AS FAMILY, FRIENDS, BABYSITTERS, DAYCARE PROVIDERS, NEIGHBORS, TEACHERS, COACHES, PRIESTS, AND EVEN THEIR OWN PARENTS! THESE ARE THE VERY PEOPLE THAT OUR CHILDREN SHOULD FEEL THE SAFEST WITH. EVERYDAY IN THE UNITED STATES, and worldwide,  THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE ABUSED.

THAT ADDS UP TO MILLIONS OF CHILDREN EACH YEAR!

DID YOU KNOW?

*1 in every 3 girls will be sexually molested before the age of 18

*1 in every 6 boys will be sexually molested before the age of 18

*Every 10 SECONDS a child is raped or killed in the U.S.

*Today up to 5 children will die from abuse or neglect

*In 13 seconds, another child will be abused in the U.S

*There were 2.9 million child abuse reports made in 1992

*ONLY 28% of the children identified as harmed by abuse are investigated

*Boys are at a greater risk of serious injury and of emotional neglect than are girls

*85% of the 1.2 – 1.5 million runaways are fleeing abuse at home

*80% of perpetrators are biological parents

*60 % of male survivors report at least one of their perpetrators to be female

*Natural mothers are the perpetrators of 93% of physical neglect, 86% of educational neglect, 78% of emotional neglect, 60% of physical abuse, and 55% of emotional abuse.

*Children in mother-only households are 4 times more likely to be fatally abused

*Female abusers are typically younger than male abusers.

*The median age was 30 years for women and 33 years for men

*Today 6 children will commit suicide

*Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death (ages 15-24)

*Untreated child abuse increases the likelihood of arrest for a violent crime by 38 percent

*60 MILLION survivors are former victims of child sexual abuse in America today

*71 % of child sex offenders are under the age of 35

*38% of women & 20% of men have been sexually abused during adolescence

*It is estimated that 3%-6% of the clergy population has abused a child

*The typical child sex offender molests an average of 117 children–most of whom do not report the offense

WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE?

——————————————————————————

***FAIR USE***
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

Copyright © 2007~DREAMCATCHERS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN~All Rights Reserved