We are here for you during this time, and want to support you while empowering you to protect the children in your life.
This page will be updated on an ongoing basis with resources, support, and online training/education opportunities.
Please email Lauren at [email protected] if you need any assistance accessing these resources.
- Ask for help
- Call 1-800-CHILDREN, Georgia’s free resource hotline for parents. They can connect you with resources and support.
- Take it One Day at a Time
- Download Darkness to Light’s Daily Calendar for Simple Actions to Prevent Child Abuse.
- For caregivers (people living with children)
- For advocates (Aunts, Uncles, Neighbors, people without kids at home)
- Download Darkness to Light’s Daily Calendar for Simple Actions to Prevent Child Abuse.
- Report suspected abuse
- You do not have to have proof that abuse has occurred to make a report. A report is a request that professionals start an investigation- your job is not to investigate.
- Call 1-855-GA-CHILD to report abuse.
- Be prepared with the child’s name, address, and a description of the suspected abuse. You can report anonymously.
- If you believe a child is in immediate danger, call 911.
- Access FREE online training
- Mandated Reporters: Critical Links in Protecting Children in Georgia
- 1hr individual training
- Learn how to recognize and report signs of abuse and neglect
- Protecting Kids During A Crisis
- 30 min individual training
- Take steps to protect your children during this crisis, includes downloadable worksheets to create action plans
- Stewards of Children: Free with code FLIPTHESWITCH
- 2hr online individual training
- Learn the 5 steps to protect children from sexual abuse
- Keeping Your Children Safe in a Digital World: Free with code GETEDUCATED
- 1hr online individual training (broken into 5 modules)
- With digital learning, kids are online more than ever. Learn steps to talk to keep them safe online
- Includes a useful video to help you talk with your child
- Talking with Children about Safety from Sexual Abuse: Free with code TALK2020
- 45 min online individual training
- Learn to have age-appropriate, open conversations about our bodies, sex, and boundaries
- Mandated Reporters: Critical Links in Protecting Children in Georgia
- Participate in Child Abuse Prevention Month (gone virtual!)
- Follow A Child's Voice on Facebook and Instagram at AChildsVoiceCAC
- Take care of yourself