Prevent Child Abuse America is a program of Massachusetts Citizens for Children. We are the state chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, the country's leading voice for child abuse prevention. Our mission is to prevent the abuse and neglect of our state's children.

Our goals are:
To inform parents and the public about child abuse prevention and to promote positive parenting attitudes and behaviors through public education campaigns

To advocate for programs and policies aimed at preventing child abuse and strengthening families
To improve state systems charged with the mandate to protect children and support families

To disseminate data and research findings to influence effective child abuse prevention, child protection, and family support policies and programs.

To receive information on child abuse prevention, parenting tips, sexual abuse, or shaken baby syndrome, please call 1-800-CHILDREN.

•Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church

•Sexual Abuse Prevention brochure

•Parenting and Discipline
Helpful tips for parents with kids of all ages.

•Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
Learn what it is, why it happens, and how to prevent it. Check out our SBS brochure.

•Sexual Abuse
Questions and answers about sexual abuse. Facts, resources, and some prevention tips.

•Emotional Abuse and Neglect
The invisible abuse: it leaves marks on the inside of the child, not the outside.

•Religion-Motivated Child Neglect & Abuse
Cases of child deaths, the religious exemption for withholding medical care from a sick child, information and links.

•How you can help prevent child abuse now.

•Prevent Child Abuse America web site