Childhelp

About Childhelp

Founded in 1959 by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp's approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Childhelp's programs and services also include residential treatment services (villages), children's advocacy centers, therapeutic foster care, group homes, child abuse prevention, education and training and the National Day of Hope, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every April. For more information on Childhelp, please call (480) 922-8212 or visit the website at www.childhelp.org.