Resources For Professionals

Stop It Now!

Stop It Now! also offers our Circles of Safety training designed for adults to prevent child sexual abuse in youth-serving environments such as schools, foster care programs, after-school programs, camps, and daycares. Trainings can be delivered as webinars, community workshops, and comprehensive multi-day organizational trainings, including trainer certifications.

National Children's Alliance (NCA)

The NCA provides support, advocacy, and national leadership for Children's Advocacy Centers across the country. They are also an active advocate for national and state legislation around child sexual abuse.

Safe Kids Thrive

Safe Kids Thrive provides tools and resources at no cost to Youth-Serving Organizations (YSOs) to keep children safe from sexual abuse. Their guidelines are based on best practices and recommendations from the Massachusetts Legislative Task Force on the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.

Children's Trust Massachusetts

The Children’s Trust partners with parents to help them with the tools and resources they need to ensure children grow up safe and healthy.

Massachusetts Children's Alliance (MACA)

The Massachusetts state chapter of the National Children's Alliance is a vital resource for helping victims of child abuse. MACA provides training for professionals, community education, is an active advocate for legislative action, and provides support, assistance and resources to Children's Advocacy Centers across Massachusetts.

MASOC (Massachusetts Society for a World Free of Sexual Harm by Youth)

Since 1986, MASOC has offered education and training to professionals in the field of youth problematic sexual behaviors, and has taken an active role in advocating to legislators on critical issues related to youth sexual behaviors.

Enough Abuse Campaign

A program associated with MassKids, the Enough Abuse Campaign was developed in Massachusetts to help prevent child sexual abuse. They provide education to parents and other caring adults, offer training to youth-serving organizations, help to organize local and state coalitions and to develop organizational policies for the prevention of child of child sexual abuse, and advocate for legislative changes to support the safety of children.

National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (NCSBY)

Providing resources, education, and training to both parents and professionals, the mission of NCSBY is to “promote better lives through better choices”.

Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA): Guidelines: Children with Sexual Behavior Problems

The 2023 ATSA report provides guidelines for youth serving professionals treating children with sexual behavior problems.