- published: 23 Nov 2009
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Childhelp is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse. Founded in 1959 as International Orphans, Inc. by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is one of the largest non-profit child abuse prevention and treatment organizations in the nation. It operates facilities in California, Virginia, Tennessee, and Arizona. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline services all of the United States, its territories and Canada. The organization also distributes Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe, a school-based abuse and bullying prevention program.
The organization offers a wide variety of services, not only to abused and neglected children, but to treatment professionals, educators, parents, foster care families the community and law enforcement professionals. Through various community outreach efforts, Childhelp has tried to increase awareness about child abuse. As part of those effort in 2000, Childhelp established the National Day of Hope. It is observed every year on the first Wednesday of April during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 2009, the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary. Childhelp relies upon private donations to expand its operations and services across the nation.
In 2009, Childhelp commemorates 50 years of bringing the light of hope and healing into the lives of countless children. CEO and Co-Founder Sara OMeara and President and Co-Founder Yvonne Fedderson started Childhelp in 1959, establishing it as a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect and at-risk children. Childhelps approach focuses on advocacy, prevention, treatment and community outreach. 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. Childhelps programs and services also include residential treatment services; childrens advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care...
Isagenix Senior Vice President and Chief Training Officer David Wood visits the Childhelp Merv Griffin Village located in California.
What a pleasure to be able to meet our friends at http://www.childhelp.org. We visited the center to learn more about what they do for children suffering from child abuse. Over 9000 children come through this center every year. It's so great to see the work they do making a diference in children's lives. In fact! We are throwing a fundraser at the Tony Starlight Room in Portland Oregon on Thursday November 17th 2016. You can come visit me and participate in getting childhelp.org's "Speak up, Be Safe" curriculum into Portland public schools. To purchase tickets or to donate click here: http://www.tonystarlight.com/calendar-items/benefit-childhelp-lovey-james-11-17-16/ PLEASE LIKE, COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL - THANKS! I LOVE YOU ALL! Get my Music on iTunes https://itunes.apple.c...
04/13/10 - Charice displays incredible range and technique in delivering a powerful medley of "I Have Nothing" and "I Will Always Love You", especially arranged for her by David Foster. Also injects her own spin on the songs, thereby making the medley her own. Legendary Musician and Songwriter David Foster presents An Evening with ChildHelp featuring David Foster. The music filled ceremony brings awareness and support to ChildHelp, one of the largest and oldest national non-profit organizations dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Guests appearances include Brian McKnight, Patti Labelle, Ruben Studdard, Charice and a very special introduction from First Lady Michelle Obama. The event takes place in Washington, D.C. Original video file provided by Loel of ChariceDi...
Marketing and promotional video for the Childhelp Merv Griffin Village located in Beaumont, California. For more information please visit www.childhelp.org
Stop Child Abuse | @HelpSpreadThis and Childhelp.
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD. This hotline is staffed 24/7 by degreed counselors. For more information please visit www.childhelp.org. Closed Captioning thanks to DCMP.org
This 30-minute video is for parents and families of young children who stutter. The focus is to help families understand stuttering and make changes to promote more fluent speech. - for parents whose child is stuttering - for speech-language pathologists working with young children - and for school, clinic, university, and hospital settings.
NBC's Today Show does a profile of Childhelp's residential facility in Virginia. For more information, please visit www.childhelp.org
A short video about the founders and the history of Childhelp, Visit www.childhelp.org for more info