Research has demonstrated that five important factors can help protect children from the risk of child abuse and neglect.

1. Nurturing and attachment
2. Knowledge of parenting and of child and youth development
3. Parental resilience
4. Social connections
5. Concrete support for parents

• Northwest ISD Plan for Addressing Sexual Abuse
• NISD Child Abuse Prevention Training
  Anyone who suspects that a child has been or may be abused or neglected has a legal responsibility, under state law, for reporting the suspected abuse or neglect to law enforcement or to Child Protective Services (CPS). Reports may be made by contacting one of the following:

  ♦ Texas Abuse Hotline, 1-800-252-5400, http://www.txabusehotline.org

  ♦ Call 911 for emergency situations

   The following websites might help you become more aware of child sexual abuse:

  ♦ Prevent Child Abuse America: www.preventchildabuse.org

  ♦ Prevent Child Abuse Texas: www.preventchildabusetexas.org

  ♦ Texas Association Against Sexual Assault: www.taasa.org

  ♦ Child Welfare Information Gateway: www.childwelfare.gov

  ♦ Texas Department of Family and Protective Services: www.dfps.state.tx.us

  Other Resources: 

• Texas Department of Family Protective Services How to Report Child Abuse or Neglect
• Texas Attorney General What Can We Do About Child Abuse?
• Texas Council on Family Violence Abuse Prevention Links