Helplines

Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline (24 hour)

1-800-482-5964

United Way Crisis Helpline (24 hour) - 211(after hours)

(888) 421-1266

Darkness to Light Helpline

1-866-FOR-LIGHT

Childhelp: USA National Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-CHILD1-800-422-4453

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-3224

Human Trafficking Hotline

1-888-373-7888

Crimes Against Children Hotline

1-800-482-5964

Child Support information

1-877-731-3071

Suicide Prevention Hotline

1-888-274-7472

Food & Shelter Resources

NEA Children's Advocacy Center

(870) 275-7902

Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas

(870) 932-3663

Marked Tree Area Food Bank

(870) 358-2211

Mission Outreach of NEA, Inc. (Greene County)

(870) 236-8080

Women's Crisis Center- Women's Shelter (Craighead County)

(870) 933-9449

Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS)

(870) 972-1732

Department of Human Services

(870) 972-1732

Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries

(870) 935-5134

Salvation Army (Temporary Shelter for homeless)

(870) 932-3785

Lawrence County Children's Shelter

(870) 886-5800

Consolidated Youth Services-ages 8-18 (Craighead County)

(870) 972-1110

Stepping Stone Sanctuary

(870) 273-6048

Crowley's Ridge Development Council, Inc. (for adult men who have completed alcohol/drug treatment)

(870) 932-0228

Salvation Army Shelter Jonesboro (Homeless Family Shelter)

(870) 932-3875

8th Street Mission for Jesus Christ (Shelter for men: drug/alcohol rehab)

(870) 735-6010

Children's Home, Inc. (Greene County) - ext. 231

(870) 239-4031

Mississippi County Union Mission (Homeless Shelter)

(870) 763-8280

FOR KIDS

  1. I Said NO! A Kid-to-Kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private by Kimberly & Zack King

  2. It’s My Body by Lory Freeman (English and Spanish)

  3. Love & Limits by Elizabeth Crary (English and Spanish)

  4. Amazing You! Getting Smart About Your Private Parts by Gail Saltz & Lynne Avril Cravath

  5. Telling Isn’t Tattling by Kathryn Hammerseng

  6. The Trouble with Secrets by Karen Johnsen

  7. It Happens to Boys Too by Jane Satullo & Russell Bradway

  8. Your Body Belongs to You by Cornelia Maude Spelman

  9. Who Am I? Where Did I Come From? by Dr. Ruth Westheimer

FOR TEENS

  1. It Happened To Me. A Teen’s Guide to Sexual Abuse by William Lee Carter
  2. It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by: Robie H. Harris
  3. How Long Does It Hurt? A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families by Cynthia Mater
  4. Unmasking Sexual Con Games by Kathleen M. McGee
ARTICLES

How to Respond if Someone Is Pressuring You

What Consent Looks Like

Teen Dating Violence

HOTLINES

Love Is Respect Hotline: 1-866-331-9474

FOR PARENTS

  1. The Sex Wise Parent by Janet Rozenzweig
  2. Children Changed by Trauma: A Healing Guide by Debora Whiting-Alexander
  3. Children and Trauma: A Guide for Parents by Cynthia Monahon
  4. Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse by Caren Adams
  5. Caring for Sexually Abused Children by Dr. R. Timothy Kearney
  6. When Your Child Has Been Molested by Katheryn Brohl
  7. What Only a Mother Can Tell You about Child Sexual Abuse by Karen Schaefer