Abused kids one-stop approach haven Until the center opened, children who reported abuse were often re-traumatized by the way evidence was gathered, Whittier said. The children would be interviewed by police in a police station, examined by a physician in a medical center and re-interviewed by child protective workers and prosecutors. "It's a big advantage to kids, families and our office," he said. "The single location makes it much more convenient for families and for victims. They're not being trucked around from one spot to another. We know who is providing services to the kids, who is conducting interviews, and what training they have received, and we know it's the highest-qualified investigation and care that we can afford."

Kids keep online threats secret from parents Schoolchildren are being "victimized, teased and mocked" on an internet "spider web" of instant messaging and blogging kept secret from parents, including instances of students exchanging insults, threats and explicit pictures via a network of home computers. Police say they have investigated and, in some cases, charged children for such cyber-bullying crimes as stalking, harassment and menacing other students, as well as child pornography. The reputations of children who make a mistake can be trashed. Kids can be victimized, teased and mocked for their boy or girl friends. Criminal offences relating to the behavior of school children online have definitely been reported to police and they have been investigated," he said.

Medics 'under-report child abuse' report Many doctors are fearful of reporting suspected abuse. Many doctors and nurses who see a child they suspect has been physically abused do not report it to the appropriate authorities, a survey has indicated.

Tackling the threat of child abuse online Peter Robbins is the Chief executive, of the Internet Watch Foundation, a UK watchdog set up to combat potentially illegal content online, involving a partnership between the government, police and the internet service provider industry that was needed to tackle the distribution of child abuse images online.  Get involved!
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