{"id":12119,"date":"2012-03-28T19:01:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T23:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cap4kids.org\/columbus\/2012\/03\/28\/170631109\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:01:42","slug":"child-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/child-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Help &#8211; National Child Abuse Hotline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Child Help is a national organization dedicated to eradicating child abuse and neglect. They operate two national hotlines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Child Help Hotline<\/strong>: Trained crisis counselors are available 24\/7 to support those concerned about or affected by child abuse. They offer free, confidential help to answer questions, provide resources, and talk through scary situations. Teens, adult survivors, parents, concerned loved ones, and professionals can call for support. Call, text, or use the website Live Chat for help. The website also has important information on identifying different types of abuse and neglect, reporting guidelines by state, and resources for all ages.<br \/>\nCall or Text &#8220;GO&#8221; to (800) 422-4453<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.childhelphotline.org\/\">childhelphotline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Courage First Athlete Helpline<\/strong>: Specialized sports crisis counselors are available 24\/7 for athletes, parents, and coaches to receive confidential emotional support, athlete-focused resources, and guidance related to any type of abuse. Call, text, or use the website Libe Chat for help. The website has important information on athlete abuse organizations, recognizing appropriate versus inappropriate touch from coaches, handling disclosures, and more.<br \/>\nCall or Text: (888) 279-1026<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.athletehelpline.org\/\">athletehelpline.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Organization Website: <a title=\"www.childhelp.org\" href=\"https:\/\/www.childhelp.org\/\">childhelp.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Child Help is a national organization dedicated to eradicating child abuse and neglect. They operate two national hotlines: Child Help Hotline: Trained crisis counselors are available 24\/7 to support those concerned about or affected by child abuse. They offer free, confidential help to answer questions, provide resources, and talk through scary situations. Teens, adult survivors, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337,328,321,338,341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abuse-violence-trafficking","category-counseling-for-victims-of-abuse-and-trauma","category-behavior-counseling-addiction","category-crime-reporting-helplines","category-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12119"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45724,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12119\/revisions\/45724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}