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EspañolChildren of the Night is a privately funded non-profit organization whose specific purpose is to provide intervention in the lives of children who are sexually exploited and vulnerable to or involved in prostitution and pornography. Through their national 24-hour hotline, a child can reach a skilled caseworker who knows how to rescue and relocate a child or young person from a dangerous condition without being arrested by the police. Services include: rescue youth from pimps, help with medical services, public health insurance, social security/disability benefits, maternity housing, drug program placement, domestic violence housing, transportation, mental health services, advocacy, help with employment, access to education, and more. They also offer virtual GED tutoring and scholarships.
Teens
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Children of the Night
Covenant House
Covenant House helps young people living on the streets or in a home that is not safe. They provide crisis counseling for teens and their caregivers, a toll-free number to assist children any time of the day, emergency shelter for runaway teens, and services to help children and teens on the streets who are victims of prostitution.
KidsHealth
KidsHealth provides resources for children, teens, parents, and educators about dating violence and other issues that affect families.
Love is Respect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
Loveisrespect.org and the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline can be accessed by phone or the internet and offer real-time one-on-one support from trained peer advocates. They offer help in English and Spanish. You can also text “loveis” to 2252 to reach Loveisrespect.org.
That's Not Cool
That’s Not Cool is built on the belief that young people must lead the way in creating change online, in their schools, and in their communities. They provide information, including apps, images, and teen ambassadorships, on teen dating violence and healthy relationships. That’s Not Cool works to lift the voices of the most silenced and marginalized communities of young people including (but not limited to) LGBTQI youth, Native youth, youth living with disabilities, and youth of color. (That’s Not Cool was developed by Futures Without Violence in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women.)
The National Runaway Safeline
The National Runaway Safeline offers confidential crisis intervention and referral information for youth and their families via a national switchboard available 24 hours a day. Services include agency referrals, message delivery, dedicated agency and informational line, youth advocacy, community education, runaway education program for schools.
