Physically abusive parents

Northstarmom
Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:21:16 +0000

I’m sorry to hear what you are going through. You can’t stop the abuse by talking to your parents. The abuse isn’t your fault. Please use the below resource.

"If you need help or have questions about child abuse or child neglect, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) then push 1 to talk to a counselor.

The Hotline counselors are there 365 days a year to help kids, and adults who are worried about kids they suspect are being abused or neglected. You can call this number if you live in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The call is free and anonymous. (The Hotline counselors don’t know who you are and you don’t have to tell them.) There won’t be a charge for the call on your telephone bill if you use a regular phone or a pay phone. If you use a mobile phone or cell phone, there may be a charge and it may show up on the telephone bill. Don’t use a mobile or cell phone if you want to be sure your call is a secret. But please…do not make prank calls to the Hotline. This will tie up the phones and keep us from talking to someone who really needs help right away. "
[Get Help with Child Abuse and Neglect - Childhelp](http://www.childhelp.org/get_help)