#80 The Courage to Tell When Childhood Isn’t Safe - Grace Lauren Wong

📚 Resources for Children & Teens Experiencing Abuse

🔹 1. Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline

• 📞 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) — 24/7, free, confidential
• 🌐 https://www.childhelp.org
• What they do: Offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to emergency, social service, and support resources for children and adults nationwide.

🔹 2. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)

• 📞 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
• 🌐 https://www.rainn.org
• What they do: Offers 24/7 support for survivors of sexual abuse and assault, including minors. Online chat is available.

🔹 3. National Runaway Safeline

• 📞 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)
• 💬 Live chat available at https://www.1800runaway.org
• Text: “HOME” to 741741
• What they do: Offers support to youth who are thinking of running away, are already on the street, or feel unsafe at home. Provides safety planning and support.

🔹 4. YouthLine

• 📞 1-877-968-8491
• 📱 Text "teen2teen" to 839863
• 🌐 https://www.oregonyouthline.org
• What they do: Peer-to-peer crisis line staffed by trained youth volunteers, supervised by mental health professionals. Great for teens wanting to talk to someone their own age.

🔹 5. Stop It Now!

• 🌐 https://www.stopitnow.org
• 📧 Confidential email help available
• What they do: Prevents child sexual abuse by supporting adults in recognizing and reporting abuse.