Community Resources
Community Resources for Responding to Child Sexual Abuse in Madison County
Call to Report Abuse
Contact the Nebraska CPS Program at 1-800-652-1999 or any Law Enforcement Agency at 911. You are not required to provide proof. Anyone who makes a good faith report based on reasonable grounds is immune from prosecution. If the abuse occurred within the past 72 hours, a medical evaluation by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner is available at the Northeast Nebraska Child Advocacy Center. Local law enforcement will assist you in this process.
Helplines
Girls & Boys Town National Hotline (24 hour) – 1-800-448-3000
Bright Horizons (Domestic Violence and Rape) – 1-877-379-3798
Family Resource Center Coalition of Nebraska – 1-402-223-6040
Childhelp USA: National Child Abuse Hotline – 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Nebraska Family Helpline – 1-888-866-8660
Additional Resources
Legal Help
Legal Aid Services of Nebraska – 1-402-348-1060 or 1-877-250-2016
Nebraska State Bar Association – 1-402-475-7091
Victim Advocacy
Madison County Victim/Witness Program – 1-402-454-3311 Ext. 217
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) - 1-402-371-9599
Of Northeast Nebraska
Resources for Healing
Treatment Providers
Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services – 1-800-782-8844
Faith Regional Health Services Behavioral Health - 1-402-644-7461
Support groups for survivors and for parents and families of children who have been abused
Call the Mental Health Association of Nebraska for group listings – 1-888-441-4371
Call Sexual Assault Hotline for current group listings in your area – 1-800-656-4673
Websites for more information on child sexual abuse and/or trauma
The Northeast Nebraska Child Advocacy Center is the Child Advocacy Center for Madison County. FEEL FREE TO CALL THE CENTER WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE TO FIND RESOURCES RELATED TO CHILD ABUSE: 402-644-7402.
