Lawrence A. Aubin, Sr. Child Protection Resources

The following websites may provide useful information:

• Common Sense Media
• Internet Matters
• Parent Support Network
• Kids' Link
• Family Care Community Partnerships (FCCP )
• Day One Helpline
• Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• KidsHealth
• Crime Victim Compensation Program

If you would like some guidance on how to best support and prepare your child for this evaluation in an age- and developmentally-appropriate way, please contact our child life specialist, Meg Fitzgerald, CCLS, at 401-444-8990 or mfitzgerald@lifespan.org.

If you have any medical questions, please contact the Aubin Center’s main line at 401-444-3996.

The Aubin Center offers:

• Telephone consultations 24 hours a day to support community physicians, mental health providers, child protective services, police, emergency departments and schools.
• Lectures and presentations by staff to both medical and community organizations regarding the assessment and care of children experiencing child maltreatment.
• Individualized referrals to mental health services in the community.
• Peer-support groups and prevention programming for youth at risk. 

For more information about peer-support groups and prevention programming, please contact Meg Fitzgerald at 401-444-8990.

For more information about referrals, telephone consultations, and lectures and presentations, please call 401-444-3966.

Community resources include:

• Parent Support Network
• Kids' Link
• Family Care Community Partnerships (FCCP )
• Day One Helpline
• Fostering Health
• Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)

National child abuse resources include:

• Ray E. Helfer Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics Child Abuse Network (AAP CAN)
• Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS)
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
• International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network