Child abuse can happen anywhere.
There is an enormous amount of information about child abuse on the Web. Here are some places to start. There's also a list of ways individuals can help. A national resource on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, the site has a database with 24,000 documents on child abuse, including information on prevention programs around the country. Created by the Cornell University Family Life Development Center, this site is aimed primarily at social workers and other child care professionals, but also has information that is useful to the layperson.