Policy Regarding Child Abuse, Self Harm, or Threats of any Kind

Policy Regarding Child Abuse
The Administrators/Moderators do NOT condone child abuse. Those posts containing descriptions of child abuse will be taken very seriously. "Child abuse" can be defined as causing or permitting any harmful or offensive contact on a child's body; and, any communication or transaction of any kind which humiliates, shames, or frightens the child. Some child development experts go a bit further, and define child abuse as any act or omission, which fails to nurture or in the upbringing of the children.

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act defines child abuse and neglect as: "at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm."

Policy Regarding Sucidal Posts and Threats of Any Kind
Suicidal posts, and those posts glorifying suicide and/or self-harm and/or threatening violence of any kind, will be taken very seriously. Self-harm may be defined as including intentionally scratching, hitting, cutting, pinching or otherwise inflicting physical harm on oneself. Threats of violence may be defined as any statement specifically threatening or wishing physical harm on any person – within this community or outside it.

Members receiving a Conversation of a threatening nature from another member should forward the communication to the Administration Team immediately. If you receive a message threatening a child or self-harm, please either contact the Administration Team or pass along the resources found within this article.

Reporting Posts
Administrators/Moderators cannot review every post made within the forums. Members who read a post containing descriptions of child abuse or any type of threatened or actual violence against self or others should utilize the Report Abuse feature (found under the "More" button in the upper right of each post) to bring the situation to the attention of the Adminstrators/Moderators immediately.

The Administrators/Moderators will remove posts containing descriptions of child abuse or any type of threatened or actual violence against self or others. This includes creative or artistic posts pertaining to these subjects.
Resources

In a crisis, call your doctor, go to the ER, or consider contacting one of these resources:

National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)

ChildHelp
1-800-4-A-CHILD (22-4453)

National Clearinghouse on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
1-800-628-1696

National Mental Health Association
1-800-969-NMHA (6642)

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1-800-537-2238
Consequences

The TCOYF Administrators reserve the right to use all means necessary to contact a member who appears to be in immediate danger or whose child(ren) appears to be in immediate danger.  As with all our Policies and Guidelines, failure to comply will result in a suspension from the forums. Continued failure to comply will result in a permanent ban.

TCOYF Administration reserves the right to amend this policy, without notice, at any time.