The resource manual developed by the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) in Minneapolis is intended to provide trainers of parents of handicapped children with information and resources concerning the prevention and treatment of child abuse. The PACER program has developed a program using child-sized puppets to teach handicapped and nonhandicapped children about child abuse, self-protective strategies, feelings, and how to get help. Separate sections focus on the following topics: an overview of child abuse (various types of abuse, the family system, and intervention); abuse of the handicapped child (particular vulnerability to physical and sexual abuse); institutional abuse (institutional factors and warning signs); the child protection system (the legal structure, problems in the system, and goals); and prevention strategies. Over one half of the document consists of resource lists including a bibliography, teachers' questions about the protection system, printed resources for parents and teachers, printed materials for use with children and adolescents, curricula and films and videos for use with children, reference books, statewide (Minnesota) and local resources, and national resources. Appendices include sections of major laws on child abuse and neglect, the text of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, reporting data, and information on county child protection procedures. (DB)