According to the Child Help (2011) Over three million reports of child abuse are made every year in the United States which can include multiple children. In 2009, approximately 3.3 million child abuse reports and allegations were made involving about six million children. This can lead to emotional and behavioral issues later in life. Child Help (2011) reports that abused children are more likely to experience teen pregnancy, use unprotected sex and Children who experience child abuse and neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile. These children are also 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit some sort of violent crime (ChildHelp, 2011). Working with Girl Scouts in the community, there are many opportunities to assess for domestic violence, ans leaders should be taught on how to assess for violence, and what to do when violence is suspected. Using assessment tools for domestic violence are helpful but in the girl scouting community need to be approached sensitively. And the parent of the child needs to be spoken to in a private non-judgmental manner. The goal of assessing for abuse is to protect the girls and their families. If the mother is withdrawn and pulls away whenever domestic violence is mentioned, it may be better to report the suspicion to authorities. But if the parent seems ready to talk but unsure of how to proceed, utilizing the HITS assessment tool, and the abuse assessment screen will be valuable resources. The HITS assessment tool (FDHS, 2011) is a very short four-question assessment that was made by the Florida Department of Health Services. It uses a likert format and a never which is scored a one to frequently which is scored a five. This tool is easy to use and asks questions about how often the spouse hits, talks down to, threatens, or screams at. It is also easy to score, and a score of