Children's Advocacy Centers
Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals: National Children's Advocacy Center's Child Abuse Response Enhancement (CARE) Program
Training and Technical Assistance Project To Expand Childrens Advocacy Centers Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center
Department of Justice Awards $144 Million To Improve Services for Crime Victims
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of more than $144 million to enhance services for victims of crime nationwide. OJJDP awarded more than $54 million to support the effective investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases and improve positive outcomes for child abuse and neglect victims. This includes OJJDP's support of children's advocacy centers (CACs) to address child abuse and...
Toolkit for Re-emerging Child Advocacy Centers
Category 2: CAC National Subgrant Program
2019 Annual Report to Congress: Victims of Child Abuse Reauthorization Act
National Children's Alliance Annual Report 2019
Office of Justice Programs Recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) joins communities nationwide in observing Child Abuse Prevention Month.
“Child maltreatment is pervasive and happens in many ways, from neglect, physical and sexual abuse to online exploitation, sex trafficking and the damage wrought by America’s addiction crisis,” said OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan.
The Department of Justice is investing significantly in...
OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2020
Category 2: CAC National Subgrant Program
Children's Advocacy Centers
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Overview
Children's Advocacy Centers coordinate the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases by utilizing multidisciplinary teams of professionals involved in child protective and victim advocacy services, law enforcement and prosecution, and physical and mental health.
Children's Advocacy Centers must include the following components:
- Child-appropriate facility.
- Multidisciplinary team.
- Designated legal entity responsible...