A partnership to keep kids safe
The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is a safe, neutral, and child-friendly setting where victims of child abuse can speak out about what has happened. The CAC chairs the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) where representatives from local agencies meet to ensure the community is working together to lessen further trauma for the child. The CAC is housed at the Collins Center offices, providing children and families with a convenient location and a coordinated team to walk with them through the process of disclosing and prosecuting child abuse.
Each Child Advocacy Center is unique to the needs of its community and is formed to best respond to those needs. The professionals in our community have been working in a collaborative manner for a period of time, however the Child Advocacy Center will further this approach through training, coordination and advocacy to victims and their families. The center functions as a shared project amongst professionals with a vested interest in supporting and treating child abuse victims throughout the investigation and prosecution of their abusers. Because of this center, families in our community now have a central location and coordinated team to walk with them through this process.
