Our Services:
Child & Family Advocacy
Someone with you every step of the way.
How well a child copes following the disclosure of abuse has a lot to do with the support of the family. Our Child & Family Advocate plays a key role in helping both child victims and their families in the aftermath of a crisis and/or trauma.
Advocacy services are designed to help reduce trauma for the child and involved caregiver and to be on-going support for the child and family. Children and families participate in follow-up services which may include referrals for community support, assistance with navigating the criminal justice system, and crisis intervention services.
Assistance may include:
- Crisis assessment and intervention
- Safety planning and risk assessment
- Assessment of individual and family needs
- Therapy and/or medical referrals, if necessary
- Education on access to victim’s rights and Crime Victim Compensation
- Presence during the Forensic Interview preliminary and post-meeting
- Provision of court education, tours, support, and accompaniment throughout the court process
The Facts
In 2023, we provided sexual abuse prevention education to 51,562 children
In 2023, 1,142 children received forensic interviews about alleged abuse.
In 2023, 766 of our forensic interviews involved sexual abuse
60% of child sexual abuse victims never tell.
90% of child sexual abuse is by someone the child likes, loves, or lives with.
1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before the age of 18.
Nearly 700,000 children are abused in the U.S. each year.
Sex offenders are 3.5x more likely to confess if a child has had a forensic interview at a child advocacy center