Making a Difference One Child at a Time.
Children's Advocacy Center
of Butler County
WHAT IS A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER?
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS
are child-friendly locations where members of the multidisciplinary investigative team (MDIT), consisting of child welfare personnel, law enforcement officials, medical and mental professionals, prosecution and victim advocates meet to coordinate a response to allegations of child abuse, including child sexual abuse and child physical abuse.
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS
are designed to focus first on the needs of child victims and their non-offending caregivers throughout the investigation and intervention process. By doing so, the overall stress experienced by child victims is reduced and overall the quality of investigations are improved.
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS
connect child victims and their family members to services including medical examinations, community mental health services, victim advocacy and other services as determined necessary, on a case-by-case basis.
FORENSIC INTERVIEWS
are conducted by highly trained staff of Children's Advocacy Center of Butler County.
FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
are conducted at our center through a cooperative agreement with
A Child's Place. Medical professionals
with the specialized skills to conduct therapeutically and forensically sound medical evaluations are available to child victims on site at Children's Advocacy Center of Butler County
Making a Difference One Child at a Time
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