How do Child Advocacy Centers help?
Using a multidisciplinary team approach, representatives from many disciplines work together to make team decisions about investigation, treatment, management and prosecution of child abuse cases. The team is composed of child protection workers, law enforcement officers, medical providers, prosecutors, victim advocates, mental health providers and advocacy center staff who together conduct one coordinated interview by trained professionals in a child-friendly environment. Through this model, trauma to children and families is lessened, needs identified and services provided.
