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Children's Justice Center

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About Children's Justice Center

The Children's Justice Center (CJC) provides a neutral, safe, child-friendly atmosphere for child victims of sexual and physical abuse and children who have witnessed crimes. Programs and services provided by the CJC are the Supervised Visitation Program and the Children’s Advocacy Center.  The Children’s Advocacy Center (located at Mary Lee’s House) consists of the Outreach Program, Depositions, Forensic Interviews and Remote Testimony.




History

Children’s Advocacy Center

In 1992, the Children’s Advocacy Center, a program under the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court’s Children’s Justice Center, was developed. The impetus for the establishment of the CAC was to provide a neutral and non-threatening environment for children who were subject of child abuse investigations or who witnessed a crime. Since that time, the services benefitting children in the community and the needs of the judiciary have grown. Currently, the CAC provides forensic interviewing, child advocacy case management, child depositions, and closed circuit testimony services.



Supervised Visitation Program

The CAC expanded services to include supervised visitations in 1993. In 2000, the Children’s Justice Center was developed as an umbrella for the CAC and the Supervised Visitation Program. Throughout 2001 and 2002 the CJC added several more educational components to the services and the Outreach Program was created.




Contact Us

Children's Justice Center
700 E. Twiggs Street
Tampa, FL 33602

Phone:
(813) 272-7179

Email:
gillets@fljud13.org

Links

  • National Center on Child Fatality Review
  • Department of Children and Families
  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • Clearinghouse on Supervised Visitation
  • Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Center
  • National Children's Alliance
  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • Supervised Visitation Network

Community Partners

Children’s Advocacy
Center Foundation
www.cacfoundation.com

Children’s Board of
Hillsborough County
1002 E. Palm Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
(813) 229-2884

Child Protection Team
2806 N. Armenia Ave.
Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 250-2510

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
www.crisiscenter.com

Mary Lee’s House
2806 N. Armenia Ave.
Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 250-6651
www.maryleeshouse.org

Hillsborough County
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff’s Operations Center
2008 E. 8th Ave.
Tampa, FL 33605
(813) 247-8000

Child Protection Investigations
2310 N. Falkenburg Road
Tampa, FL 33619
(813) 247-8560

Tampa Police Department HeadquartersOne Police Center
411 N. Franklin Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 231-6130


Plant City Police Department
1 Police Place
PO Box 4709
Plant City, FL 33563
(813) 757-9200

Temple Terrace Police Department
11250 N. 56th Street
Temple Terrace, FL 33617
(813) 989-7110

Children's Network of Hillsborough, LLC.
9309 N. Florida Ave.
Suite 107
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 225-1105

Office of the Attorney General
Children's Legal Services
One Mack Center
501 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1100
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 272-0407

Guardian ad Litem Program
700 East Twiggs Street
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 272-5110

Office of the State Attorney
800 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 274-1317

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