The purpose of Child Advocacy Services at the Children’s Advocacy Center located at Mary Lee’s house is to provide advocacy, support, referral and community liaison services to children and their families involved in child abuse investigations. Child Advocacy Services provides families the opportunity to receive widespread multidisciplinary services without dealing with multiple agencies. It aims to ensure all children receive the necessary and most appropriate services based on a comprehensive assessment. Child Advocacy Services is committed to providing prevention, intervention and treatment services to children and their families while upholding integrity in using our child friendly approach.

SERVICES PROVIDED

• Advocacy and support to children and caregivers
• Crisis Counseling
• Referrals for counseling and community resources
• Safety planning
• Assistance in filing Victim Compensation Claims
• Follow up contact and support
• Multidisciplinary Staffing
• Coordination of sexual abuse medical exams with the Child Protection Team (CPT)