Our Services
​Child First Advocacy Center serves children who may have experienced abuse or who may have witnessed a crime or other violent act. These services include Forensic Interview Services, Family and Victim Advocate Services, Medical Services, Mental Health Services, and the coordination of investigations by our Multidisciplinary Team.
Benefits of the Child Advocacy Center
Researchers at the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire released findings from the five-year multi-site national evaluation of the CAC model. Data from over 1,000 cases of sexual abuse handled by communities with and without a CAC collected and subject to comparison analysis highlights:
Child Advocacy Centers Make a Difference
CAC’s showed significantly more evidence of coordinated investigations;
More children received a specialized medical evaluation;
More children were referred to mental health services;
Parents and caregivers of the children served by CAC’s were more satisfied with the investigation.
Child Advocacy Center’s offer children and their families:
Investigation
Multi-agency support system
Protection
Education
Hope and Healing
Child Advocacy Center’s Save Money
A recent national cost-benefit analysis of the CAC model shows that CAC’s save approximately $1,000 per case in services to children and families during the course of an investigation.