Children's Advocacy Center for Child Abuse Assessment & Treatment
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
Location
1650 E. Old Badillo St. #C3Covina, CA 91724 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The Children’s Advocacy Center is committed to using a multi-disciplinary team approach to assist children who are victims of physical or sexual abuse, or who have witnessed acts of violence, as well as providing these services to people of any age with developmental disabilities. All services will be provided in a supportive environment by individuals trained in national best practices to optimize positive outcomes and reduce trauma.
Description
The CAC uniquely provides: *child-friendly facility *professionally-recorded and conducted child forensic interviews (interviews are also provided for developmentally-delayed or other special needs children or adults) *medical coordination *mental health referrals *support & advocacy *multi-agency team intervention, case review and follow-up By appointment only through mandated child abuse reporting agencies: -Law Enforcement -Department of Children & Family Services -District Attorney's Office -Dependency Court -Other law enforcement partners