The Child Abuse Response & Evaluation (CARE) Center
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
Location
PO Box 545Centreville, MD 21617 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The CARE Center of Queen Anne's County is dedicated to promoting healing for child victims of sexual abuse or severe physical abuse and neglect.
Our mission is to create a community where children are safe, families are strong, and our child victims become children again.
Description
The CARE Center promotes child abuse prevention and provides Queen Anne's County with a nationally endorsed response and treatment method for child sexual abuse cases.
The program is a partnership of Queen Anne's County Department of Social Services, the Maryland State Police, Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office, the Centreville Police Department, Queen Anne's County State's Attorney's Office, the Mid-Shore Medical Program, and mental health professionals.
Using a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach to the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse, these key professionals work together on behalf of the best interests of the child.