The service 'Child Advocacy Centers' is offered at the following sites:
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Capstone http://www.capstonenebraska.com (external link)
VIDEO-TAPED FORENSIC interviews of children who are victims of sexual and physical abuse and neglect
CHILD ADVOCACY
COMMUNITY EDUCATION and outreach -
Central Nebraska Child Advocacy Center
SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN to be interviewed by law enforcement, case workers, or forensic interviewer once abuse has been disclosed.
SUPPORT BY PROVIDING REFERRALS referrals to mental health services and support groups and following the case through the legal system.
COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL presentations
ASSIST PARENTS IN REPORTING ABUSE or following up on reports already made -
Child Advocacy Center http://www.smvoices.org (external link)
SERVICES ACCESSED AFTER HOURS via on-call coverage for law enforcement, child protective services and area hospitals
PROVIDES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT for forensic interviews and medical evaluations of a child victim, 18 years or under, who is alleged to have been a victim of child sexual abuse, physical abuse with bodily injury, or is a witness to a serious crime. Child interviews and medical exams are scheduled through the law enforcement or protective services agencies which are responsible for investigating the report of abuse and neglect
VICTIM ADVOCACY and support for the child victim and non-offending caregivers
CASE COORDINATION of the multi-disciplinary investigation and treatment teams
UNL PROJECT SAFE SUPPORT GROUPS and one-on-one counseling for child victims and non-offending caregivers on-site
COURT SCHOOL for child victims who will be called to testify in criminal or juvenile court
TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS on identification and reporting, minimum facts interviewing and advanced skill building in child interviewing
COMMUNITY EDUCATION focused on prevention, and identification and reporting of abuse -
Family Advocacy Network at Good Samaritan Hospital http://www.familyadvocacynetwork.org (external link)
COORDINATION OF law enforcement, Health and Human Service, prosecutors, healthcare
professionals, and advocates to respond to abuse and sexual assault
FREE MEDICAL EVALUATIONS and referral source for victims of child abuse, sexual abuse,domestic violence, an abused or neglected vulnerable adults -
Northeast Nebraska Child Advocacy Center http://frhs.org/cac.html (external link)
SAFE PLACE for children to be interviewed by law enforcement, case workers, or forensic interviewer once abuse has been disclosed
REFERRALS to mental health services and support groups and following the case through the legal system
COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL presentations
ASSIST PARENTS in reporting abuse or following up on reports already made
HAIR TESTING to determine if a child has been exposed to illegal drugs