Victim Services
Children’s Advocacy Center
The Children’s Advocacy Center offers community-based, child-friendly, trauma-informed services for children who have witnessed violence or been victimized by sexual assault, physical abuse, neglect, or other forms of maltreatment.
Our mission is to recognize the right of all children to a safe childhood. Rural Resources Victim Services and Children’s Advocacy Center strives to reduce trauma and provide support to child victims of abuse and their families.
Here’s How We Work:
A Children’s Advocacy Center is a child-focused center that coordinates a multidisciplinary process for the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse. We bring together, in one place, professionals from law enforcement, Child Protective Services, prosecution, and victim advocacy.
We also work collaboratively with mental health and the medical community to provide access to physical and emotional healing. The Children’s Advocacy Center keeps the child at the center of coordinated, child-sensitive assessment and care.
The Result:
The child tells their story to just one specially-trained professional in a child-friendly, confidential facility. We take it from there.
We Work Together With:
- Stevens/Ferry County Sheriff’s Office
- Stevens/Ferry County Prosecutor’s Office
- Stevens/Ferry County School Districts
- Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
- Local City Police Departments
- FBI, Homeland Security, and other Federal Law Enforcement
- N.E.W. Alliance Counseling Services
- Providence Health Care
- Ferry County Memorial Hospital
- Rural Resources Victim Services
- Stevens County Juvenile Justice Department
Support the CAC
We need your help to support survivors of child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment in our communities. Please visit our Amazon wish list to purchase essential items for survivors and their families.
This list includes a wide range of trauma-informed, kinesthetic-oriented activities to support healing for children and/or healthy reconnection with non-offending caregivers. Every child that is interviewed at the CAC gets an activity that’s personalized for their interests and designed to help mitigate some of the stress and trauma that comes in the aftermath of violence. Thank you for your support!
Who qualifies for these services?
No income eligibility requirements. All people ages 13 and older are eligible for services without parent/guardian permission. Under mandated reporter laws, staff are required to report reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement and/or DCYF.
Locations
Important note about qualifiying for services: The qualifications listed here are a general indication of who will qualify for these services. If you need these services but aren't sure if you fit the qualifications listed, please contact our offices. We will work with you to find the services to fit your needs.
Populations Served by Children’s Advocacy Center
Children’s Advocacy Center Client Stories
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