How to help support youth mental health

#BeThereNow

See and share a new NCA awareness campaign for children's mental health. Here are the simple ways to build trust and be the first to know if a child you love becomes the 1-in-7 who experiences mental health problems, and what to do about it.

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Who we are and what we do

To understand what a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) is, you must understand what children face without one. Watch our explainer video and see how CACs improve the process and kids' lives by bringing all the services kids need right to them.

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Clinicians, family and victim advocates, even directors: Learn with the NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes and help kids get better.

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Catch our latest episode for a one-on-one discussion with one of brightest minds solving one of the world's toughest challenges: child abuse.

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Whether you're a CAC professional, a lawmaker, or just a citizen who cares, your voice is critical for kids. Here's how to fight for what our kids deserve, see our positions, and learn more.

961

Children's Advocacy Centers nationwide

381,364

Children helped by CACs annually

1,985,288

People trained in child abuse prevention by CACs