Discover insights and tips from National Children's Alliance and the CAC Movement that can help guide you to help kids and families heal after abuse.
By Amanda GoharianDirector of Research & Insights Thorn A 12-year-old is referred to your Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) for suspected...
By Amanda GoharianDirector of Research & Insights Thorn A 12-year-old is referred to your Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) for suspected abuse after multiple hospitalizations for self-harming behaviors. The referral centers... Continue Reading
Welcome to In Movement! In this segment of our blog, we interview thought leaders from within our own organizations – from CACs and MDTs and partner agencies – to gain insight into... Continue Reading
By Jami Bolton NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes Five years ago, we had an idea. What if there was a conference created specifically for mental health clinicians working within Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs)? A place... Continue Reading
Welcome to In Movement! In this segment of our blog, we interview thought leaders from within our own organizations – from CACs and MDTs and partner agencies – to gain insight into... Continue Reading
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By Amanda GoharianDirector of Research & Insights Thorn A 12-year-old is referred to your Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) for suspected abuse after multiple hospitalizations for self-harming behaviors. The referral centers... Continue Reading
Welcome to In Movement! In this segment of our blog, we interview thought leaders from within our own organizations – from CACs and MDTs and partner agencies – to gain insight into... Continue Reading
By Jami Bolton NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes Five years ago, we had an idea. What if there was a conference created specifically for mental health clinicians working within Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs)? A place... Continue Reading
Welcome to In Movement! In this segment of our blog, we interview thought leaders from within our own organizations – from CACs and MDTs and partner agencies – to gain insight into... Continue Reading
What’s the difference between a screening tool and an assessment tool? Ask any mental health clinician, and they might think you’re giving them a trick question, given how frequently the... Continue Reading
Welcome to In Movement! In this segment of our blog, we interview thought leaders from within our own organizations – from CACs and MDTs and partner agencies – to gain insight into... Continue Reading
By Libby Ralston, Ph.D. Consultant, NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) have long played a critical role in identifying maltreatment. But today, the work goes further. It’s not... Continue Reading
Nearly three in four U.S. adults now use AI in some form. AI isn’t coming to the forensic interview field; It’s already here. A common question our longtime research partner... Continue Reading
By Lindsay Abdulahad, Ph.D.; LCSW. Shannon Chaplo, Ph.D.; Porcia Vaughn, MSIS; and Brooks Keeshin, M.D. Pediatric Integrated Post-trauma Services (PIPS) As we celebrate National Child Abuse Prevention Month, it is important... Continue Reading