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“General Conditions” for NCA Awards in 2024

2021 Electronic Chapter Grantee  Handbook Below is the information about the grantee guidelines as well as the 2021 required and additional grant forms that you will need to successfully administer… Continue Reading

In Movement: 7 Questions with Drs. Kimberly Mudd-Fegett and Jillian Carden | Silverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services | Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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

Why Trauma Screeners and Standardized Assessments Matter | Moving Beyond Assumptions About Kids Who Experience Maltreatment

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

Stream for a Cause: Small Grants, Big Impact for NCA’s Rural Children’s Advocacy Centers

By Vanessa Stergios, LPCC/LSW & Woori Song, LMSW National Children’s Alliance More than five years ago, the National Children’s Alliance (NCA) began partnering with content creators to fundraise, educate, and… Continue Reading

Beyond Access: How to Tell if Your CAC’s Mental Health Services are High Quality

By Erin Casey, Ph.D., MSW NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes   Every year, Children’s Advocacy Centers across the country provide mental health treatment to over 90,000 children and teens who have experienced abuse. By deploying… Continue Reading

A Powerful Combination: How AIMWell and the Care Process Model Support Victim Advocates

by Michelle Miller, Ph.D., LCSW NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes   Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) are built to provide coordinated, compassionate responses to children who have experienced abuse…. Continue Reading

Building and Strengthening the CAC Workforce | a Q&A with Lou Anna Red Corn

Building and Strengthening the CAC Workforce, an interview with Lou Anna Red Corn, co-chair of the Workforce Development Project Steering Committee.   CACs know well that a world-class workforce is what’s needed… Continue Reading

Bridging the Gap: How AIMWell Helps Children Access Mental Health Care Sooner

by Jami Bolton National Children’s Alliance Timely access to mental health services can be life-changing for children who have experienced abuse. Yet with a national shortage of mental health providers,… Continue Reading

NCA Institute Director Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

Teresa Huizar, National Expert on Child Abuse Intervention and Trauma Treatment Teresa Huizar (pron. WEE-zar) is executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based National Children’s Alliance. She has served at every… Continue Reading