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Creating a Safe Space to Share: Top Tips for What Makes a Great Child Forensic Interview Room | Guardify

By Guardify Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) creating a safe and supportive environment for kids to share their experiences is paramount, especially when investigating violent crimes. The forensic interview at a… Continue Reading

In Movement: 7 Questions with Kristina Coleman, MPA, LCSW | Safe Horizon | New York

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

Substance Use As a Coping Mechanism for Trauma | What Do CACs Need to Know?

By Amelia Siders, Ph.D. While diagnoses of PTSD are prevalent in our work with adolescents who present for services at children’s advocacy centers, discussions about how to assess and address… Continue Reading

Looking at Sexual Behaviors in Children Symptomatically, Not Just Problematically

By Geoff Sidoli, MSW, LCSW One of the challenges arising from defining trauma is determining how each individual child will react and subsequently, what unique symptoms they will exhibit. Additionally,… Continue Reading

The Real Red Flags of Grooming | What Every Parent, Educator, and the Public at Large Needs to Know

Child sexual grooming is a complex, deceptive process—one that often masquerades as trust-building or mentorship until it’s far too late. It’s estimated that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in… Continue Reading

In Movement: 7 Questions with Melissa McLean | Warren County CAC | Pennsylvania

If you attended the 2025 NCA Leadership Conference, you likely had the privilege of seeing Melissa McLean onstage, helping to lead a discussion about the Rural Collaborative Work Group, or… Continue Reading

National Staffing and Salary Survey

Information to participate in our 2024 Children’s Advocacy Center National Staffing and Salary Survey will be available soon. Check back within the week for more.  About the National CAC Staffing… Continue Reading

Save VOCA

Legislation NCA Supports NCA is committed to supporting its members at every level, including legislative advocacy efforts to support the work that we do and the children we serve.  … Continue Reading

2022 CAC Coverage Maps

National Children’s Alliance is dedicated to making Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) services available to every child in the country.  To monitor progress on this mission, NCA creates maps each year… Continue Reading

#PowerToTheKids

#PowerToTheKids – July 14   This is your opportunity to help a child that’s hurting. To give kids power over their own future. Join us for #PowerToTheKids on July 14…. Continue Reading