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Supporting Families Through Reunification: Promoting Safety and Healing in PSB Cases

By Geoff Sidoli, MSW, LCSW  Whether it’s in the initial stages of discovering children with problematic sexual behavior (PSB), or later stages involving clarification and/or reunification, promoting safety and healthy interactions is at the core of any strategy. Reunification… Continue Reading

In Movement: 7 Questions with Emily Perry, MSW | Susie’s Place | Indiana

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

Meeting the Needs of Kids in Crisis

Above, left to right: Megan Bryant, Thomas Grieb, Aubree Vance, Annie Harrison, and Alex Brace in the room at Small Talk where, pre-pandemic, the multidisciplinary team would meet.   When… Continue Reading

Act Now for CACs

Action Alert: Contact your elected officials in Congress and urge them to support funds to assist CACs. Congress continues to develop and work on additional COVID-19 relief legislation stimulus package…. Continue Reading

Healing the Future

How the evidence-based mental healthcare CACs provide improves the lives of children. Child abuse and other forms of childhood trauma can have lifelong effects on children, families, and communities. Many… Continue Reading

Child Physical Abuse

A Guide to the CAC Response Despite the fact that CACs serve many more victims of child sexual abuse than they do victims of child physical abuse (CPA), federal data… Continue Reading

Institutional and Corporate Partners

Public and Foundation Partners   Hearst Foundations   NCA is collaborating with Hearst Foundations to introduce evidence-based mental health assessments for abused youth in Oregon and Washington. This project will… Continue Reading

Use Your Results: Telling Your Story Through OMS

The first step to using your OMS data is knowing where to find it within your online account.  Our Part Two training webinar is specifically designed to walk you through… Continue Reading