About Child Advocacy Centers of WI
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A Child Advocacy Center (CAC) brings
together professionals and agencies to
coordinate their work as they respond
to a report of child maltreatment.
Wisconsin currently has nine child
advocacy centers serving Wisconsin
children.
The center organizes a
multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and
employs special techniques to
investigate allegations of child
maltreatment.
The team proceeds with the best
interests of the child in mind, providing
assistance and protection without
causing further harm. It keeps its
primary focus on the child, maintains a
single location having an atmosphere
comfortable for the child, and uses
forensic interviewers trained to respond
to the needs of children.
Professionals and volunteers joined
forces in 1985 to form the first such
Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville,
Alabama. Now hundreds of such
centers exist across the United States.
The Wisconsin Chapter is a member of
the National Children's Alliance and is
served by the Midwest Regional Center.
The mission Child Advocacy Centers of
WI is to educate the public about the
important role child advocacy centers
play in protecting the children of
Wisconsin, and to act as a resource for
emerging CACs and MDTs.
together professionals and agencies to
coordinate their work as they respond
to a report of child maltreatment.
Wisconsin currently has nine child
advocacy centers serving Wisconsin
children.
The center organizes a
multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and
employs special techniques to
investigate allegations of child
maltreatment.
The team proceeds with the best
interests of the child in mind, providing
assistance and protection without
causing further harm. It keeps its
primary focus on the child, maintains a
single location having an atmosphere
comfortable for the child, and uses
forensic interviewers trained to respond
to the needs of children.
Professionals and volunteers joined
forces in 1985 to form the first such
Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville,
Alabama. Now hundreds of such
centers exist across the United States.
The Wisconsin Chapter is a member of
the National Children's Alliance and is
served by the Midwest Regional Center.
The mission Child Advocacy Centers of
WI is to educate the public about the
important role child advocacy centers
play in protecting the children of
Wisconsin, and to act as a resource for
emerging CACs and MDTs.