Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence

Mission: Mission The mission of the Child Advocacy Center is to serve victims of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and drug endangered children along with their non-offending parents and family members. The Center works as a multidisciplinary team with Department of Children’s Services, law enforcement, mental health counselors, and the District Attorney’s Office to investigate and prosecute child abuse cases and help children and their families heal from the trauma and victimization of the abuse.

Results: In the last 22 years, the Center and the Child Protective Investigative Team have impacted the lives of 12% of the population of Rutherford and Cannon Counties by helping 40,071 people.

Target demographics: Children heal from the trauma of Child Sexual Abuse and Drug Endangered Environments.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Last year the Child Advocacy Center served 1,743 clients, including 971 children and 772 parents and grandparents.

Geographic areas served: Rutherford and Cannon Counties

Programs: We provide valuable services free of charge to child victims and fund training for parents and grandparents on how to protect your child from child sexual abuse. The following services are provided to child abuse victims, drug endangered children, and their non-offending family members: forensic interviews, crisis intervention counseling, case management, referrals to community resources, crisis telephone line, court advocacy, home visits, child sexual abuse children’s groups, non-offending parents groups, and coordination of services to victims. Also free of charge we provide a new nationwide initiative to train adults how to protect their children from Darkness to Light.