What is a Safe Horizon Child Advocacy Center?
The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) model was first developed in 1985, in Huntsville, Alabama. It was based on the wonderful concept of having an expert multidisciplinary team of professionals including police, child protective workers, prosecution, victim advocacy and medical professionals investigate and respond to child abuse. There are now approximately 600 Child Advocacy Centers and multi-disciplinary teams operating across the nation. Safe Horizon’s CACs are quite unique in that we’ve embraced and implemented fully co-located models, with Safe Horizon designated as the lead coordinating organization at each one. We are based in child-friendly facilities along with special units of the NYPD, Administration for Children’s Services, Assistant District Attorneys, and pediatric experts from local hospitals. We work as a team to provide immediate, coordinated care to thousands of child abuse victims and their family members each year. Q: How is Safe Horizon expanding the CAC model into oth
