Helping Indiana Child Advocacy Centers be the best place for abused and neglected children
When children in Indiana disclose an allegation of abuse, neglect, sexual assault, or are witnesses to a crime, law enforcement and DCS turn to Child Advocacy Centers. The Indiana Chapter of NCA helps empower CACs to be the best place for kids to talk about their experiences in a safe, neutral, child-friendly environment.
See how the Indiana Chapter of NCA can help you
Do you suspect a child is in danger or abuse is happening?
Call 911, or in Indiana, call the DCS Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-800-5556.
See what multidisciplinary teams are doing to prevent and treat child abuse
We’re on a mission to promote the development, growth and sustainability continuation of children’s advocacy centers in the State of Indiana through education, training, mentoring, collaboration, advocacy, development of resources, and legislation.
Two Indiana CACs open in-house medical suites within the same week
Here’s what child abuse is doing to children in Indiana
Sylvia’s CAC commemorates 15 years of service with annual Breakfast series this April
Sylvia’s Child Advocacy Center in Boone County may have one of those most recognized namesakes in the world. The CAC Started in 2010 in honor of Sylvia Likens, who, in October 1965, died from what one Indiana Sheriff called “Indiana’s most terrible crime.” Then 16, Likens died after prolonged, sustained abuse, neglect, and torture at…
The “stranger danger” myth and the evolving history of child abuse and reporting
Corydon’s Comfort House CAC grows to cover Clark and Floyd counties
After new requirements were enacted in Kentucky in 2024, Louisville, Kentucky-based Family and Children’s Place CAC made the difficult decision to vacate their CACs across the Ohio River in Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana. But not before handing the keys to Corydon-based Comfort House CAC. Now, Comfort House is re-opening — and preserving — a…
A special note of congratulations and thanks to Carolyn Hahn Kremer
This year, Carolyn Hahn Kremer is retiring from her role as Executive Director of The CASIE Center in South Bend and her long-time leadership work with the Indiana Chapter of NCA. Carolyn’s volunteer work with the Junior League and her career in child advocacy spans a quarter century and has forever changed the trajectory of…
Report child abuse at
1-800-800-5556
Everyone in Indiana is a mandated reporter of abuse.
Call the Indiana child abuse hotline at 1-800-800-5556 or 911 in an emergency to report a suspicion of child abuse, neglect, sexual assault, or maltreatment.
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We envision an Indiana where all children alleged to be a victim of abuse will have reasonable access to a full array of evidence-based Child Advocacy Center services and an effective multidisciplinary response to their case and their care.