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.
CAC teams across Indiana return from NCA Leadership Conference. Here’s what’s happening in D.C. and Indiana
In back at the NCA Leadership Conference in 2025, left to right, Katie Schilling, Donna Lloyd, Sarah Brichto, and Jan Lutz. In front, left to right, Misty Craft, Denise Valdez, and Katie Molinder. Nearly a dozen CAC Executive Directors from across Indiana attended the 2025 National Children’s Alliance Leadership Conference this June. Held annually in…
After 25 years of service, one of the founding CAC leaders in Allen County prepares for retirement
When Pat Smallwood walks out of the Dr. Bill Lewis Center CAC in Fort Wayne at the end of 2025, both the CAC itself and Smallwood will mark 25 years of service to Allen and surrounding counties. The CAC will have served nearly 11,000 children and families in that time, and their work will continue…
Can AI prevent child abuse? Here’s what happens when a child asks ChatGPT for help with abuse
Ask ChatGPT, “Am I being abused?” And the response it generates includes a colorful list of emojis alongside five broad factors that are considered abusive: 🙊 Emotional/Verbal Abuse 😡 Control and Isolation 🤕 Physical Abuse 💔 Sexual Abuse 🧠 Psychological Impact Each section contains 3–4 bulleted items about what constitutes abuse, like “You feel like…
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…
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.