Quinton’s House CAC receives new home, new equipment, and gives kids new start in life
Communities around Clinton County come together to quintuple the size and space for Frankfort-based Quinton’s House.
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Forensic interview admitted as evidence in Johnson County Court
Excellent police work, CAC interviews, and prosecution come together to help sentence a Johnson County child molester.
Just because children with autism may not speak, it doesn’t mean they don’t think
What if instead of seeing autism as a behavioral issue, it was something different with their brain-to-body connection?
Susie’s Place Executive Director Named Youth Worker of the Year
“Emily Perry is truly a warrior for children” A Marion County professional has been awarded the D. Susan Wisely Youth Worker of the Year Award by the Indiana Youth Institute. Emily Perry is the executive director for Susie’s Place Child Advocacy Centers. Susie’s Place opened its first center in Avon in 2009 before expanding to … Read more
CASIE Center wins Leighton nonprofit award for St. Joseph County
The nonprofit CASIE Center, working with kids when allegations of abuse arise, has won this year’s local Leighton Award for Nonprofit Excellence.
Legal precedent set for using forensic interviews as court testimony for the first time in Indiana
An Indiana Court of Appeals panel unanimously agrees forensic interviews can be used as testimony and not violate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights.
Children in Vanderburgh Co. experience new way to feel comfortable in court
Prosecutors in Vanderburgh County are helping children understand the courtroom by using models, visits, and more.
Six new tips and policies for families to know as Hoosier children return to school
Over 16,000 school buses are back on the streets of Indiana carrying over 1 million young Hoosiers back and forth to school. A variety of bills are in place this school year that lawmakers hope will improve the safety of children’s physical and mental health.
How Google and others build an advertising profile of children born in 1900
Somewhere online your child has claimed to be born on January 1, 1900, the very same year as William McKinley’s presidency & the birth of Queen Elizabeth I.
Governor signs Messmer, Lampert-backed bill requiring schools teach abuse education to faculty and students
Governor Holcomb told one child abuse survivor at the signing, “This may seem like a small step for you, but this is a giant leap and a great day for Indiana.”