17 myths and truths about child abuse, neglect, and sexual assault
These myths about child abuse and neglect have been debunked. While some of these scenarios are true, many perceptions are false or inconclusive based on several studies.
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CAC teams across Indiana return from NCA Leadership Conference. Here’s what’s happening in D.C. and Indiana
A delegation of Indiana CAC leaders spent a week in Washington, D.C. and came away with a lifetime of memories.
From board meetings to poisonous plants, no detail is too small for accredited CACs
Go behind-the-scenes in the lead-up to the internal accreditation and site-review process at two Indiana CACs, one on-site and one held virtually.
Five Indiana CACs receive re-accreditation for service to children and families
Five Indiana CACs are being formally re-accredited by the National Children’s Alliance for their service to children and families.
You know your kid best, but remember what kids think and feel “is an internal state”
Kids haven’t built up the kind of endurance necessary to discern what’s in front of their screen.
No, telehealth is not a “lesser” therapy—it works shockingly well
New research shows telehealth can be effective in 97% of cases, but challenges remain with stigma and service.
Indiana CAC Executive Director wins national award for work during pandemic
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, child advocates got worried. As the shutdown and shelter-in-place orders came quickly across the country, advocates didn’t know how children and live-in partners suffering from abuse were going to fare.
Huizar: When will we believe them?
Teresa Huizar, NCA Executive Director, for Huffington Post: However, it would be false to think that that this tragic epidemic of disbelief is solely triggered in rare cases that involve powerful celebrity predators or abuse that happened long ago. Not so. Virtually every multi-victim case—whether involving coaches, teachers, daycare providers, pediatricians, pastors, priests, scout leaders, … Read more
NCA Executive Director Teresa Huizar shows you how to be a “high-performing team”
National Children’s Alliance Exec. Dir. Teresa Huizar is in Indiana keynoting this year’s Children’s Justice Act Conference.
Revisions to NCA standards a reminder to CACs and communities of new ways to better help kids
Jan Dunn could talk all day about positive changes that happen inside Child Advocacy Centers when they become accredited facilities.