House Enrolled Act 1123, authored by Rep. Dale Devon (R-Granger) and sponsored in part by Sen. Luke Messmer (R-Jasper) has passed through the Indiana Legislature with unanimous approval and bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.
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 are being formally re-accredited by the National Children’s Alliance for their service to children and families.
Eight Indiana child advocacy centers are either moving soon, expanding, or have recently moved operations to a new location.
Three child advocacy centers in central Indiana have received funds for multiple new services, programs, and infrastructure.
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.
There’s a second wave of problems expected from COVID-19. CACs around Indiana are working to meet the challenge.
“It is always most reaffirming to hear a child say ”thank you“ or ”I feel so much better“ after coming to Susie’s Place. But it makes me even more proud when I hear a child thank one of the forensic interviewers I’ve trained.”
The failure rate for nonprofits isn’t as high as businesses, which routinely hovers around 70% over three years. But nonprofits face a different set of challenges. When a nonprofit starts and succeeds, it’s often attributable to the tenacity and rigorous leadership of its board.
“CACs continue to establish themselves as pillars of their communities for the treatment and prevention of abuse and child maltreatment. These are our children we’re talking about. There will be CAC service for today’s 10,958 kids or the next 10,000 that come,” says Lutz.