Two Indiana CACs open in-house medical suites within the same week
Two Indiana CACs have expanded their in-house medical exam services. See inside and how they’re making a big impact.
Two Indiana CACs have expanded their in-house medical exam services. See inside and how they’re making a big impact.
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.