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Build Relationships with Lawmakers Before You Need Them

Nick Bratvold with Senator Thune and NCA's Denise Edwards in the senator's office, standing in front of flags.

In some ways, legislative advocacy is like toilet paper: You don’t really think about it until it’s absolutely necessary. You usually forget to include it in your budget, it feels… Continue Reading

Trauma Treatment via Tele-health: Reaching Underserved Children in South Carolina

A young girl holding a computer demonstrates how a child could use a computer to interact with a doctor.

The use of tele-health services—providing therapy over a computer—is changing the landscape of mental health and providing more opportunities to disseminate evidence-based treatments to underserved communities. CAC professionals in South… Continue Reading

Turning a Tech Talk into a ’Nology Walk

A photo of three old VHS tapes.

When I sat down to write this post, I had just returned home from visiting a child advocacy center after training their team on a new cloud-based video management solution…. Continue Reading

Four-legged support: Working with Pecos

Pecos the facility dog lies on the carpet. A little red-headed girl sits with her arm on him, her hand on his head.

Animals are such agreeable friends―they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.―George Eliot Throughout history, humans have relied on canines to assist in many tasks. Herding, guarding, scent work, and… Continue Reading

This one’s for the real-life guardian angels

Photo of Susan and Max, hugging.

Every child deserves the chance to live out their full potential, and yet many are robbed of their childhood. The feeling of being alone and helpless is something no child… Continue Reading

Nine questions to answer before purchasing an interview room recording system

Child's hands coloring on wooden table

Audio and video Interview Room Recording Systems are features of many Children’s Advocacy Centers. This technology, in tandem with forensic interviewers and best practices from our field, allows for child… Continue Reading

Remembering Talia

Hibiscus Flower in the sun

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”   —Maya Angelou   Today we remember, 5-year-old Talia Williams. … Continue Reading

Winning Takes Courage, Persistence, and Perseverance. So Does Protecting Children.

I was just five years old when I watched the young women of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team file stoically into a shiny arena in Barcelona. They looked brave, strong,… Continue Reading

Reforming and Improving the Child Welfare System to Meet Needs of Children

On February 9, 2018, President Trump signed into law the historic and bipartisan Family First Prevention Services Act as a part of the bipartisan budget agreement. This landmark piece of… Continue Reading

Protecting Kids When Everyone Has A Camera

by Drew Fidler, LCSW-C; and Iona Rudisill, LGSW Here’s what you should know about child sexual abuse images and how to protect children from the dangers of the internet. The… Continue Reading