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Welcome!
Every year, hundreds of children in the Northwest Arkansas area are robbed of their dreams,
robbed of their self-esteem and robbed of their childhood by physical or sexual abuse.
Children's Safety Center (CSC) is a child-friendly, family-centered facility, located
in the JTL Shop in Springdale, AR that coordinates the complex investigation, prosecution and
treatment services to these victims of child sexual and physical abuse in Washington County
and provides the same services as a courtesy to Madison, Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Johnson
and other counties as needed.
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A non-profit organization started in 1997, the Safety
Center was created to help prevent further trauma these children might endure during that process.
Utilizing the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) model allows the Center to facilitate more
effective prevention, detection, investigation and treatment of child abuse by bringing together
the team of professionals that includes the vital resources of law enforcement, child protective
services, victim service providers, prosecutors, medical personnel, mental health professionals
and community volunteers.This team of professionals works together to ensure that the best
interest of the child victims are being served.
CSC Fast Facts
- Children's Safety Center opened its doors in 1997 to provide a coordinated community response
to child abuse in a seven-county area in Northwest Arkansas.
- Since opening, the Children's Safety Center has provided services for more than
2,400
children and their families.
- Children's Safety Center is a fully-accredited member of the
National Children's Alliance, a
not-for-profit organization that provides training, technical assistance and networking
opportunities to communities seeking to plan, establish and improve Children's Advocacy Centers.
- Children's Safety Center has strong relationships with professional agencies, including Arkansas
State Police (CACD), various County Department of Health and Human Services, Police Departments,
and Prosecutors offices.
Children's Safety Center provides:
- A quiet, non-threatening forensic interview by a highly trained professional interviewer.
All professionals involved in the case gather at the CSC to witness the interview. This
eliminates the need for the child to repeat his or her story and relive the trauma of the abuse
over and over again.
- A comfortable, private, on-site medical examination where a SANE nurse, skilled in child
sexual assault examinations can perform medical assessments and gather physical evidence.
Up-to-date technology, a local Medical Director and a team of peer reviewers consisting of the
leading sexual assault pediatric physicians in the state ensures qualified medical forensics.
- Advocacy for every child! Emotional support, assistance throughout the forensic process,
service referral and follow-up helps to "walk the family" through the entire process.
- Therapy and support, information and education to child victims and their families to promote
the healing process and break the cycle of abuse in future generations.
- Children's Safety Center also offers a variety of educational seminars and speaking
engagements.
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