Deirdre O Brien Child Advocacy Center Inc

TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND FOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE WITNESSED VIOLENCE.

CHILD ADVOCACY:DEIRDRE'S HOUSE IS THE ONLY SITE IN MORRIS COUNTY WHERE A CHILD VICTIM OF ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT CAN BE DIGITALLY INTERVIEWED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICALLY EXAMINED AND TREATED, AND CLINICALLY COUNSELED ALL UNDER ONE ROOF. CHILD ADVOCACY INCLUDES:1. DIGITALLY RECORDED FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AND TRIAL PREPARATION -INTERVIEWS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WITH CHILD VICTIMS REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.2. MEDICAL SERVICES - ENABLES CHILDREN SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN PHYSICALLY AND/OR SEXUALLY ABUSED TO RECEIVE MEDICAL EVALUATION AND SHORT-TERM FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT. 3. DEAR (DAY EDUCATION ARTS RECREATION) CAMP - PROVIDES WHOLESOME AND FUN CAMPING EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED ABUSE OR NEGLECT. REFERRALS ARE PROVIDED BY PARTNERING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE CHILDREN SELECT THE CAMPS OF INTEREST TO THEM. SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $500 PER CHILD ARE PROVIDED FOR THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE.4. SHINE (SCHOLARSHIPS HELPING INSPIRE NEW EXPECTATIONS) - A PROGRAM THAT AWARDS MORRIS COUNTY CHILD VICTIMS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN MAINSTREAM COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OR LESSONS SUCH AS ART, DANCE, MUSIC, OR SPORTS. SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $500 ARE AVAILABLE.5. HEALING FUND - PROVIDES FUNDING TO ASSIST CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CRISIS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, MEDICAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE COSTS, AND APPROPRIATE FAMILY AND/OR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.6. VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - RECRUITS, TRAINS, MONITORS, AND EVALUATES A BANK OF DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN WHO LEND THEIR HELPING HANDS IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES IN AND AROUND THE CENTER.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:1. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH - LICENSED COUNSELORS PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CLINICAL COUNSELING SERVICES TO CHILD VICTIMS, NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVER (NOC'S), AND SURVIVORS OF ABUSE. A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF SUPPORTIVE LISTENING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT DURING COURT PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER CASE RELATED EVENTS, AND FOLLOW-UP ARE PROVIDED. PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, AND MEDICATION MONITORING.2. OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION: PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT, THE SIGNS OF CHILD ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND HOW TO REPORT SUSPECTED INCIDENCES. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ALSO FOCUSES ON PROVIDING EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS REGARDING EMERGING ISSUES AFFECTING CHILD WELFARE I.E. CYBERBULLYING, SCHOOL VIOLENCE. 3. GROUP COUNSELING - THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CLINICAL GROUP COUNSELING FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN

VARIOUS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.