Childrens Assessment Center Foundation

THE CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER FOUNDATION (CACF), IN COLLABORATION WITH HARRIS COUNTY, PROVIDES THERAPY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, FORENSIC SERVICES, SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATIONS, FAMILY ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND TRAINING.

TRAINING AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE THROUGH PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOLS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIOUS CENTERS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO HELP PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS LEARN ABOUT ISSUES RELATING TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ENHANCEMENT DIVISION (MEP): FOR ADVOCACY CENTERS IN TEXAS, THIS GROUP CLOSES THE GAP BETWEEN CPS INVESTIGATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND SERVICES AT THE ADVOCACY CENTER. IN FY 2022, THE CAC RECEIVED, PRIORITIZED AND COORDINATED 6,160 STATEWIDE INTAKE REPORTS OF ABUSE FOR SERVICES AT THE ADVOCACY CENTER. CHILDREN'S SERVICES DIVISION: PROMOTES THE COMPLETE WELLNESS AND RECOVERY OF EACH CHILD BY OFFERING ACTIVITIES SEPARATE FROM EVALUATION AND TREATMENT, SUCH AS HOLIDAY PARTIES, SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER DONOR-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES. MEDICAL: EXPERT PHYSICIANS ADMINISTERED 629 SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATIONS AND RAPE EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS USING STATE-OF-THE-ART VIDEO AND DIGITAL COLPOSCOPY, A NON-INVASIVE AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED PROCEDURE.

THERAPY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ON-SITE THERAPY, OFF-SITE CONTRACT THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS, AND PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS TO CHILD SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ALL RANGES OF THERAPY MODALITIES AND ASSESSMENTS TO ENSURE THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE ALL THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE THEY NEED AT THE CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER (CAC).

THERAPY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES: THIS DIVISION PROVIDES ON-SITE THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS AND PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS TO CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HARRIS COUNTY, THE CENTER PROVIDED 3,872 THERAPY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL UNITS OF SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND 1,837 TO ADULTS.

FORENSIC SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES NON-THREATENING, NON-LEADING, TRAUMA INFORMED FORENSIC DIGITALLY CAPTURED INTERVIEWS ALONG WITH CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN. FAMILY ADVOCATES ASSIST FORENSIC SERVICES IN THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES AMONG CHILDREN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS DURING THE INVESTIGATIVE STAGE OF EACH CASE. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EVALUATIONS FOR INVESTIGATIONS ALONG WITH THE OVERALL CARE OF THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM COORDINATES CASE INTAKE AND CASE REVIEW FOR CASES REFERRED TO THE CAC BY CPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

FORENSIC SERVICES DIVISION: THIS DIVISION PROVIDED 2,035 NON-THREATENING AND NON-LEADING FORENSIC DIGITALLY-CAPTURED INTERVIEWS AS WELL AS 81 EXTENDED ASSESSMENTS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSED AND TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN. THE FAMILY ADVOCATES ASSISTED FORENSIC SERVICES IN THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES AMONG CHILDREN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS DURING THE INVESTIGATIVE STAGE OF THESE CASES.

TRAINING AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE THROUGH PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOLS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, CACF PROVIDES AGE-APPROPRIATE TRAINING WITHIN SCHOOLS TO CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ONSITE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN SUCH AS CARE BETWEEN SERVICES, TRANSITION ASSISTANCE, BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVES AND HOLIDAY PARTIES.