Friends of Knox County Child Advocacy Center Inc
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
1 in 5 children are sexually abused before their 18th birthday. Over 90% of child abusers are people that children know. Child abuse is an epidemic. The Knox County Child Advocacy Center (CAC) helps children and families who are dealing with child abuse - either sexual abuse or serious physical abuse - by giving a child a safe place to talk about abuse where members of a multidisciplinary team (law enforcement, child protection workers, and prosecutors) can take that information to investigate the situation and help make a child safe. Once the interview is over, children still need assistance. The CAC offers case management, court advocacy, and referral services to help a child and family. The CAC offers free specialized trauma counseling to children and caregivers to help a child cope with trauma symptoms. The CAC also goes into the community and schools to help teach children what to do if they are ever abused or uncomfortable in a situation due to unsafe touching.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Forensic Interview
A forensic interview is a neutral, fact-finding interview with a child by a specially trained interviewer. Interviewers meet with children when there are allegations of child abuse. They use special interviewing techniques to allow children to discuss incidents of abuse in a safe child friendly environment.
Advocacy
Advocates at the Child Advocacy Center meet with the children and families to discuss their situation, asses their needs and resources available to them. Based on these discussions the advocates then make the necessary referrals. Advocates also provide support as the family navigates the criminal justice system throughout their case.
Counseling
Our CAC offers Trauma Counseling to child victims and their non-offending caregivers at no cost to the family. The Trauma Counseling we offer is TF-CBT and has been shown to be the most effective type of counseling for children who are dealing with the trauma of abuse.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
National Children's Alliance accreditation 2009
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of participants counseled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Caregivers, Non-adult children
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
We offer specialized trauma counseling for no cost to child victims of abuse and their non-offending caregiver. We offer this to all, but it is up to the family to decide whether they want to come.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Forensic Interview
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
This number represents the total number of children interviewed to find out whether they have been sexually or physically abused.
Number of therapy hours provided to clients
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Child Advocacy Center is working to protect children who have been abused, provide counseling to help children cope with trauma symptoms, provide case management and court advocacy so children and families understand the status of their case, provide referrals to medical treatment to make sure children are healthy, and provide opportunities for children to learn about how to protect their bodies in prevention education at schools and community prevention. We hope to keep children safe if they have been abused and to prevent abuse whenever possible.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Child Advocacy Center works with law enforcement, child protection workers, prosecutors, victim advocates, medical personnel, and counselors to make sure children and families have the resources they need to stay safe. We have a monthly meeting with the team of professionals who work on these cases to make sure we identify families who need help. We keep in touch with this team of professionals when a family calls us and needs resources or has questions about their case. We act as a central point of coordination for a family so they always know where to turn.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Child Advocacy Center has good relationships with the professionals who work on child abuse cases. We meet with the team once a month and are in regular contact with those involved in these cases in case of a question from a family or new issue in the case. We connect families to agencies or other service organizations when they need more than what we can provide. We attend meetings monthly to know what resources are in the community to help our families and schedule meetings with other agencies to make sure we know what they do so we can help a family if they meet those criteria. We reach out to our families at least once a month to check on them, assess for new needs, and offer referrals when needed. We also attend trainings regularly to make sure we are up-to-date on the latest research and information needed to help our families.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2017's fiscal year, the CAC interviewed 120 children from Knox, Warren and Henderson Counties. The CAC provided 76 children with specialized trauma counseling, and were able to offer caregiver counseling for the first time to 21 caregivers. We were also able to expand upon our services and update our office furnishings and technology with a new grant, VOCA (Victims of Crime Act). We also offered a summer day camp support group for the first time in June 2018 to 10 children.
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Operations
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Friends of Knox County Child Advocacy Center Inc
Board of directorsas of 02/27/2024
Tracy Tholin
Mary Davis Home
Term: 2017 - 2019
Mark McLaughlin
Galesburg Police Department
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes