Southwest
Virginia Children's Advocacy Center
What
is the Southwest Virginia Children's Advocacy Center?
The Southwest Virginia Children's Advocacy Center (SVCAC)
is based upon a concept that has been adopted nationwide.
The overall goal of the Children's Advocacy Center is to
coordinate and combine the efforts of several different
entities in order to more effectively prevent child abuse
and to intervene effectively prevent child abuse and to
intervene effectively when child abuse occurs.
The SVCAC is currently in the planning stages. A Task
Force is currently working on obtaining funding from the
General Assembly and through state and federal grants to
implement the first phase of the SVCAC.
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What
are the benefits?
Who
Supports the SVCAC?
How
can I help?
What
are the benefits?
The
benefits of a Children's Advocacy Center include:
1.)
More effective prevention and intervention for the child.
2.)
Higher success rate for prosecution.
3.)
More efficient use of taxpayer money.
4.)
Decreases the likelihood of false prosecutions.
5.)
Provides a continuum of support from prevention of child
abuse to the prosecution of child abuse.
Who
supports the SVCAC?
The concept of the Children's Advocacy Center has been endorsed
by many various local agencies including:
Scott
County Commonwealth's Attorney
Lee
County Commonwealth's Attorney
Wise
County Social Services
Wise
County School System
Discovery
Counseling
Wellmont
Hospitals
Church
Groups and Church Leaders
Lonesome
Pine Office of youth
CASA
(Child Abuse Special Advocates)
Lee
County Head Start
Family
Crisis Support Center in Norton VA
RADA
Holston
Child & Family Counseling
Wise
County Sheriff's Department
City
of Norton School System
City
of Norton Social Services
Mountain
Empire Older Citizens
Norton
Community Hospital
Wise
County Health Department
VASAP
The
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Mountain
View Regional Medical Center
Town
of Appalachia
Kids Central, Inc.
Big
Stone Gap Police Department
Developmental
Services
Catholic
Charities
How
can you get involved?
For
more information about the Southwest Virginia Children's
Advocacy Center and how you can help, please contact:
| Wise
County Commonwealth Attorney's Office: |
276-328-9406 |
| Lonesome
Pine Office on Youth: |
276-523-5064 |
| Department
of Social Services: |
276-328-8056 |
| Mountain
Empire Older Citizens: |
276-523-7433 |
|
