BATON ROUGE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center (BRCAC) is to provide children and their families a solid path to healing and justice through efficient, coordinated and trauma-informed child focused services in the aftermath of abuse or violent crime.
About This Cause
The Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center, are fortunate to have a highly trained team of professionals that meet weekly to respond to child abuse reports. This community of professionals collaborate in a team approach referred to as the “Multi-Disciplinary Team.” Much like six lanes of traffic on the freeway, they operate independently in separate lanes, yet crossing over when needed to do so to coordinate the care of a child victim. Their goal is to successfully investigate and resolve cases of abuse while keeping the child’s needs and best interest as the paramount importance. When police or child protective services believe a child is being abused, the child is brought to the CAC—a safe, child-focused environment—by a caregiver or other “safe” adult. At the CAC, the child tells their story once to a trained interviewer who knows the right questions to ask. Then, based on the interview, a multidisciplinary team (MDT) that includes medical professionals, law enforcement, mental health, prosecution, child protective services, victim advocacy, and other professionals make decisions together about how to help the child. Finally, they offer a wide range of services like therapy, medical exams, courtroom preparation, victim advocacy, case management, and more.