CHILDSAFE
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Mission Statement
ChildSafe’s mission is to restore dignity, hope, and trust to children traumatized by abuse and neglect. As Bexar County’s only Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), ChildSafe is the first stop for children entering the justice system because of suspected sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, and those who have witnessed a violent crime. Our core services include forensic interviews, crisis intervention, case management, family advocacy, and clinical therapy. To combat the secrecy that enables child abuse, we also provide prevention and community awareness training. In addition to offering a safe, child-friendly environment, ChildSafe serves as the facilitator of a Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) consisting of law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, and medical and mental health professionals. Our MDT share information, review child abuse cases, and coordinate supportive strategies sensitive to the needs of each case thereby ensuring no case slips between the cracks.
About This Cause
ChildSafe uses a two-pronged approach to effectively reduce the number of children being abused and/or neglected. ChildSafe uses intervention to meet the immediate and long-term needs of abused children and their families and prevention to educate the community and increase awareness of the issue to reduce the number of children being maltreated. Both strategies are essential to eradicating this destructive problem. Established in 1992, ChildSafe was one of the first six CAC’s in Texas. Previously, there were no city or county agencies to help child victims and their families through the healing process or coordinate the long and difficult journey through the adult-oriented justice system. Historically, information on cases was not shared between entities, efforts were rarely coordinated, and obtaining successful outcomes for victims was virtually impossible. In 1988, community physicians formed a task force to investigate support for sexually abused children; and, in 1992, our organization was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In July 2012, ChildSafe expanded its mission to include serving physically abused and neglected children as well as child witnesses of domestic violence. ChildSafe’s vision for Bexar County is a community where no child is ever victimized; where every boy and girl grows up protected, nurtured, and empowered. We envision a stronger community where every child victim is healed through our integrated, multi-level continuum of care; where adults know how to identify and responsibly report suspected child abuse; and where child victims feel supported and safe in making their outcries of abuse.