The Hunt County Children's Advocacy Center and the Crisis Center of Northeast Texas is committed to a multidisciplinary response to child abuse and sexual assault in the community. Established in 2000, the agency coordinates with law enforcement, child protective services, medical and mental health professionals to help children, their non-offending family members, and adult sexual assault victims seek hope, pursue justice and find healing. The Center provides a comfortable, child-friendly environment that hosts a safe place for child victims of abuse and assault to talk about what has happened and begin to heal. The purpose of a Children's Advocacy Center model is to provide a well-coordinated, multidisciplinary response to allegations of child abuse or victimization, beginning with a forensic interview and including case management and therapeutic services for children and their non-offending family members or guardians. With help from the Center, these children and families no longer have to repeatedly tell their story or face the justice system alone.
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Services Offered
Therapeutic Services - Child abuse victims, their non-offending family members, and adult sexual assault survivors are invited to enter free counseling and therapy programs conducted by the Center. Licensed Professional Counselors, their interns, and contracted practitioners provide individual Therapy, Play Therapy, and Pet-Assisted Therapy to help victims and their families find healing after the abuse. Practitioners utilize techniques in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to assist in restoring the victims lives. Therapeutic Services are overseen by the Clinical Director. Therapy internships available (call for details). Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Interns and Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT) Associates are welcome to apply. The Clinical Director supervises LPC-Interns and LMFT-Associates.
Coordinated Investigations - Our Multidisciplinary Team or MDT is a group of professionals working together to investigate allegations of child abuse and sexual assault, while ensuring that the best interests of the victims are being served. This team approach involves the vital resources of CAC staff, law enforcement, Child Protective Services, the prosecutors' offices, and medical and mental health professionals. Each victims' case is staffed by the MDT. These services are overseen by the Director of Forensic Services.
Fees and Payment
We are a nonprofit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono Medicare Medicaid
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