CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER OF COLLIN COUNTY INC

THE CACCC IS ONE OF THE ONLY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS IN THE NATION TO CO-HOUSEALL OF THE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN CHILD ABUSE CASES IN ONE LOCATION. THISINCLUDES CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASEWORKERS FOR COLLIN COUNTY, AND DETECTIVESFROM THE COLLIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, PLANO, MELISSA, ALLEN, ANNA, FRISCO, MCKINNEY, AND WYLIE POLICE DEPARTMENTS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH CACCC STAFF TO ENSURE CHILDREN ARE SAFE, HELP THEM HEAL, AND ENSURE JUSTICE IS SERVED. CACCC STAFF FACILITATES MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM STAFFINGS BI-MONTHLY WITH ALL PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE CASES TO ENSURE THE CASE IS PROGRESSING AND NOTHING FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS. FREE TRAINING IS PROVIDED FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR ON SUCH TOPICS AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING, TESTIFYING IN COURT, AND CYBERCRIMES. CACCC ALSO COLLABORATES WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO FACILITATE THE "COLLIN KIDS IN COURT PROGRAM" FOUR TIMES A YEAR. THIS PROGRAM HELPS CHILDREN THAT HAVE TO TESTIFY IN CRIMINAL TRIALS AGAINST THEIR OFFENDER UNDERSTAND THE COURT PROCESS AND LESSEN THEIR FEAR. IT ALSO HELPS PARENTS UNDERSTAND HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN DURING THIS TRAUMATIC TIME. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COURT TEAM ARE INVOLVED, INCLUDING JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, COURT REPORTERS, AND BAILIFFS. VOLUNTEERS ARE THE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT MAKES UP CACCC. THE CACCC ALSO HAS A COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVE, AND LAST YEAR PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT ABUSE AND INTERNET SAFETY TO 1,550 CHILDREN AND ADULTS. 4,823 HOURS WERE DONATED BY VOLUNTEERS TO SPECIAL EVENTS, CHILD-CARE, CLERICAL, AND OTHER CACCC ACTIVITIES. NUMEROUS CORPORATIONS ALSO VOLUNTEER. THE CENTER ALSO HAS A VOLUNTEER PUPPET TROOP THAT EDUCATES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS ABOUT WAYS TO STAY SAFE FROM ABUSE. IN FY25 THIS PUPPET TROOP CONDUCTED 52 PERFORMANCES IN 32 SCHOOLS FOR 8,040 KINDERGARTEN, 1ST AND 2ND GRADE CHILDREN. PEDIATRIC MEDICAL EXAMS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER PLANO (CMC). EXAMS ARE PROVIDED AT THE REACH CLINIC AT CMC. CMC IS THE LEADING EXPERT IN CHILD TRAUMA. IN F25, 160 PEDIATRIC MEDICAL EXAMS WERE PERFORMED.

CLINICAL DEPARTMENT EXPENSES - THE CENTER'S CLINICAL DEPARTMENT OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION METHODS FOR TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN, INCLUDING ART THERAPY, MUSIC THERAPY, AND PLAY THERAPY, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPIES. SUPPORT GROUPS ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN AND MOTHERS OF SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS. THE PROGRAM IS STAFFED BY LICENSED THERAPISTS AS WELL AS GRADUATE LEVEL INTERNS. IN FY25, 728 CLIENTS RECEIVED 10,703 THERAPY SERVICES. THE GRADUATE LEVEL INTERNS PROVIDED 7,201 PRO-BONO HOURS OF THERAPY SERVICES. ALLSERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST, FOR AS LONG AS THE VICTIM NEEDS HELP. THE CLINICAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THESE SERVICES IN-PERSON AND THROUGH TELEHEALTH.