RUSSELL COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CTR

DURING THE 2022/2023 FISCAL YEAR, THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDED SERVICES TO THOUSANDS IN OUR COMMUNITY VIA THE CHILD ADVOCACY, KEEP AND STARS PROGRAMS.THE CHILD ADVOCACY PROGRAM STAFF PROVIDES FORENSIC INTERVIEWS REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, SEVERE PHYSICAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND/OR BEING WITNESS TO VIOLENCE. OF THE CLIENTS SERVED, xx% WERE FEMALE AND xx% WERE MALE. IN ADDITION, xx5% WERE UNDER THE AGE OF SIX AND xx% WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7 AND 12, AND xx% WERE BETWEEN 13 AND 18. THE AGENCY CONDUCTS MEDICAL EXAMS AT ITS OFFICE IN ITS ON-SITE MEDICAL ROOM BY A CERTIFIED SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER, TRAINED SPECIFICALLY TO PERFORM MEDICAL EXAMS OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS FOR POTENTIAL CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. OUR SCHOOL BASED PREVENTION PROGRAM, "KEEP" (KIDS ENGAGED IN EDUCATION AND PREVENTION), PROVIDES AGE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL SAFETY AND PSYCHO-EDUCATION ABOUT ABUSE TO 5,657 STUDENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. CHILD ABUSE AND MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING IS ALSO PROVIDED TO HUN