Major Goals :

• To reduce trauma and to promote healing for alleged child victims and their non-offending family members.

• To expedite the investigation and assessment of alleged child victimization.

Program Goals :

• To establish of a neutral, child-friendly facility that serves as a place where forensic interviews, forensic evaluations, specialized medical exams/assessments, and other services are provided to children who are alleged to have been victimized and also, to their non-offending family members.
• To develop a formal, comprehensive, culturally competent multidisciplinary team (MDT) response to child victimization and to provide oversight to the MDT.
• To establish greater offender accountability through the improved and strengthened prosecution of child victimization cases including developing legally sound and factual information that may be useful in criminal and civil proceedings.
• To reduce the trauma a child may experience due to multiple, repetitive contacts with different community professionals.
• To facilitate and to maintain communication including case coordination among those involved with child victimization cases.
• To foster opportunities for the development of professional skills essential to effectively respond to child victimization allegations and cases.
• To coordinate and track the investigative, prosecutorial, and treatment components of each child victimization case.
• To increase public awareness and understanding of child victimization.