Child Advocacy Center of Niagara
Innovative facility pioneers integrated care for people with special needs
New home of Child Advocacy Center of Niagara
Niagara Falls, NY – For care providers, it was the realization of a vision. For the patients it will serve, it was a dream come true. … Continue reading
The Niagara County Child Fatality Review Team is bringing an internationally recognized expert in Child Abuse Pediatrics here to train local professionals to recognize and respond to child abuse related fatalities.
Lori D. Frasier, M.D., director of the Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children and chief of the Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics, … Continue reading
The Child Advocacy Center of Niagara has partnered with the Niagara Gazette to encourage the Niagara community to “Stand Up. Step Forward. Report Child Abuse”.
The Gazette has sponsored weekly advertisements in its Sunday editions to support child abuse awareness and reporting during April, … Continue reading
The Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Good New Broadcast for April 5, 2016 featured Child Advocacy Center of Niagara Director Ann Marie Tucker who highlighted the Center’s Stewards of Children® programs that are being held across Niagara County during the month of April. … Continue reading
Program integrates stories of sexual abuse survivors with the perspective of professionals who interface daily with the problem of sexual abuse
One in 10 children will be sexually abused by the time they turn 18 with 90 percent of them abused by someone they know. … Continue reading
The Child Advocacy Center of Niagara will join Niagara University in taking a stand against sexual violence. Take Back the Night will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the steps of the Castellani Art Museum. … Continue reading
The Child Advocacy Center of Niagara is one of more than 100 victim service providers to receive a technology grant from the New York State Office of Victim Services. The grant will support updating of computer and other equipment used by CAC staff to assist victims of child abuse and other crimes to file compensation claims for medical bills, … Continue reading
The impact of trauma and abuse was center stage at last night’s Oscars.
Vice President Joe Biden asked the audience to take the pledge: “The pledge says I will intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given. Let’s change the culture, … Continue reading
Every year children die under circumstances where unsafe sleep conditions may have played a role. Babies sleep safest alone, on their backs, in a crib with a firm mattress. The New York State Office of Children and Family Services has issued a new video on safe sleep and reducing the risk of SIDS. … Continue reading
StopBullying.gov has launched a free online bullying prevention and response training course. This professional development tool provides guidance on how to take a public health approach to bullying prevention through long-term, communitywide prevention strategies. The self-directed training allows stakeholders to test their knowledge on the latest research, … Continue reading
