News & Events

Free domestic violence training available

The Niagara County Family Violence Intervention Project will hold its annual Domestic Violence Academy on Thursday, October 20, 2016 in Lockport, New York.
Domestic violence affects up to 25% of American households. Anyone who works with people encounters individuals who have experienced or been exposed to domestic violence. … Continue reading

Auxiliary of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center supports new Child Advocacy Center site

The Auxiliary of the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has donated $10,000 to support furnishings and equipment for the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara’s new facility in the Golisano Center for Community Health. Auxiliary funds will support forensic interview and therapeutic components for the Center as well as furnishings and décor in waiting areas. … Continue reading

CAC community partners tour new facility

Children in Niagara County who experience abuse and maltreatment have a new child-focused facility designed just for them.
The Child Advocacy Center of Niagara, a service of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, has relocated to the new Golisano Center for Community Health. … Continue reading

Child Fatality Review Team to welcome international expert for local training

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

Niagara Gazette supports Child Abuse Prevention Month

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