Our Services
Child Protect is a children's advocacy center that provides a non-threatening site where a multi-disciplinary team is used to minimize trauma for victims of child abuse. Child Protect receives referrals from Department of Human Resources and law enforcement agencies. Services are provided at no charge to the investigative agencies, nor the families in Montgomery county. Child Protect is designed to meet the child's need for warmth, support and protection by providing a friendly, non-threatening environment where children are interviewed about the abuse.
After a report of is made to proper authorities, the child is brought to Child Protect by a protective family member, friend or law enforcement to be interviewed. The forensic interviewer, a person with special training in investigation interviewing, talks to the child. The interviewer may use drawings to aid in the interviewing process and collecting information. A video tape is used to reduce the number of times and the number of people the child had to tell what happened, reducing the trauma for the victim.
In addition to the forensic interview, Child Protect provides counseling and family advocacy (support throughout the criminal court process) at no cost to the victims or their families.
After a report of is made to proper authorities, the child is brought to Child Protect by a protective family member, friend or law enforcement to be interviewed. The forensic interviewer, a person with special training in investigation interviewing, talks to the child. The interviewer may use drawings to aid in the interviewing process and collecting information. A video tape is used to reduce the number of times and the number of people the child had to tell what happened, reducing the trauma for the victim.
In addition to the forensic interview, Child Protect provides counseling and family advocacy (support throughout the criminal court process) at no cost to the victims or their families.
