Archive for June 2018
Advice for Child Abuse Professionals Overwhelmed By Reports From the Border
Karen Hangartner, LMSW serves as Project Director for the Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center. She, like many, has been impacted by the reports from the U.S. border with Mexico. The following post offers advice to anyone overwhelmed by an urge to do something and the frustration that comes with feeling helpless. Secondary Trauma and Family…
Read MoreNational Children’s Advocacy Center Reaches GuideStar Platinum
Huntsville, Alabama – The National Children’s Advocacy Center has earned the 2018 Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing metrics that highlight progress the National Children’s Advocacy Center is making towards its mission, the organization is helping donors move…
Read MoreInternational Symposium on Child Abuse launches a new look
It’s a new look, but it’s still the premiere conference for child maltreatment professionals For 35 years, child maltreatment professionals have come together at the International Symposium on Child Abuse to share knowledge, stories, and a passion. The National Children’s Advocacy Center created this training event for child abuse response professionals in 1985. The inaugural…
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