Posts by Nathanael De Canal

Written by Sherry Hamby, with assistance from Elizabeth Taylor, Kimberly Mitchell, Lisa Jones, and Chris Newlin Huntsville, AL – The National Children’s Advocacy Center partnered with Life Paths Research Center and the University of New Hampshire to identify and study the psychological strengths that help youth recover from victimization and other adversities. This project was…

This Press Release was created by The Smile of the Child in Greece. Huntsville/Alabama, 2 April 2018 The 34th International Symposium was organized by the National Children’s Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama from the 19th to the 23rd of March 2018, with the participation of experts in the field of child abuse and neglect from…

Our Executive Director, Chris Newlin recently received an email from Diego Izquierdo and Francisco García from Chile. We happily and proudly communicate you that on 9th January the government finally promulgated the law that includes -among other very needed measures- the implementation of the forensic (investigative) interview in the criminal procedure for children and teenagers…

For almost ten years, The NCAC has worked with Childhood Brasil, and they were recently able to pass a law in support of the best interests of children which includes the development of Integrated Centers (CACs).  While Executive Director, Chris Newlin was in Brazil recently, he was given a doll that represents how the development…

Senator Bill Holtzclaw attended the NCAC Board Meeting today to present a Senate Proclamation recognizing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week earlier this year and highlighting the role of the NCAC as the first Children’s Advocacy Center in the world.  He also generously donated $5,000 to support NCAC direct services focused on the prevention and intervention…

Here is the answer for this month’s CALiO IQ question.

Our Executive Director, Chris Newlin and Digital Information Librarian, Muriel Wells, assisted Keith Kaufman with this project last summer. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has released a literature review examining international evidence of risk and protective factors for child sexual abuse in institutional contexts. Media Article Read Full Article

October 6, 2016, Huntsville, AL – The National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) has received two federal grants totaling $2.15 million dollars, with $900,000 awarded to the NCAC’s Training Center and $1,250,000 awarded to the NCAC’s Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center (SRCAC). The project period for both awards is one year. The U.S. Department of Justice,…