Out and About

NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, delivered the Plenary Address at the Connecting for Children Conference in Nashville, TN titled, “Value and Impact of Child Advocacy Centers.” While at the conference Chris also conducted the workshop, “Recent Research Affecting Child Abuse Investigations.” Chris then headed to New Orleans to participate in the Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy…

NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, traveled to Athens, Greece in October 2014 where he consulted with the Smile of the Child agency , the U.S. Embassy, and the Greek Ministry of Justice on developing the first CAC in Greece. Chris also conducted a two-day Multidisciplinary Team Training for sixty multidisciplinary professionals and Smile of the…

In September, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, presented three workshops at the XXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect in Nagoya, Japan. The workshops included: “Children’s Advocacy Centers/Barnahus: International Implementation of an Effective Child-Centered Model to Investigate and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse,” “Defending Childhood Initiative: Implementation of Recommendations by Children’s Advocacy Centers,”…

In August, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, traveled to Florida to present “Recent Research Regarding Child Abuse Investigations” and “Best Practices in Managing Multiple Victim Child Sexual Abuse Cases” at the Florida Network of CAC’s Krimes Against Kids Conference. Chris also traveled to Texas to present two workshops at the Dallas Crimes Against Children Conference…

In July, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, presented, “Best Practices in Managing Multiple Victim Child Sexual Abuse Cases,” and “Recent Research Affecting Child Abuse Investigations and Prosecutions,” at the Krimes Against Kids Conference in Orlando, FL. Chris also traveled to Washington DC to participate in a Russia Social Expertise Exchange Steering Committee meeting and to…

June was a busy month for the NCAC. In June, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, gave a presentation titled, “Recent Research Affecting Child Abuse Investigations,” at the When Words Matter Conference in Baltimore, MD. Chris then traveled to Massachusetts to participate in the Vicarious Trauma Toolkit Organizational Meeting. Chris also traveled to Tennessee to conduct…

In May, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, conducted an Advanced Special Victim’s Counsel Child Victim Advocacy and Representation Training for the US Air Force, Army, Marines, and Coast Guard at Maxwell Air Force Base, Judge Advocate General School. Chris also traveled to Tennessee to conduct a Child Protection Investigation Team Training for MDT members. In…

In April, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, delivered the plenary presentation at the 2014 West Virginia Child Abuse Network Conference, in Morgantown, WV, titled, “Value and Impact of the Children’s Advocacy Center Model.” Chris also presented the workshops, “Best Practices When Investigating Multi-victim Child Abuse Cases,” and “Grooming: Making You See What I Want You…

In March, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, delivered the plenary presentation at the 5th Annual Champions for Children Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Chris also presented two workshops: one titled, “Grooming: Making You See What I Want You to See and Believe,” and the other “Poly-victimization: Another Step Away from the Silos.” Also in March, Chris…

In February, NCAC Executive Director, Chris Newlin, conducted two Child Protection Investigative Team Trainings for 190 attendees in Tennessee. In addition, Chris met with U.S. Air Force JAG faculty to discuss training collaborations in regards to their Special Victims Counsel for Children. Also in February, NCAC Senior Trainer, Linda Cordisco Steele, traveled to New York…