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Psychological First Aid Guide

When an extraordinary event has threatened the physical or psychological well-being of their team, Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) leaders may need guidance to support their staff. The Psychological First Aid (PFA-CAC) Guide for Children’s Advocacy Center Supervisors provides information about supporting CAC staff after a critical incident has occurred.

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STS Blueprint: A Guide to Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress at Children’s Advocacy Centers

CAC professionals are regularly exposed to child trauma as part of their work, and this exposure can lead to secondary traumatic stress (STS), which can have negative impacts on both professionals and organizations if left unaddressed. The STS Blueprint: A Guide to Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress in Children’s Advocacy Centers was designed to help CACs develop an organizational plan to address secondary traumatic stress among CAC staff.  

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Emergency Preparedness and Response Guide for CACs: Planning for the Unexpected

This guide addresses the importance of being prepared and resilient, offering ideas for CACs to navigate disruptions and shift to alternative plans when necessary.

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Victim Advocacy

Victim Advocacy Linkage Agreement

This Sample Linkage Agreement is a resource for CACs establishing a collaborative approach to providing victim advocacy services to children and families impacted by abuse through partnerships with other community organizations.
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Victim Advocacy

Resources for Meeting the Victim Support and Advocacy Standard

This guide is designed to help CACs provide specialized advocacy services to the children and families in their communities and meet the Victim Support and Advocacy Standard for Accreditation for National Children’s Alliance.
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Chapters

NCA and RCACs Support for Chapters

To support the network of Chapter organizations around the country, the Regional CACs and the NCA offer a number of services.
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Mental Health, Organizational Management

Mental Health Linkage Agreement

This Sample Linkage Agreement created by the Regional CACs is a resource for CACs establishing mental health referral, assessment, and treatment services for CAC clients.
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Chapters

Chapter Guide: Facilitating Peer Learning Cohorts for CACs

This guide is designed to help Chapters develop and facilitate successful peer learning cohorts for Children’s Advocacy Center staff.
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Organizational Management, Victim Advocacy

Supervisor Manual for the Field Guide to Family Advocacy

This manual is a companion guide to the Field Guide to Family Advocacy and is geared toward professionals who supervise family advocates.
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Chapters

Statewide Case Management System: Readiness Guide for State Chapters

Chapters can use data for quality improvement initiatives, to undertake collaborative research projects, to identify trends, and to make more compelling cases for funding proposals.
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Chapters

Providing Training to CACs Readiness Guide for State Chapters

This guide includes a how-to-use section, project considerations, and readiness focus areas, followed by next steps.
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Chapters, Multidisciplinary Team

Multidisciplinary Team Enhancement Initiative Readiness Guide for State Chapters

The MDT Enhancement Initiative, at its core, is a return to the heart of the CAC model.
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Tribal Community Resources

Listen and Learn A Process for Initiating Collaboration between Tribal Communities and Children’s Advocacy Centers

This guide will help CAC professionals who are interested in building relationships with tribal communities.
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Chapters

Grant Administration Initiative Chapter Readiness Guide

This guide is intended to provoke thoughtful questions and conversations that will serve your organization in assessing organizational readiness.
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Victim Advocacy

Field Guide to Family Advocacy

The Field Guide to Family Advocacy was initially designed for newly hired family advocates to help orient them to their role within CACs.
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Forensic Interviewing, Multidisciplinary Team

Considerations for the Multidisciplinary Team and Children’s Advocacy Center Approach to Recantation

This paper outlines research from the past decade related to children’s disclosure of abuse, caregiver support, and recantation.
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