Child Advocacy Center of Northern New York

GRANT FUNDERS:

New York State Office of Child and Family Services

National Children's Alliance

New York State Crime Victims Board

New York State Senator, James W. Wright

LOCATION:

145 Clinton Street, Suite 106

Watertown, NY 13601

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm   Phone: 315-788-8520

Providing a child-friendly facility where child victim's of sexual or severe physical abuse can receive compassionate, comprehensive care by a multidisciplinary team, at a single point of contact.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

Watertown Savings Bank

Dealmaker Auto Group

North Country Quilting Guild

Piecemakers

Flower Memorial Library

The Mission of the Child Advocacy Program:

   

The Services Offered at the CAC:

 

Multi Disciplinary Team Members:

 

The mission of the Victims Assistance Center Child Advocacy Center of Northern New York is to strengthen and protect children, families and community through an interdisciplinary approach to cases of child sexual and physical abuse. Our multidisciplinary team promotes early intervention, coordinated investigations, and collaborative action plans. The goal is to provide a safe, neutral, and child-friendly setting for child interviews, coordinating all victim services including medical services to expedite the investigation and prosecution of cases while providing effective and immediate support services with minimal re-traumatization.

Services offered at the CAC to child victims and their non-offending family members include:     

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Forensic interviews by law enforcement and child protective services

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 Referrals for counseling and therapeutic intervention

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Victim support/advocacy

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Medical evaluations by certified professionals

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 Case review and case tracking

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Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County, Inc.

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Jefferson County District Attorney's Office

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New York State Police Troop D & BCI

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Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

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City of Watertown Police Department

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Fort Drum Emergency Services Military Police & Criminal Investigation Division

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Jefferson County Department of Social Services, CPS Division

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County of Jefferson Office of the County Attorney

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Jefferson County Probation Department

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New York State Parole Office

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Jefferson County Medical Examiner

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Samaritan Medical Center

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Carthage Area Hospital

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