The Children's Advocacy Center of Gaston County

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At the Children's Advocacy Center, children and their families are helped to overcome the trauma of sexual abuse in a caring, safe, and child-focused environment using a team approach.

 

  • A unified, cohesive, and organized team approach is essential to the prevention and treatment of child abuse; the CAC is dedicated to delivering this to the children of Gaston County.
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    Children have a physical and emotional need for a safe and nurturing family and community environment; at the CAC, victims are healed through intensive counseling and their families receive the support they need in this vulnerable time.
  • Child abusers/sexual offenders should be held accountable and not allowed to re-victimize; we work with law enforcement, the district attorney's office, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Child Protective Services, Gaston County Schools, and the Medical Examiner's office wherever appropriate to help in making sure that doesn't happen.
  • All of our professionals who work with victims of child abuse and their families are extremely knowledgeable and well-trained.
  • Public awareness and education are essential to the protection of our children and the prevention of child abuse.
 
Mission
 
The mission of the Children's Advocacy Center of Gaston County is to unite public, private, and community partners in order to facilitate a collaborative, child-focused approach for the effective prevention, detection, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child sex abuse
 
Vision
 
To create a 'zero tolerance' for sexual abuse' reality in Gaston County
 
Primary Goals

First, to increase the prosecution rate of the offenders and next, to provide counseling to the victim and to the non-offending family members. 

 
704-884-0066
 
214 East Franklin Boulevard
Gastonia, NC 28052

 

 
What we do
 
When children come into the Children’s Advocacy Center, they have been victimized in some way whether it is sexual assault, molestation, or extreme physical abuse. The specialists at CAC interview the child, provide for the medical exam, and assist in the preparation of a strong case against the perpetrator; the program is all under one roof and the process is executed very quickly. In addition, the CAC provides  counselors and free specialized  therapy for the victim  the non-offending family members.