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Years
ago, if children were physically
or sexually abused, they
had to tell their very personal
and painful story again
and again and again. Thanks
to CARES Northwest, those
days are over.
Caring and trained professionals
from different backgrounds
and agencies come to CARES
Northwest each day to help
children and families. The
focus is on making sure
each child is safe and healthy.
By working together, the
trauma related to an allegation
of child abuse is minimized.
In addressing child abuse
and neglect as a team, everyone
saves the system time and
money, and makes our communities
safer.
When a child comes to CARES
Northwest, he or she speaks
with a specially trained
social worker or counselor
and a doctor or nurse practitioner
in warm, child-friendly
surroundings. The child
is provided a head-to-toe
physical examination and,
when needed, a videotaped
interview. Community partners
from child protective services
and law enforcement may
listen to the evaluation
in order to assist in protecting
the health and safety of
the child, and reduce the
number of times the child
has to recount his or her
experience. At CARES Northwest,
everything we do is designed
to make it as easy as possible
for a child to talk about
what happened. |
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