2013 Legislative Breakfast Book - Queens County District Attorney

Initiatives
QUEENS CHILD
ADVOCACY
CENTER
2012 STATISTICS
Queens prosecutors screened over
4,500 reports of suspected child
abuse for criminality.
The Queens Child Advocacy Center
• Saw 2,021 children alleged to
be victims of abuse ( Of these
652 were sexual abuse allegations,
330 were physical
abuse allegations and the rest
involved domestic violence or
being a witness to violence)
• Conducted 717 forensic
interviews
• Performed 407 medical
exams.
Of the children seen:
• 61% are girls/ 39% are boys
• 42% are 0-6 years old
• 42% are 7-12 years old
• 15% are 13-18 years old
Queens Child Advocacy Center
Child Advocacy Centers
(CACs) are child-friendly,
safe spaces that provide prevention,
intervention, emotional
support, and treatment
services to physically
and sexually abused children
and their families by using a
child-focused team approach.
112-25 Queens Blvd.
Forest Hills, New York 11375
(718)575-1342
Child Advocacy Centers work
to prevent re-traumatization
(further trauma of the child) and to ensure that a coordinated investigation is
begun immediately. Counselors and clinicians work with law enforcement and
legal representatives, medical service providers, and child protection agencies to
provide a cooperative and coordinated approach to the investigation of child abuse
cases and to build the strongest possible case against the abusers. Since opening, the
Queens Child Advocacy Center has served over 11,000 children.
Our multidisciplinary teams at the Child Advocacy Centers represent:
• The Queens District Attorneys’ Office
• Safe Horizon
• The New York City Administration for Children’s Services
• The New York Police Department
• Medical Providers and Partnering Hospitals- Cohen’s Children’s Hospital
The Queens Child Advocacy Center is the only Safe Horizon CAC that opens its
doors to allegations of abuse against teenagers, 13-18.
97.7% of the alleged offenders
were known to the children.
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