Awake Inc
Charity Organization
Why pick this one
Awake Inc. coordinates child-abuse services in Jackson and Swain Counties, including recorded forensic interviews, child medical evaluations, trauma-focused therapy, and victim advocacy.
Best for
- Children referred by Department of Social Services or law enforcement after suspected abuse or neglect
- Families needing coordinated forensic interviewing and child medical evaluation
- Children needing trauma-focused therapy after abuse
- Organizations seeking child abuse recognition, response, and reporting training
- Spanish-speaking children and families needing victim advocacy
Look elsewhere if
- Services are needed outside Jackson and Swain Counties
- A child has not been referred through Department of Social Services or law enforcement
- The request is unrelated to child abuse advocacy, evaluation, therapy, or prevention education
Specialties
- forensic interviews for child abuse victims
- child medical evaluations
- trauma-focused therapy
- victim advocacy
- child abuse prevention and reporting training
Certifications
- National Children’s Alliance
- Child Medical Collaborative
- Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina
- UNC Chapel Hill Child Medical Evaluation Program
- RADAR Forensic Interview Modality
What makes them different
- Coordinates child abuse victim services across Jackson and Swain Counties
- Provides recorded forensic interviews to reduce the number of times children must recount abuse
- Offers forensic interviews, medical evaluations, mental health therapy, victim advocacy, and case management through a multidisciplinary team
- Conducts specialized child medical evaluations in a child-friendly center instead of requiring hospital emergency-room visits
- Provides bilingual victim advocacy and case management
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 563 W Main St, Sylva, NC 28779-5522
- Phone
- +18285863574
- Website
- http://www.awakecacenter.org/
- acook@awakecacenter.org
Services
- child abuse victim advocacy
- case management
- forensic interviewing
- child medical evaluations
- mental health therapy
- community outreach and education
- courtroom preparation support