Children's Advocacy Center of the Blue Ridge
Child Protection Service
Why pick this one
Children's Advocacy Center of the Blue Ridge provides forensic interviews, on-site medical exams, family advocacy, and trauma-focused therapy for children impacted by abuse.
Best for
- Children needing a forensic interview after suspected abuse
- Children needing a forensic medical examination for suspected physical or sexual abuse or neglect
- Families needing advocacy during child protection, law enforcement, medical, or legal processes
- Children needing trauma-focused mental health therapy after abuse, neglect, violence, or other trauma
- Families seeking coordinated child protection services through a Department of Social Services or law enforcement referral
Look elsewhere if
- Families seeking services without a Department of Social Services or law enforcement referral
- Adults seeking general mental health therapy unrelated to child trauma
- People seeking services outside child abuse, neglect, violence, or trauma response
Specialties
- child forensic interviews
- forensic medical examinations
- family advocacy
- trauma-focused mental health therapy
- child abuse prevention education
What makes them different
- Forensic interviews take place in a neutral, child-centered environment with law enforcement and child welfare able to observe by closed-circuit monitor.
- A dedicated medical provider performs forensic examinations on-site in child-friendly exam rooms.
- Family advocates coordinate with law enforcement and other agencies while helping families understand investigation, medical, and legal processes.
- The center connects children with evidence-based trauma treatment through the Southmountain Center of Excellence.
- Access to center services requires a referral from the Department of Social Services or law enforcement.
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 8076 NC-105, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- +18289639777
- Website
- http://brcac.org/
- cacobr@southmountain.org
Services
- child abuse and neglect evaluation
- medical examinations
- mental health treatment
- family support and advocacy
- community education and training