Agency Statistics

Children’s Advocacy Center October 2009 Service Statistics: 2433 Served The number of clients served by each program may represent either a family or an individual based on the department’s duties and contractual reporting requirements. This is clarified in the narrative. The figures include victims or clients who opened in a previous month and continue to receive services as well as newly opened cases. At year end, calculations separating the number of service units provided and number of individual/families who received services are made for contract reporting purposes.

Intervention Programs

Family and Child Trauma Treatment Services

198  individuals served, may be a child abuse victim, sibling of a victim, non-offending caretaker, or adult survivor received mental health/trauma counseling or victim advocacy.

Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessments

18 children in the dependency court system received full assessments for judicial review and consideration for legal decisions on dependency court action.

Child Protection Team

645 abuse reports were reviewed; 59 new cases (which can involve multiple children) opened for forensic interview or exam services—breakout as follows: 28 forensic interviews, 36 specialized interviews, 20medical evaluations, 8 medical consultations, 4 family psycho-social evaluation; victim advocacy services also provided on all cases.

Sexual Assault Response Team

17  Volusia/Flagler and 7 Putnam/St. John's victims received forensic exams, 34 assault survivors received mental health counseling, 187 hotline callers received crisis counseling and advocacy support, 122 hotline callers received service referrals, all victims were offered advocacy services.

Early Steps Program

896 medically fragile children & their families received in-home or clinic services.

Healthy Start

79 families received in-home parenting support services and linkage to other needed services.

Healthy Families

222 adult expectant or new parents and 370 children received in-home parenting support, assistance in seeking appropriate medical care, infant care materials and follow up case management.

Specialized Trauma & Offender Prevention

86 individuals received abuse prevention psycho-education units or wellness classes; public outreach took place at 2 events in Volusia County.

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