Summary
Organization name
TreeTop Child Advocacy Center
2018
Tax id (EIN)
82-1777257
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
103 S. Harris StreetBreckenridge, CO 80424
Summit County, CO, US
TreeTop Child Advocacy Center provides community-based care to child victims of traumatic events. We are a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals, law enforcement, therapists, advocates, caseworkers, and criminal prosecutors who strive to restore hope and trust during the pursuit of justice.
Testimonials
"The Child Advocacy Center was the first step for my healing." -Mary
"I can't tell you how much I appreciate the countless number of hours that you and everyone at the CAC put in to help those people in need, every day! I am just one person, but you all, as a team, bring our community a small it of peace, kindness and love and light up what could be lived fill with darkness. Thank you"! -Drew
Mission
Our mission is to support child victims of abuse and their families through intervention, advocacy, and support services.
Nuestra misión es apoyar a los niños víctimas de abuso y a sus familias a través de intervención, asistencia y recursos de apoyo.
Our Vision
A community where all children and families feel supported, safe, and empowered to pursue justice after experiencing abuse.
Una comunidad donde todos los niños y las familias se sientan apoyados, seguros y capacitados para buscar justicia después de sufrir abuso.
Background Statement
Child advocacy centers were developed in the 1980s in response to the criticism that child sexual abuse investigations were just another form of abuse through system-induced traumas with repetitive interviews that were often frightening to children. The first CAC was developed in 1985 in Huntsville, AL by elected District Attorney, Robert E. “Bud” Cramer, Jr. The purpose of the CAC model was to improve community collaborative response to child sexual abuse and the criminal justice processing of these cases in such a way that would not further harm the children involved. Today, there are over 1000 CACs nationwide and in more than 34 countries around the world.
TreeTop Child Advocacy Center (CAC) was established in 2018 as the only non-profit organization that forensically interviews child victims of violence in the 5th Judicial District in Colorado.
By coordinating the response of agencies like law enforcement, child protective services, prosecutors’ offices, advocates, mental health and medical professionals TreeTop help ensure that when a child discloses abuse, they are not re-victimized by the very systems designed to protect them. TreeTop help coordinate care and investigation from first report to conviction and beyond, while keeping the child at the center of everything the team does.
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Organization Data
Breckenridge, CO 80424