Children's Hospital of Wisconsin's Child Protection Center provides assessments to children who may have been harmed. The goal of the center is to protect children from abuse and provide resources to help them heal.
Location
Downtown Health Center 1020 N. 12th St. Milwaukee, WI Phone: (414) 277-8980 View map
Services
In addition to providing case reviews, expert court testimony and professional consultations, the Child Protection Center provides the following services:
Child abuse assessment: The assessment process includes a complete medical examination and an interview with a social worker specially trained to work with traumatized kids. All work is carefully documented on videotape or DVD to meet judicial standards.
Referral: Following assessment, suspected victims of abuse will be referred by center staff members to psychological counselors, family counselors, medical care and psychiatric and developmental rehabilitation specialists in their home communities who can aid in their recoveries.
Professional and community education: The center provides ongoing training to law enforcement officers, social workers, physicians, nurses and other professionals in the Milwaukee area, and facilitates the sharing of research in investigative techniques.
Foster care health checks: A complete physical is provided for all children entering a foster-care environment. Foster care health screening aims to:
Document recent signs of abuse/neglect.
Ensure children receive quality, consistent and timely health evaluations.
Encourage and support children receiving on-going quality health care.
Improve the health of children in foster care.
Every child who enters a Milwaukee County foster home receives a medical screening at the Child Protection Center. The medical screening includes a physical exam and a medical history and background check.
Child Protection Center staff discusses the results with the child's foster parents, if available. A complete report will be mailed to the child's caseworker. Staff also will assist in making any necessary primary care, mental health or other medical follow-up appointments.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, serving Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and
Michigan's Upper Peninsula and beyond through nationally-recognized programs.
