Chippewa Valley Child Advocacy Center, Eau Claire


Children's Hospital of Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley Child Advocacy Center provides interviews with 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

2004 Highland Avenue, Suite M
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (715) 835-5915

Services

In addition to providing case reviews, expert court testimony and professional consultations, the Chippewa Valley Child Advocacy Center provides the following services:

  • Child abuse assessment: The assessment process includes an interview with a social worker who is 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.
  • Case tracking and data collection: The center tracks outcomes on all cases for evaluation and services. Information tracked includes types of maltreatment, relationship of the alleged offender to the child, child protection outcomes and exposure to domestic violence.
  • Professional and community education: The center provides ongoing training to law enforcement officers, social workers, physicians, nurses and other professionals in Chippewa Valley, and facilitates the sharing of research in investigative techniques. The center leads the multidisciplinary team process in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties.

Resources

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Partners

The Chippewa Valley Child Advocacy Center is a collaboration between Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and the following community partners:

Altoona Police Department  Colfax Police Department Jackson County Human Services
Augusta Police Department Cornell Police Department Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe
Barron County Department of Health and Human Services  Dunn County Department of Human Services Lake Hallie Police Department
Barron County Sheriff's Department Dunn County Sheriff's Department Marshfield Police Department
Bloomer Police Department Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association Menomonie Police Department
Bolton Refuge House  Eau Claire County Corporation Counsel's Office Pepin County Human Services
Boyceville Police Department Eau Claire County Department of Human Services Pierce County Human Services Department
Buffalo County Department of Health and Human Services Eau Claire County District Attorney's Office and Victim-Witness Program Sacred Heart Hospital SANE Program
Burnett County Human Services  Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department St. Croix Tribe
Burnett County Sheriff's Department Eau Claire County Juvenile Court Intake Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department
Cadott Police Department Eau Claire County Sexual Assault Response Team Trempealeau County Social Services
Chippewa County Department of Human Services Eau Claire Police Department University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Chippewa County Sheriff's Department Eau Claire School District University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Police
Chippewa Falls Police Department Fairchild Police Department Wisconsin Rapids Police Department
Chippewa Valley Technical College  Fall Creek Police Department Wood County Department of Social Services
Clark County Department of Social Services Family Support Center Sexual Assault Outreach Program Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire   Wood County Sheriff's Department
Clark County Sheriff's Department Ho-Chunk Nation