Talking Dog Film

Children's Advocacy Centers offer many vital services to help children who have gone through abusive experiences. One of the most pivotal is the Forensic Interview Process. The goal of a forensic interview is to obtain a statement from a child in a developmentally sensitive, unbiased, and legally defensible manner to support accurate and fair decision-making in the criminal justice and child welfare systems. This is done with the involvement of local law enforcement, CPS, and any others who may be involved in the process of helping with a child's traumatic experience. CACMI offers support and training for these processes with the goal of better serving not only the providers there, but also the child who has to share their story.