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San Luis Obispo County
Suspected Abuse Response Team The S.A.R.T. Program is responsible for the medical/legal evaluation of suspected victims of child abuse, adult sexual assault and forensic examinations of the alleged perpetrators. S.A.R.T. has been in existence since 1978. The team is composed of trained MDs and RNs who share a 24 hour on-call schedule, working together with law enforcement, child protective services, rape crisis volunteers, victim/witness personnel, the District Attorney's staff and the Coroner's office. The services include identification, investigation, medical/legal examinations, treatment, and follow-up documentation. The examiners provide testimony in court and we work closely with the judicial process. The services are performed expeditiously with consistency, objectivity and compassion. The program is dedicated to prevent revictimization of the victims by the agencies involved.
A medical evaluation program offering comprehensive care for suspected victims of physical or sexual child abuse in the south Bay region. Acute and elective consultations are available for law enforcement, CPS, legal and medical providers, utilizing a 24 hour response team. The CCP team also provides initial and follow up medical care to the county's foster care population.
This is the child sexual abuse clinic for Monterey County which operates Monday through Friday and provides comprehensive evaluation and evidentiary interviewing of the child victim. Exams are referred by the Multidisciplinary Interview Team (MDIT) which consists of social workers from Department of Social Services-Family and Children's Services, investigators from the District Attorney's office and law enforcement officials. Consultation is also provided to the community physicians. The program provides community and resident education as well as expert witness services to the judicial process. Every effort is made to provide culturally sensitive, language appropriate services to the affected families.
The Chadwick
Center for Children and Families at Children's Hospital-San Diego is
a large, comprehensive, multidisciplinary agency serving families throughout
the United States and around the world. The organization possesses expertise
in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of child maltreatment,
including the effects of domestic violence and substance abuse. Since
1976, the Cadwick Center has led the field in promoting Best Practices.
SART/SANE Program The SART/SANE Program coordinates medical-legal exams on children suspected of being sexual abuse victims. Exams are coordinated with law enforcement, Child Protective Services and the District Attorney's Office. The team is comprised of a nurse examiner, a law enforcement officer, an advocate and a pediatrician as primary physical examiner. All MDs associated with the Program are in private practice. Exams are usually scheduled, and conducted at a special exam room in the hospital.
The Childhood Sexual Abuse Evaluation Program provides comprehensive medical evaluations for children with suspected sexual abuse. A full time coordinator, who is a pediatric nurse practitioner, is funded through a state program, Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment Funds. The program currently conducts five one-half day clinics per week, with two physicians and two nurse practitioners as medical examiners. All patients are examined using a colposcope and photos are taken and reviewed weekly. The program also provides community education, resident education and expert witness testimony on sexual abuse cases for a six-county region. There is also an active research component.
CASARC performs medical interviews and medical examinations in suspected cases of sexual abuse.
All children in San Francisco County are sent to the Child Protection Center when there are concerns of physical and sexual abuse. When requested by police and/or law enforcement, physical examinations are performed to document cases of abuse.
Our multidisciplinary SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect) meets monthly to review child physical and sexual abuse cases. We perform non-acute child sexual abuse examinations on an as needed basis. We perform medical interviews and medical examinations with colposcopic and photographic capabilities. Police, sheriff and/or Children's Protective Service are responsible for the evidentiary interview. There is a County Child Interview Center available where the evidentiary interview can take place. Medical evaluations of acute cases are done at one of our Contra Costa County SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) Team Sites (Contra Costa County Medical Center in Martinez or Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch). Mental Health services are available for the victim and their family.
This is a well-established program in child physical and sexual abuse and neglect. The team approach is utilized and the staff includes physician and nurse practitioner examiners, psychologist, county child protection social workers, a deputy district attorney, a program director, and clerical personnel. We work closely with law enforcement, the courts, mental health services, and the Department of Children and Family Services to provide high-quality interviews and evaluations. Extensive training in child maltreatment recognition and evaluation is also offered. Separate clinics provide for failing-to-thrive children, family support, and infants of substance abusing mothers.
University of California, Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) is a primary, secondary and tertiary care facility that serves Northern California. The child abuse program offers both medical and psychological consulting services for all forms of child abuse and neglect. As the Medical Training Center for Northern California, the program offers training to health care providers, children protection service personnel, law enforcement officers, members of the District Attorney Association and other members of the judicial system in child abuse, adult sexual assault evaluation, domestic violence identification and management and the recognition and treatment of abused elders. Two major foci of the Medical Training Center program will be the coordination of training efforts for the involved agencies and the establishment of telecommunication linkages with rural communities to provide consultative services along with educational programs.
Multidisciplinary team which utilizes skills of MD's, social workers, occupational therapists, dieticians, and nursing in evaluation of cases of suspected abuse. Cases are referred to the clinic from law enforcement agencies, child protective services, public health nurses and occasional outside physicians. The clinic also provides referrals for on going counseling. Monthly meetings occur for training and educational purposes.
The LAC + USC Violence Intervention Program is a medically based program providing multidisciplinary interventions for all victims of child abuse and neglect, sexual assault and domestic violence and elder and dependent adult abuse. Medical services are available seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day and are conducted by professionals trained to provide appropriate diagnosis forensic evaluation and treatment. Assessments are conducted in cooperation with the social, legal and mental health professions and coordinated with community resources and shelters for follow-up care and safe housing. The Center for the Vulnerable Child (CVC), located at the Violence Intervention Program, is an internationally acclaimed child abuse program with the capacity for a team approach coordinated with the law enforcement, the district attorney's office and the Department of Children and Family Services. Follow-up medical care, crisis intervention and on-going mental health services are also offered to children and their parents. Since this program is based in a teaching hospital, extensive training in the area of the recognition, evaluation, documentation and treatment of child sexual and physical abuse is also offered. The Sexual Assault Center Team provides quality clinical and forensic evaluations of all rape victims, regardless of age or gender. All patients are accompanied by a trained rape advocate and are provided with follow-up medical and mental health services. The Domestic Violence Program has introduced and implemented domestic violence protocols, training, treatment guidelines, a hospital hotline, medical outreach service for shelters and a specialized follow-up clinic. Individual and group counseling is currently being provided at the Violence Intervention Program-Community Mental Health Center. Mental health services include crisis intervention for children and their families impacted by child abuse, neglect, sexual assault or domestic violence. UCLA Children's Hospital A multidisciplinary consultation team providing evaluation of child abuse cases. Interviews and medical evaluation of physical abuse as well as sexual abuse cases with colposcopy. A resource to community agencies with ongoing training for the Department of Children and Family Services, county counsel, legal counsel, and dependency court judges.
CAST is a multidisciplinary child sexual abuse investigation team comprising of law enforcement, district attorney, child welfare services medical examinations, child advocacy and victim services, and crisis intervention. Information and referral to community resources and professional education services are also an on going part of the program. Services are provided in a child friendly environment. As a public/private partnership, CAST receives funds from a variety of community groups and state grants. Law enforcement agencies pay for medical evaluations.
The Children's Protection Center is a multidisciplinary program. It is composed of the outpatient Children's Protection Center and the inpatient SCAN team. The center is charged with the investigation of suspected abuse and neglect of all patients admitted to or referred to Miller's Children's Hospital. The Team is composed of a social worker, nurses, and representative from psychiatry, dentistry, and medicine. We also are police/DA/county counsel referral center to advise on cases of abuse already in the legal system.
Child Protection Center This hospital based center provides in-patient consults on suspected child abuse cases for all hospital services and for community agencies. There is an active child abuse prevention program. Children's
Assessment Center This Center operates in partnership between the County of San Bernardino and Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. Services provided include forensic interviews, evidentiary medical exams, victim witness services and crises intervention counseling. The Assessment Center serves the children and families of San Bernardino county and is accessible through referrals from Law Enforcement, Protective Services and Family Court.
This is a multidisciplinary based child abuse program. Agencies involved are Child Protective Services, Escondido Police Department, Sheriff's Department and other San Diego County law enforcement, district attorneys and counseling. All sexual abuse patients are examined using a colposcope and cases are reviewed monthly at a multidisciplinary meeting. The program also provides community education when requested. Forensic interviews provide education on forensic medical evidentiary exams for children suspected to be victims of sexual and/or physical assault; Colposcopic and 35mm exam photos are taken and are available to law enforcement; Expert Witness Testimony in Court; Evidentiary Medical Consultation; Evidentiary Videotaped Social Work Interviews; and Community/professional education training re: child abuse evaluation and identification, mandated reporting laws and interviewing children.
The SART Program is responsible for the medical/legal evaluation of 14 years and older victims of sexual assault and forensic examinations of the perpetrators. SART serves a multidisciplinary model for the County of San Diego. This model program is staffed by Forensic Nurse Examiners who provide the medical/legal examination, treatment, and follow-up examinations as well as expert testimony in court. Video colposcopy is provided in this program. Annual training is conducted in January of each year. Call for information regarding these week long seminars. Community education is also provided.
The Compton Clinic is located in South Central Los Angeles. We have medical services and psychiatric social workers who provide the counseling services. Children services workers or police are contacted when necessary.
The Center for Child Protection is an interdisciplinary team of physicians, pediatric nurse practitioners and social workers. The team works to identify the signs and symptoms of maltreatment and to provide the medical and psychological support children and their families require. Maltreated children enter the medical system at Children's Hospital Oakland through numerous avenues; referrals from regional child welfare offices, law enforcement personnel, concerned caregivers, and healthcare providers. Some victims are identified only after they come to the hospital for treatment of their injuries. |
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