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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Recognized at a state and national level as a child advocacy center, the Children's Child Protection Center provides forensic medical evaluations with colposcopy and recorded forensic interviews of suspected victims of child abuse throughout Georgia. Referrals are accepted from law enforcement, DFCS, medical or mental health providers. Patients are seen by appointment only. The Children's Child Protective Center works collaboratively with law enforcement agencies, child protective services, the legal system and other community professionals to prove a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to case management. Other services include in-patient consultation on cases of suspected abuse or neglect, second-opinion consultations, expert witness testimony, and training for health care providers and other professionals. The Children's Child Protection Center team includes physicians, pediatric nurse practitioners, patient care technicians, forensic interviews, child life specialists, intake coordinators, and an onsite Division of Family and Children's Services liaison. Family Protective Services Comprehensive program to evaluate all forms of child physical and sexual abuse and neglect. Crescent
House - The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse The Crescent House, a service of The Children's Hospital at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, is a children's advocacy center maintaining full membership status with Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia, Inc. Our primary goal is to insure the safety and well-being of the children in our community who are suspected of having been sexually abused. The Crescent House provides a child-friendly environment for these children to obtain services and begin the process of recovery. At our facility, specially trained medical staff conduct forensic medical exams using a colposcope in a much less traumatizing environment than a typical emergency room. Child Life Specialists are available as well to prepare the child for the experience and assist them with differentiating between any abuse that may have occurred and the Crescent House evaluation. In addition to the medical exam, the Crescent House also has specially trained staff who conduct forensic interviews with children. Again, these interviews are conducted in a child-friendly environment utilizing the most up to date interviewing techniques designed to allow the credibility of the child to come through. Multi-disciplinary team review of cases is also available to avoid duplication of services and to insure that proper follow-up such as mental health referrals are carried out. In addition to the on-site services provided, the Crescent House is also actively involved in community education through the "Stewarts of Childen" child sexual abuse prevention program and other educational outreach programs.
This program is housed in the outpatient center. Children are referred by various county agencies and physicians for evaluation for alleged abuse in the outpatient setting. Children are evaluated for abuse by consultation in the inpatient setting. We use the Coastal Children's Advocacy Center for videotaped interviews. Acute and chronic counseling is available through our community education services.
Dooly Medical
Center is capable of treating all types of sexual and/or physical
abuse. Due to its small size, if an illness or injury is very severe,
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