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Brockton Children and Youth Project Family Violence Consultation Group 680 Centre Street Brockton, MA 02402 (508) 583-2900 (508) 941-6402 (Fax) The Family Violence Consultation Group is a consultation group, not a crisis intervention program for abused children in the greater Brockton area. Referrals are received from physicians or agencies. No self referrals are accepted.
The Family Advocacy Center is part of the department of pediatrics of Baystate Children's Hospital. The Family Advocacy Center is also a nationally accredited Child Advocacy Center with the National Children's Alliance. We provide evaluation and treatment of children who have been victims of physical or sexual abuse or witnesses to domestic violence. The multidisciplinary team includes a physician, social workers and therapists for comprehensive medical evaluations, and members of law enforcement and child protective services when appropriate for cases needing forensic interviews. Children and their families are subsequently enrolled for ongoing mental health treatment around these issues of trauma as indicated.
The program consists of research, training, and service activities. Clinical activities include outpatient clinic (the Family Development Clinic) in which medical examinations are given to victims of child abuse and sexual abuse and court ordered assessments, often in the context of custody conflicts, are conducted; a sexual abuse diagnostic and treatment clinic in the Department of Psychiatry; and a Child Protection Team which offers consultation on a 24 hour a day basis to all clinical units at the Children's Hospital. The program also includes an advocacy program for battered women (called AWAKE, for Advocacy for Women and Kids in Emergencies). AWAKE offers emergency consultation, liaison to community battered women's service agencies, access to specialized legal, social service, medical, and housing resources, and training.
The Child Protection Program of Boston Medical Center provides diagnostic and treatment services for children and adolescents with difficulties related to child abuse and neglect. Children are referred from area physicians, neighborhood health centers, nursing and social service agencies, state protective social workers and the courts. Consultation is available for medical diagnosis and treatment, psychological assessment and referral, social service evaluation, and the clarification of legal issues. Patients are seen by appointment in Family Development Clinic and by consultation at other hospital sites including other outpatient programs, the pediatric emergency department, and the pediatric inpatient unit.
The Child Protection Program is a comprehensive hospital-based child program established to resolve child abuse identification and child protection and prevention issues. This program completes evaluations for children who are suspected victims of child abuse, sexual abuse and/or neglect. An outpatient clinic is available to complete social assessments and forensic medical evaluations. The staff is responsible for facilitating weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and other education seminars for hospital and community agencies. Recently the program has received funding to provide short-term advocacy and follow-up services. The advocacy services will work collaboratively with area community providers to ensure timely access to the array of services offered in the Central Massachusetts area.
The Imaging Center for Child Abuse and Neglect (ICCAN) is dedicated to research, education, and service in the area of physical child abuse. The active research program focuses on the pathologic features present on diagnostic imaging studies in cases of abuse. The ICCAN team provides instruction to physicians and other professionals and serves as a national resource for individuals and institutions dealing with physical abuse.
A multidisciplinary program offering consultation on cases of child maltreatment in all of its presentations. Consultation is available for cases on the inpatient services of the Floating Hospital for Children (NEMC) and in the Child Abuse Referral and Evaluation (CARE) Clinic, an outpatient diagnostic facility. The Floating Hospital offers comprehensive primary care and tertiary care services in pediatrics and the Child Protection Program can enlist the services of the pediatric subspecialty services in emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, the Kiwanis Trauma Institute, general surgery, intensive care, orthopedics, dermatology, psychology and psychiatry, genetics and metabolic diseases, hematology, cardiology, gastroenterology, radiology and gynecology. Referrals are received from other physicians, public and private social service agencies, the Courts and District Attorneys' offices and law enforcement agencies.
The Children's Advocacy Clinic at the Framingham Union Campus of Columbia Metrowest Medical Center provides comprehensive medical and forensic assessment for children and adolescents through the age of 18 years who have been or may have been abused or neglected. Children and adolescents are referred by area physicians, mental health providers, nursing and social service agencies, and the courts. Patients are seen by appointment. |
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