Child Advocacy – Putting the needs of child abuse victims first

National Children’s Alliance is a professional membership organization dedicated to helping local communities respond to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient – and put the needs of child victims first.

What does the National Children's Alliance do?

National Children's Alliance provides training, support, technical assistance and leadership on a national level to local children’s and child advocacy centers and communities responding to reports of child abuse and neglect.  A children’s advocacy center is a child-focused, facility-based program in which representatives from many disciplines, including law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical and victim advocacy, child advocacy, work together to conduct interviews and make team decisions about investigation, treatment, management and prosecution of child abuse cases.

National Children's Alliance strongly believes that the combined professional wisdom and skill of the multidisciplinary team approach results in a more complete understanding of case issues and the most effective child- and family-focused system response possible.   

Letter from Teresa Huizar | Executive Director

Child abuse is a pervasive and deadly problem.  During 2007, an estimated 794,000 children were determined to be victims of abuse or neglect.  As in prior years, neglect was the most common form of child maltreatment, but victims also suffered from physical abuse, sexual abuse and psychological maltreatment.  And an estimated 1,760 children died.

What can we do to stem this tide?  Prevention, of course, is one response – but prevention without effective and meaningful intervention will never be enough.  National Children’s Alliance stands for the proposition that communities working together on behalf of child victims of abuse can make all the difference in terms of response and intervention – and in the lives of the child victims themselves.

Join us today and make a difference in the life of a child.