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Child advocacy centers: providing support to primary care providers.

Hornor G

Children's Hospital, Center for Child and Family Advocacy, 655 E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. hornorg@chi.osu.edu

Child abuse affects the lives of many American children. Child abuse is nothing new; it has existed since the beginning of time. Child abuse is a complex problem with no easy solution. Child advocacy centers (CACs) have developed because of an increased awareness of the problem of child abuse within our society and the recognition of a true need to better respond to the problem. CACs provide communities with a multidisciplinary approach to investigate, manage, treat, and prosecute cases of child abuse. CACs can be an invaluable resource to primary care providers, including pediatric nurse practitioners; services provided and ways to access services will be discussed.

Published 4 January 2008 in J Pediatr Health Care, 22(1): 35-9.
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