CCAFV: The Center for Child and Family Advocacy


			The Center for Child and Family Advocacy is a collaborative effort between the Coalition and Nationwide Children's Hospital. This joint initiative serves children and families experiencing violence. The Center offers treatment, support services, research, training, education, advocacy and prevention. It is the first of its kind in the country to fully integrate child abuse and domestic violence services. Several organizations work together at the Center to help victims heal and rebuild their lives. They include: Franklin County Children Services Columbus Division of Police Franklin County Sheriff's Office Franklin County Prosecutor's Office Nationwide Children's Hospital's Child Assessment Center CHOICES Victims of Domestic Violence Help Me Grow Nurse Family Partnership Recently, the Center added a new program called Fostering Connections. This program is a specialized foster care clinic that offers comprehensive health care services to children and adolescents placed in out-of-home care. By providing initial assessments following placement, sick and well child visits, and care coordination, the clinic provides a medical home to the patients it serves. Since the Center's inception in 2005: The Child Assessment Center has served over 7,000 patients The Family Support Program counseled nearly 3,300 clients The Nurse Family Partnership has served 580 women and their infants The Help Me Grow program served over 2,600 families For more information about the Center, please visit www.nationwidechildrens.org/ccfa. For more information about the Victim Services Task Force or any of its initiatives, please write to us.