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We do everything possible to care for the physical and emotional needs of victims of child abuse. In 1996, the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Delaware opened its first center location here at the hospital, providing children in New Castle County with immediate, integrated medical care and support in a child-friendly, secure environment.</p>\r\n<h2>About Children's Advocacy Center</h2>\r\n<p>Today, the CAC, with centers serving all of Delaware’s kids, expedites child abuse investigations and prosecution by coordinating:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>forensic interviews with children and witnesses</li>\r\n<li>mental health evaluations and referrals</li>\r\n<li>medical exams</li>\r\n<li>community outreach</li>\r\n<li>advocacy and prevention</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>These critical services help reduce the devastating effects child abuse has on children, families, and the community. We’re proud to play a part in this important program.</p>\r\n<h3>Learn More:</h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://www.cacofde.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://kids.delaware.gov/family-services/child-abuse-and-neglect-reporting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Report Child Abuse</a></p>\r\n"}} id=text-521cec774f class=cmp-text>

We do everything possible to care for the physical and emotional needs of victims of child abuse. In 1996, the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Delaware opened its first center location here at the hospital, providing children in New Castle County with immediate, integrated medical care and support in a child-friendly, secure environment.

About Children's Advocacy Center

Today, the CAC, with centers serving all of Delaware’s kids, expedites child abuse investigations and prosecution by coordinating:

• forensic interviews with children and witnesses
• mental health evaluations and referrals
• medical exams
• community outreach
• advocacy and prevention

These critical services help reduce the devastating effects child abuse has on children, families, and the community. We’re proud to play a part in this important program.

Learn More:

For additional information about how to spot and help prevent child abuse, check out these articles from ¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·â€™ KidsHealth.org, the #1 most-visited website in the world about children’s health:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/shaken.html\" target=\"_blank\">Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome)</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/child_abuse.html\" target=\"_blank\">Child Abuse</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/munchausen.html\" target=\"_blank\">Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome </a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-ad300a21ee class=cmp-text>

For additional information about how to spot and help prevent child abuse, check out these articles from ¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·â€™ KidsHealth.org, the #1 most-visited website in the world about children’s health:

Kimberly Carpenter</h3>\r\n<p>Center Coordinator<br>\r\n<a href=\"tel:3026514566\" target=\"_blank\">(302) 651-4566</a><br>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:kimberly.carpenter@cacofde.org\" target=\"_blank\">kimberly.carpenter@cacofde.org</a></p>\r\n<h3>New Castle County</h3>\r\n<h4>Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware</h4>\r\n<p>¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ· Children’s Hospital, Delaware<br>\r\n1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803<br>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cacofde.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.cacofde.org</a></p>\r\n"}} id=text-48a67c585f class=cmp-text>

Kimberly Carpenter

Center Coordinator
(302) 651-4566
kimberly.carpenter@cacofde.org

New Castle County

Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware

¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ· Children’s Hospital, Delaware
1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803