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Child advocacy centers (CAC) provide a child-friendly, safe and neutral location in which law enforcement and Child Protective Services investigators may conduct and observe forensic interviews with children who are alleged victims of crimes, and where the child and non-offending family members receive support, crisis intervention and referrals for mental health and medical treatment.
Founded in 1985, the National Children's Advocacy Center, [312] along with National Children's Alliance, [313] coordinates efforts and sets standards and policy for child advocacy centers across the US and abroad. The Children's Trust Fund Alliance, [314] established in 1989, provides funding support to state level child abuse organisations.
Child may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) [9] or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties."
Children's Rights Alliance for England: United Kingdom Action on Rights for Children: United Kingdom Child Rights Information Network: United Kingdom Save the Children: United Kingdom National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children: United Kingdom 5Rights Foundation India: Save the Children India United States Children's Defense Fund ...
Children's rights or the rights of children are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors. [1] The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) defines a child as "any human being below the age of eighteen years, unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."
Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a 'child protection system' provides for the protection of children in and out of the home.One of the ways this can be enabled is through the provision of quality education, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to other child protection systems.
A children's ombudsman, children's commissioner, youth commissioner, child advocate, children's commission, youth ombudsman or equivalent body is a public authority in various countries charged with the protection and promotion of the rights of children and young people, either in society at large, or in specific categories such as children in contact with the care system.
It addressed areas such as early childhood education, health, juvenile justice, child welfare, tax and budget decisions. [1] It was known as National Association of Child Advocates prior to 2003. Voices for America's Children officially closed its doors in June 2013, although groups of former members continue their work at the state and local ...