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The Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCAR), known as the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape from 1975 to 2023, is an organization that opposes rape and sexual violence in Pennsylvania and the United States, and advocates for victims of sexual violence. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Nearly 220 abused or neglected children await a volunteer advocate. With a June training on the way, four volunteers shared why they serve. St. Joseph County severely lacks volunteer child advocates.
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.
A coalition of child welfare advocacy groups lobbied for the legislation, and celebrity Paris Hilton became intimately involved in the effort, holding several demonstrations and news conferences ...
Pennsylvania Governor’s Commission on Children & Families; Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on African American Affairs; Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs; Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs; Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing & Conservation
The probe began in 2022 as child welfare advocates called for increased oversight of youth treatment centers following high-profile incidents of abuse and deaths at facilities around the country.
Child USA brings together educators and students to uncover the hidden and false assumptions that are endangering children. The think tank works to study the issues, track societal and legislative responses and trends, provide expert testimony to explain the issues to legislators and policymakers, and to educate the public.
Hilton has gone to the White House to advocate for child welfare, meeting with policy staff in May 2022. Should the bill pass through the House this week, it would land on President Joe Biden’s ...