Interviews are conducted by specially trained forensic interviewers at the request of law enforcement and/or child protective services. Bi-lingual (Spanish) services are available.

Interviews are video-taped to reduce the number of times a child has to describe his/her abuse to multiple persons involved in the intervention, investigation, and prosecution process.

Assistance with obtaining written statements from victims of abuse is also provided upon request of an authorized agency.

The Center provides:

* crisis intervention
* victim advocacy
* case tracking
* referrals for assistance & specialized services
* help with Texas Crime Victim  Compensation
* on-site counseling for children and adults
* counseling & therapeutic referrals

Currently, the Children’s Advocacy Center assists with necessary referrals for sexual abuse examinations.  The Center is a member of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and coordinates efforts through this program to assist victims.

In the Spring, 2008, the WCCAC will provide on-site, forensic medical examinations at the new facility.  On-site exams will be conducted by specialized Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) in a child-sensitive environment.

The Children’s Advocacy Center has a full-time child and family therapist that provides counseling services to child victims, child witnesses of abuse, and non-offending family members free of charge.

Children and teens who have been interviewed at the WCCAC are eligible for counseling through our On-Site counseling program, or if they have access to insurance, through our Network Therapists from various cities within Williamson County.

If you are interested in becoming a Network Therapist, please contact our Center at (512) 943-3701. 

WCCAC supports and helps coordinate joint investigations of child abuse allegations to provide for more effective and efficient handling of child abuse cases.

This practice also helps to provide a sense of security and consistency to the victims and non-offending family members involved in the process.

The Center offers educational programs free-of-charge to the community.  If your civic/philanthropic organization, church group, school, business, or other group is interested in a presentation, please contact our office at (512) 943-3701 to schedule:

• · Community Awareness Programs

• · Teacher In-service Training Programs

The Center will be glad to conduct a presentation to fit your interests and audience.   

The CFRT team is comprised of child advocates, law enforcement, child protective services, medical & mental health professionals, EMS, DPS, firefighters, first responders, and justices of the peace that research and review how and why children die in our service area. 

CFRT seeks to improve accurate information for how & why child deaths occur, improve response to child fatalities, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable child deaths.

The Center is an active member agency on the CFRT team.  Judge Hobbs, coordinates & facilitates the Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT) meetings for Williamson County.