What the Center Does :
The Center combines a professional staff with trained volunteers to provide
quality services to children and their families. If you have questions for
us about our programs or services, please feel free to contact us. We'll do
our best to answer your questions promptly. Our services include:
- 24-Hour Hotline 1-800-273-4747
- Crisis Intervention
- Parent Training and Parenting Groups
- Forever Parents (Divorce Education Program)
- Child Advocacy Services
- Child Victims Program
- Child Sexual Abuse Victims Group
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- Relative Caregiver Program
- Therapeutic/Supervised Visitation
- Emergency Assistance
- Food and Clothing Assistance
- Child Abuse Prevention Programs
- Community Awareness Programs
- AmeriCorps "One Child at a Time" Program
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Our Mission
The mission of the Center is to provide support to families in
preventing and dealing with child abuse in West Tennessee and to help both
parents and children meet the practical needs of preserving and improving the
quality of family life.
Who We Serve
Many of the families served by the Center are referred by the Department
of Children's Services, community service agencies or the court system. In these families there are substantiated instances of
child abuse or indications of possible danger to a child. In some cases, the
child has been removed from the home. However, not everyone who contacts our Center is a child abuser. Families
who see potential problems developing, or who just want to be better parents
are encouraged to attend the Parent Training classes.
Making A Difference
The good news is that the Center is making a difference. It is now one of
the largest and most successful of its kind in the nation. It is often
showcased as a model center, having a 95% success rate- in over 20 years of
operation, less than 5% of all cases the Center has worked on have ever been
reopened for investigation of child abuse.
The Benefits
The Center's services put families back together and literally saves the
lives of children. By helping the whole family to make positive changes we are often able to
keep families together, or reunite families that have been separated, as
well as to improve their quality of life. We are also giving children back their childhood and letting them know
that someone cares. We are giving these children the gift of hope for a
brighter future - a future without pain.
Serving West Tennessee
The Center provides services to all of rural West Tennessee, with the central
office being located in Jackson, Tennessee. There are
centers
in West Tennessee counties serving 18 locations. Crisis counseling is available to any individual or family in West
Tennessee by calling the toll-free, 24-hour
crisis hotline at 1-800-273-4747.
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