"We will have met success when every child has access to the services of an accredited Children's Advocacy Center".

 

 

Lynchburg Child Interview Center
CACVA Application Date

April 12, 2006
Address

99 Ninth Street
Lynchburg, VA  23404
Center Contact Lisa Parks
434-455-5811
Website  
Center Opening Date May 4, 2006
NCA Affiliation Status Developing Member
Jurisdictions Served

  • Lynchburg City

  • (also available for Campbell County, Amherst County, Appomattox County, Bedford County)

Services Provided

  • Forensic Interviews

  • Counseling referrals

  • Medical Exam referrals

  • Coordination of services

  • Extended Forensic Evaluations

  • Case review/Case tracking

  • Services to children with disabilities
Description of Governance

Government-based

Mission Statement

 The Lynchburg Child Interview Center provides a safe, child-friendly space where children who are suspected of being abused receive forensic interviews and coordination of necessary services.  The Center exists to minimize trauma experienced by child and adolescent victims of sexual and physical abuse in connection with the investigative and prosecutorial process.

History

 Lynchburg’s Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) has been in operation for years. In 2002, the MDT formalized its coordinated response with a written protocol. In 2002, the MDT felt that a child advocacy center would be the most ideal location for children to receive forensic interviews and coordination of services and began to work toward that goal. In 2005, the MDT received a grant from Virginia’s Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a child advocacy center. The center, which is known as the Child Interview Center, is located in the historic Lynchburg Human Services Building. It is decorated in vibrant, yet soothing colors with a “world” theme. The Center’s slogan is “A World of Difference for Kids.” There is a separate interview room with DVD-recording capability.