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MULTIDISCIPLINARY CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM

Award Information

Award #
1995-JS-FX-0001
Location
Awardee County
Charleston
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
1995
Total funding (to date)
$2,647,233

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 1995, $250,000)

This award will support the Lowcountry Children's Advocacy Center in operating a multi-disciplinary team approach that coordinates comprehensive crisis intervention services for abused children and their families. The goal for this programs include: 1) providing direct services to child victims and their families; 2) strengthening community coordination in support of reducing secondary victimization; 3) collecting and analyzing data regarding the demographics of child victims and their families; and the characteristics of the perpetrator, the abuse, and the community response; and 4) coordinating medical services for child abuse victims and their families.

nca/ncf

Date Created: February 2, 1995