WE ARE ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN

The Carousel Center is called to aid child survivors of abuse and neglect, and their families in the everyday work that we do, whether it is through victim support, medical services and forensic interviews, therapeutic services, case management, or a host of other activities that ensure that children who are survivors of abuse can heal, recover, thrive, and shine.

The Carousel Center is the region’s only nationally-accredited child advocacy center. Carousel Child Advocacy Center serves child survivors when there are concerns about sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, or who had witnessed a violent crime. All services are provided in a nurturing, friendly, and safe environment at no cost to a child’s family.

Only local departments of social services or law enforcement may refer a child to a child advocacy center.  If you have concerns about a child, please call your local law enforcement, call 911, or your county’s Dept of Social Services.

Carousel Child Advocacy Center is accredited by The National Children’s Alliance(NCA) and the Child Advocacy Center of North Carolina (CAC-NC).

NCA Accreditation Standards  – To ensure that all children across the U.S. served by Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) receive consistent, evidence-based interventions that help them heal from abuse, hundreds of CACs have become Accredited Members of NCA by meeting NCA’s Standards for Accredited Members and verifying their adherence to the highest standards of practice by submitting to NCA site review.

Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina is an accredited state chapter of the National Children’s Alliance, the national umbrella organization for children’s advocacy centers dealing with child abuse.

The children’s advocacy movement began in the 1980s. Each center is an independent agency, provides services for abused children, and relies on their local communities for support. By bringing together collaborative partners, such as local child protective services, law enforcement, prosecutors, and medical and mental health providers, Child Advocacy Centers can make a positive difference in the lives of abused children by bringing professionals to the child instead of asking children and their families to access services through many different portals.

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In North Carolina, all school faculty and staff are “Mandated Reporters” for suspected, observed, or disclosed incidents of child physical/sexual abuse and/or neglect. This means they are required by law to report incidents to either their local Department of Social Services and/or 9-1-1 or law enforcement.

Anyone may refer a child survivor of trauma to the Carousel Center for therapy services. We provide therapy services for children who have experienced sexual/physical abuse and/or neglect, so they can concentrate on doing the hard work of healing and get back to the business of childhood. Call our 910-254-9898 to schedule an appointment. Unfortunately, our therapists often have waiting lists, so you may be referred to a community child therapist who also specializes in trauma therapy.

Need To Report Child Abuse? Click Here.