In January 2007 VisualShare was had the pleasure of an onsite visit from two individuals, Amanda Peterson and Deborah Pullin from the New Hampshire Network of Child Advocacy Centers (NHNCAC). Amanda and Deb are in the process of defining developing a statewide program for peer review and quality assurance in child abuse medicine with the promise to protect children from abuse. Their ultimate goal is to provide access to multidisciplinary services through Children’s Advocacy Centers for every abused child in the state of New Hampshire.
The goal of NHNCAC is to establish a multidisciplinary team model by bringing together representatives from the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), law enforcement, the County Attorney’s Office, local Crisis Centers and medical and mental health providers to investigate and intervene in cases of alleged child abuse. Designed by professionals and volunteers responding to the needs of their own communities, Child Advocacy Centers ensure that children are not further victimized by interventions intended to protect them.
NHNCAC has partnered with VisualShare to provide the technical component to facilitate peer review for medical providers including physicians, nurse practitioners, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs), and physician’s assistants in the medical evaluation of children suspected of child abuse, particularly child sexual abuse.
Those of us at VisualShare learned more about the challenges of developing a statewide program for child abuse evaluations. Amanda and Deb, come visit us anytime!
Comments (1)
We need more programs that serve the underrepresented needs of children in rural communities. Keep up the great work!
Posted by Lori Frasier | October 22, 2007 6:43 PM
Posted on October 22, 2007 18:43