title: Child advocacy centers: providing support to primary care providers.
abstract: Child abuse affects the lives of many American children. Child abuse is nothing new; it has existed since the beginning of time. Child abuse is a complex problem with no easy solution. Child advocacy centers (CACs) have developed because of an increased awareness of the problem of child abuse within our society and the recognition of a true need to better respond to the problem. CACs provide communities with a multidisciplinary approach to investigate, manage, treat, and prosecute cases of child abuse. CACs can be an invaluable resource to primary care providers, including pediatric nurse practitioners; services provided and ways to access services will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Center for Child and Family Advocacy, 655 E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. hornorg@chi.osu.edu
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hornor
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002651:Child Advocacy; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology