About Us

The Children’s Advocacy Center: The Emmy Haney House (CAC) was established as a private, non-profit agency in 1991 to provide a safe and caring environment for abused children to receive the services they need in one comprehensive facility. Through our services, we help victims of child sexual abuse through the trauma they have endured. Our goal with every child is that they lead normal, healthy, productive lives, thereby breaking the cycle of abuse. The CAC is uniquely designed to serve children who have experienced the unimaginable.

The CAC is nationally-accredited by the National Children’s Alliance (NCA) and provides forensic interviews, medical examinations, therapy, and family advocacy. These services are offered at no charge. Children referred by the Department of Children’s Services or law enforcement. The CAC also provides community education programs to parents, educators, and youth-serving professionals, as well as children’s groups.

The CAC facilitates the teamwork essential for effective intervention and healing. The CAC becomes a location where all professionals and agencies responsible for investigating and providing services can provide a coordinated response to the abuse on a child’s developmentally appropriate level. This prevents the potential re-victimization of the child by requiring the child to travel to many different locations to be interviewed and served by many different adult “strangers.”