We’re delighted that so many of our legislative priorities succeeded in the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session! Thank you to all of our legislators who sponsored and supported these bills and our coalition partners who […]
ChicagoCAC 2021 Spring Legislative Priorities: Success! Read More
Findings from a three-year-long review on a partnership between Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC) and an urban elementary school include increased student knowledge of personal health and safety related to sexual abuse prevention. The agency’s
Sexual abuse prevention education partnership reports positive outcomes Read More
Thank you to everyone who showed up and supported us for Help Shine a Light on Child Abuse on May 12! A big thank you to all our sponsors, donors, staff, and everyone else who
Help Shine A Light on Child Abuse Read More
(Chicago, IL)— Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC) has entered into an agreement with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (Lurie Children’s) to provide services for children where concern for sexual abuse or
Partnership with Lurie Children’s Read More
Looking for ways to help ChicagoCAC families this winter? Click here to find out how to support our toy, food, and coat drives this year.
ChicagoCAC Holiday Drives Read More
Please use the following instructions to contact your Illinois Senator and Representative to secure critical funding for CACs across the state. Email your legislators Add your legislators’ emails to a new message, then copy and
Advocacy Action: Illinois CAC Directors Read More
Executive Director Char Rivette, MSW, LCSW, has a published article in Healing Voices. In her piece, she discusses how collaboration at ChicagoCAC makes our work stronger, and she calls on professionals to find new ways
Healing Voices: Powerful Together Read More
Shine a light on child abuse in Chicago. Join the fight to end it. We need to stay home because of Covid-19. But what if home isn’t always the safe place it’s meant to be?
Children’s Advocacy Centers across the country continue our vital operations, even as this pandemic of the novel coronavirus impacts every facet of our communities. We are increasingly concerned about children who are isolated in homes
Reducing the risk of child sexual abuse during isolation Read More
Update March 27, 2020: Stay up-to-date with the City of Chicago’s response to COVID-19 here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home.html Update March 22, 2020: The health and well-being of our staff and those who utilize our services are our
A message from our teams [UPDATED] Read More
To report suspected abuse in Illinois, call 1-800-25-ABUSE (1-800-252-2873). If a child is in immediate danger, also call 911.
Outside of Illinois, call 1-800-422-4453.
