Abuse and Crisis Intervention Services | Brave Be Child Advocacy Center
5025 Garland Street, Lincoln, NE 68504
Eligibility
Required documents
Application process
Call for information
Fees
None for victim or non-offending family members
Service area
Lancaster County, NE
Polk County, NE
Butler County, NE
Saunders County, NE
York County, NE
Seward County, NE
Cass County, NE
Fillmore County, NE
Otoe County, NE
Saline County, NE
Johnson County, NE
Nemaha County, NE
Thayer County, NE
Jefferson County, NE
Gage County, NE
Pawnee County, NE
Richardson County, NE
Description
Provides a safe environment for forensic interviews and medical evaluations of a child victim, 18 years or under, who is alleged to have been a victim of child sexual abuse, serious physical abuse and neglect, witness to a violent crime, recovered from a kidnapping, or found in a drug endangered environment. Services accessed after hours via on-call coverage for law enforcement needing immediate assistance with a forensic interview of a child victim/witness.
Advocacy and support for the child victim and non-offending family members throughout the investigation and prosecution of the case, including Court School.
Training for community professionals on the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse and neglect cases.
Community education focused on identification and reporting of abuse, as well as Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children emphasizing our roles in understanding the facts and minimizing opportunities for child sexual abuse.
Providing organization
Brave Be Child Advocacy Center
Safe environment for forensic interviews and medical evaluations of a child victim, 18 years or under, who is alleged to have been a victim of child sexual abuse, serious physical abuse and neglect, witness to a violent crime, recovered from a kidnapping, or found in a drug endangered environment.