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Paulding County proclaims April child abuse prevention month; Child Advocacy Center reports 2024 caseload rise
Summary
The Paulding County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and heard a presentation from Ivy Couch, executive director of the Paulding County Child Advocacy Center, reporting 236 forensic interviews in 2024 and other operating statistics. The board also heard about the county's Alcohol, Drug and
The Paulding County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and received a presentation from Ivy Couch, executive director of the Paulding County Child Advocacy Center, on the center’s 2024 caseload and outreach.
Couch told the board the center conducted 236 forensic interviews in 2024; she said about 95% of those children were Paulding County residents and that the center’s service totals for 2024 were 39,655 (a cumulative count of services provided). Couch said trauma-focused therapy referrals were low last year (11) because of federal funding cuts that forced the center to outsource its therapy program. She reported 1,191 volunteers and noted the center operates with three full-time staff and two…
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