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Children’s Advocacy Center for North Texas briefs council, requests roughly $101,000 toward services
Summary
Kristen Howell, CEO of the Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas, described the organization's role in forensic interviews, medical exams and trauma therapy for abused children and asked Carrollton for a contribution of about $101,000 to help cover operating costs tied to services in the region.
Kristen Howell, CEO of the Children's Advocacy Center for North Texas, told the Carrollton City Council on June 17 that the center provides trauma‑informed forensic interviews, medical exams and mental-health services for children who are victims of serious crimes and that the center requests city support of $101,000 for the current fiscal period.
Howell described the center’s multi‑county coverage, saying it serves Denton, Jack and Wise counties and that the center is one of several in the region; she noted that when a crime is reported investigators bring a child to a Children’s Advocacy Center because Texas family code and local protocols call…
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