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Child Advocacy Center asks La Vergne leaders to help fund new facility as caseloads grow
Summary
The Child Advocacy Center, which provides forensic interviews and family support for suspected child-abuse victims, asked the La Vergne Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Oct. 30 to consider municipal support for a new facility to replace its cramped, 1,800-square-foot office.
The Child Advocacy Center, which provides forensic interviews and family support for suspected child-abuse victims, asked the La Vergne Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Oct. 30 to consider municipal support for a new facility to replace its cramped, 1,800-square-foot office.
Sharon DeBoer, founding director of the Child Advocacy Center, told the board the center was one of the first municipal partners when it opened and that local law enforcement and the district attorney rely on the CAC’s forensic interviews to reduce trauma and to make evidence usable in court. "The forensic interview is an absolutely foundational part of my office's success in prosecuting those cases,"…
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