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Liberty House honors Mount Angel Police Department for role in child-advocacy accreditation
Summary
Liberty House presented a recognition to the Mount Angel Police Department for its work on the local multidisciplinary child-abuse team and highlighted the center’s recent national accreditation after a decade-long effort.
Liberty House leaders told the Mount Angel city council that the nonprofit’s child advocacy center has earned national accreditation and that the Mount Angel Police Department played a vital role on the multidisciplinary child-abuse team. Allison Kelly, chief executive officer of Liberty House, told the council the organization operates trauma‑informed clinics and provides medical, therapy and forensic-interview services so children do not have to recount abuse repeatedly.
Kelly said Liberty House is one of 24 centers in Oregon and one of more than 960 nationwide that meet rigorous national standards; the center completed a more-than‑10‑year effort to earn accreditation. A Liberty House representative introduced during the presentation said the police department’s high-quality investigative work and teamwork with the child-abuse response group were central to that accreditation and presented an acknowledgement to Chief Daniel and his staff.
Councilors and staff thanked the presenters; no formal council action was required. The recognition came during the meeting’s presentations section and preceded routine business.
The presentation was introduced by Allison Kelly, CEO of Liberty House, and delivered in part by the Liberty House representative introduced at the meeting. The council did not vote on the recognition.
