Someone from DHHS or law enforcement refers a child to the CAC. Staff at the CAC schedules an interview. The CAC starts helping the family by answering questions and providing information about the interview.
On the day of the interview, the Family Advocate meets with the child and their parent or caregiver at the CAC. While the caregiver meets with the interview team, the child spends time with the Family Advocate.
Then the child goes into another room to be interviewed. The child is interviewed by one member of the team called a Forensic Interviewer. The other members of the team watch the interview over closed circuit video from another room. The caregiver meets with the Family Advocate to talk about anything the family needs, like other services or help.
When the interview is done, the caregiver meets with the interview team again to talk about what is next. The child spends time with the Family Advocate.
The CAC staff call the caregiver two times after the interview: one week after the family's visit and then again one month later. This is to make sure that the child and caregiver get the services they need.
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