Foothills Child Advocacy Center It Shouldnt Hurt to

Foothills Child Advocacy Center It Shouldn’t Hurt to Be a Child Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors December 17, 2018

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What is child abuse? In Virginia, child abuse includes: • Mental Abuse (Emotional) • Neglect/Medical Neglect • Physical Abuse • Sexual Abuse • Substance Exposed Infant Any child under 18

CPS Accepted Referrals by Locality FY 2018 780 201 20 lso Ne iso ad M 170 58 n 45 28 n ne ee a 26 Flu in ck 128 50 39 3218 nn 98 gh ar m be Al 200 am le e ill sv tte 303 va 257 156 208 108 ar lo Ch Referrals for Mental Neglect, Physical Abuse, and Sexual Abuse Gr 785 Bu 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Number Accepted Number Investigated Number Founded

How prevalent is child sexual and physical abuse in Fluvanna County? 80 56 16 5 FY 12 49 48 42 34 20 0 57 53 60 40 76 75 8 FY 13 7 FY 14 CPS Referrals Accepted FY 15 6 FY 16 39 CPS referrals and 10 LE referrals FY 17 FY 18 Fluvanna County Children Served

The children need a safe place.

Our Services • A child-friendly, safe place for the child and family; • Legally sound child forensic interviews conducted by our neutral, professional forensic interviewer; • Forensic medical evaluations; • Family support services, such as risk, needs, and trauma assessments, education, and referrals for mental health, medical, and other needed services; and • Participation in ongoing case review.

The Fluvanna County Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) • • • Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office Department of Social Services Sherriff’s Office Victim/Witness Office And Foothills

Fluvanna Referrals to Foothills 250 219 200 150 100 50 76 36 2214 0 FY 12 - FY 15 4 2 6 FY 16 56 32 42 10 4839 49 10 FY 17 FY 18 CPS Accepted Referrals CPS Referrals to Foothills LE Referrals to Foothills Fluvanna Children Served by Foothills

Fluvanna Residents Served Time Period FY 12 - FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 through 11/30/2018 TOTAL FY 19 Projected FY 20 Projected Children Caregivers TOTALS 42 49 91 42 36 79 49 32 81 22 155 53 60 15 132 36 40 37 287 89 100

Savings/Benefits to Fluvanna • County Time/$$$ • Maximizes investigators’ time • Less driving to Charlottesville and back; reduces mileage costs; • Receive more accurate information from child that aids the MDT members in making decisions on charging, prosecution, and treatment in a more timely manner; • Assistance in acquiring resources and referrals for children and families, especially in non-caretaker cases. Savin gs of • Benefit to victims per c • Can receive help where they live; ase • Reduces transportation and work barriers; • Have greater access to services, especially in non-caretaker cases; • Reduce likelihood that child must enter foster care. $1, 31 8

Funding Request Total Cost of Program for Five Counties in FY 2018 $58, 886. 00 49 of 100 children served were from Fluvanna, or 49% X. 49 Total Cost for Fluvanna $28, 854. 00 LESS: Covered by VOCA grant - $9, 184. 00 TOTAL NEEDED for FY 2020 $19, 670. 00 Respectfully Requesting $12, 000

Thank you! Cathee Johnson Phillips, cjphillips@foothillscac. org, 434 -971 -7233