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Panhandle Child Advocacy Center Newsletter

April 2014

Who We Are...
Our Mission is to provide a Panhandle-wide coordinated multidisciplinary approach to the problems of child victimization.
What We Do
CAPstone offers a child friendly and family-oriented center for victimized children.
Our goals are to reduce the trauma suffered by a child during an investigation; to increase successful prosecution of child abusers; and to assume a proactive approach to child abuse prevention through education, training, and networking.
The Center features state-of-the-art video and audio equipment to ensure quality recording of interviews .

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against Injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the Earth.
-William Faulker
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Our Facility

In This Issue
Accreditation Standards
Upcoming Trainings
Upcoming Events
Donations and Support

National Children’s Alliance Accreditation Standards
CAPstone is an accredited member of the National Children’s Alliance. In 2015 we will be up for reaccreditation. Each newsletter will feature one of the ten accreditation standards in order to promote learning and to inform you of what your Child Advocacy Center is doing to meet them.
Child Focused Setting Standard
The child-focused setting is comfortable, private and both physically and psychologically safe for diverse populations of children and their non-offending family members.
Essential Components:
The CAC is a designated, well defined, task appropriate facility with an existing structure.
CAPstone is meeting this component of the standard by providing a child focused setting that is safe and comfortable where forensic interviews can be conducted.
The CAC has written policies and procedures that ensure separation of victims and alleged offenders.
CAPstone is meeting this component by having a policy that does not allow any alleged offenders to be at the CAPstone facility.
The CAC make reasonable accommodations to make the facility physically accessible.
CAPstone was designed to be fully wheel chair accessible there is a lift at the front entrance the bathrooms are wheel chair accessible.
The CAC allows for live observation of interviews by MDT members.
CAPstone utilizes state of the art recording equipment to allow MDT members to view the forensic interviews. MDT members are able to communicate with the forensic interviewer and provide input and feedback during the live interview with the child.

Ten Standards
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
Cultural Competency and Diversity
Forensic Interview
Victim Support and Advocacy
Medical Evaluation
Mental Health
Case Review
Case Tracking
Organizational Capacity
Child Focused Setting

Upcoming Trainings
4/9, 12-2PM Understanding Perpetrators of Sexual Crimes Against Children Part 1 Location: CAPstone Webinar
4/10, 12-2PM Multigenerational Childhood Victimization Location: CAPstone
4/23, 9-3:30PM Neurobiology of Trauma: Practical Approaches to Working with Sexual Assault Victims Location: DOVES
4/24, 12-2PM Clash of Experts: Fractures and Head Trauma in Court Location: CAPstone
6/26, 1-5PM Drug Testing Lab Results “What do they mean?” Location: Harms Center
For more information or to register for any of these trainings, please contact CAPstone.

Upcoming Events for CAPstone
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month!
Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign
Through the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign, the pinwheel represents the healthy starts we want for all children.
As we plant and display pinwheels this April it is a call for action to support healthy child development and child abuse prevention. We ask you to join us in this effort. www.capstonenebraska.com
You can be the energy that makes the pinwheel move!
Donate today to make a difference in the lives of children and families tomorrow!
April 11th, 10AM Planting of Pinwheels at CAPstone
April 18th, 12 PM Planting of Pinwheels in Alliance
CAPstone’s 5th Annual Superhero Run 2014
“Saving a child one run at a time.”
Saturday May 17th, 2014
Registration starts at 8AM
1K Kids Fun Run 9AM
5K Walk/Run 9:30AM
Prizes and Goodie Bags available!
Register before May 10th:
Adult $25
Child 11 years or younger $15
Family Rate $75 for two adults and two children ($10 for each additional child)
Team rate $100.00 for five adults
Additional fee will be charged for race day registration and T-shirts are not guaranteed. Flyers will be coming out soon with more information about registration

Round of Applause!
CAPstone would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the January through March 2014 Donors. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
Champion for Children ($500 and above)
Fliesbach Foundation
Quivy-Bay State Foundation
Couplamatic Systems, Inc
Truist
Guardian Angels ($250-$499)
Advocate($100-$249)
Cabela’s Return Center
Shining Star ($10-$99)
RWMC Nurses
Joan Cromer
Stephanie Hawley
Nichole Hoising
Nichole Shepard
Hilary Wasserburger

Contact Us
CAPstone 900 P St. Gering, NE 69341
(308) 632-7274
E-mail us at:
Director@capstonenebraska.com
Visit us on the web at:
www.capstonenebraska.com

Thank you for your support!