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Washoe County Child Advocacy Center Pinwheel Planting Ceremony in Honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Great Childhood Every Child Deserves  

 Please join the Washoe County Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in honoring National Child Abuse Prevention Month with a pinwheel planting ceremony on Monday, April 16, 2018 beginning at 11:00 a.m.  The ceremony will take place at the CAC and will begin with a pinwheel planting event followed by an Open House to showcase very special kids’ artwork collected during our Summer Art Drive.  

 Event:             Washoe County CAC  - Pinwheels for Prevention Ceremony and Open House

                        Monday, April 16, 2018

                        11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 Location:        2097 Longley Lane

                        Reno, Nevada 89502

 We will begin planting pinwheels at 11:30 a.m., followed by the CAC Open House that concludes at 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the work of the CAC and the resources it provides to children. 

National Child Abuse Prevention Month:
April was first declared Child Abuse Prevention Month in 1983 and since that date, communities have sought innovative ways to acknowledge the importance of strong families and healthy, happy and loved children.  The Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign is celebrated annually throughout Washoe County as an uplifting reminder of the great childhood every one of our community’s children deserve.

Washoe County Child Advocacy Center: The mission of the Washoe County Child Advocacy Center is to ensure the health and safety of the child in a child-friendly environment for the purpose of minimizing trauma, providing advocacy, and supporting effective investigations and prosecutions.  The CAC, through a coordinated Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) approach, provides direct services to child abuse victims and their non-offending caregivers. Since opening in 2014, over 1500 forensic interviews of child victims have taken place at the CAC and successful prosecutions of these difficult cases have increased dramatically. 

WASHOE COUNTY CAC SERVICES

• Forensic Interviews*
• Medical Evaluations
• Advocacy and Support
• Court Support
• Case Coordination
• Mental Health Services

The CAC also provides community education and professional development training in the areas of child abuse.

CAC Partnering Agencies

Washoe County District Attorney’s Office  

Reno Police Department       

Sparks Police Department     

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office      

Washoe County Human Services Agency

Washoe County School District Police

University of Nevada-Reno Police

Child Advocacy Medical Unit

Child Advocacy Therapy Unit

Crisis Call

AWAKEN

Washoe County Juvenile Services

For more information on the Washoe County Child Advocacy Center please visit:

https://www.washoecounty.us/da/childadvocacycenter/index.php