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RFP ID:
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10000068
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Status:
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Closed
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Title:
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Child Advocacy Center - Region # 5
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Proposal Due Date:
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2/21/2013
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Start Date:
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7/1/2013
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End Date:
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9/30/2014
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Description:
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Advocacy Centers are neutral, safe and child appropriate locations where multidisciplinary teams investigate disclosures of child sexual or severe physical
abuse. These multidisciplinary teams are made up of law enforcement officers, child protective service personnel, medical and mental health, victim assistance, prosecutors, and advocates. Children who have disclosed abuse are interviewed by a forensic interviewer at such centers. The multidisciplinary approach to child abuse assessments is designed with the intention of reducing the secondary trauma associated with the disclosure and subsequent investigation of abuse.
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