Located at the Marilyn Kapner Levin Center for
Children's Advocacy and Child Abuse Prevention
Children's Advocacy and Child Abuse Prevention
Come take a tour of your community's Children's Advocacy Center.
(PENSACOLA, January 23, 2012) – Express Employment Professionals and Pensacola Cordova Rotary are teaming up to raise funds for Gulf Coast Kid’s House by offering the community a unique opportunity to see and ride beautiful Clydesdale horses. The Express Clydesdales will be on display for viewing and rides at Gulf Coast Kid’s House, 3401 N. 12th Ave., 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, February 16. Donations of $3 or more are suggested per ride. Photos will be available for purchase as well as hot dogs, drinks and Clydesdale memorabilia. All proceeds will go to the Gulf Coast Kid’s House. Tickets available at Gulf Coast Kid's House, Express Employment Professionals and on-site.
Participate in the nationally recognized Stewards of Children course and become empowered to fight the epidemic of child sexual abuse.
Adoption Walk aimed at recruiting more foster and adoptive families - a huge success
With the media spotlight focused on another community, we should reflect on our own community and the fact that the plague of child physical and sexual abuse exists in our own backyard.
Gulf Coast Kid's House serves as a safe place for abused children to talk about abuse issues in a non-threatening environment. The key concept behind Gulf Coast Kid's House is that an abused child only has one place to go to tell his or her experience of abuse. Prior to Gulf Coast Kid’s House when a child was abused, he or she had to repeat the abuse experience at numerous agencies across Escambia County.
Representatives within Gulf Coast Kid's House work collaboratively to provide a comprehensive and child-centered response to child abuse cases. The primary focus is ensuring that children who are victims of abuse will not be traumatized by the intervention system that is intended to help and protect them. The Gulf Coast Kid’s House houses/hosts a Multidisciplinary team, which consists of many agencies.
Investigates and collects evidence. Interviews suspect and witnesses. Prepares arrest warrants, attends and testifies in court.
Investigates and collects evidence. Interviews suspect and witnesses. Prepares arrest warrants, attends and testifies in court.
Receives child abuse reports and investigate the allegations of abuse.
Conducts child forensic interviews, specialized interviews with non-offending family members, medical exams, and psychosocial assessments for victims and families.
Reviews case information. Files formal charges. Interviews victims and non-offending caretakers in preparation for court. Attends/conducts depositions. Discusses case with defense attorney and judge. Prepares and prosecutes case to resolution.
Mental health treatment for child victims, siblings, and non-offending caretakers of physically and sexually abused children. Provides crisis intervention including suicide risk assessment and referrals.