Children’s Advocacy Center now asbestos-free, more child-friendly
The Children’s Advocacy Center of the Westchester Institute for Human Development in New York has completed a redesign and three years worth of renovations. Children who have been physically or sexually abused can come to the center instead of being shuffled about from the emergency room to the police station to social services and the prosecutor’s office. The Children’s Advocacy Center aims to make reporting abuse less traumatic to the children who have already been traumatized.
Renovations included asbestos abatement that increased the project costs to $500,000. Instead of bare white walls, an interior designer and a team of volunteers transformed the space into a treehouse theme. The center is compliant with the National Children’s Alliance, a national accreditation program. Approximately 600 children are served by the Children’s Advocacy Center each year.
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