Mcmahonryan Child Advocacy Site

Direct services to victims and families - a Child advocate provides a support system for the victims of Child abuse through, court assistance, mental health referrals, and offers ongoing case management services. The Child advocate works with non-offending family members and Child victims to promote healing and growth. Medical evaluations are conducted by the Child abuse referral and evaluation (care) program. Interviews are conducted at the Child Advocacy center (cac) in a Child friendly manner with professionals well versed in and sensitive to working with Child abuse victims. The organization offers individual therapy to children who have been abused. Individual, family, and group counseling to those affected by Child abouse is provided onsite.

Public awareness - increase community awareness and understanding of Child abuse. The organization has developed high five! Which is a unique, four-week Child abuse prevention program. This program is specifically designed to meet the needs of children in grades k-2 and is offered to schools in onondaga county.

Support of multidisciplinary team "mdt" - the multidisciplinary team facilitates, coordinates and integrates the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment services of Child sexual and physical abuse cases within onondaga county. The organization provides the facilities that house the mdt. The organization has large training rooms with multi-media equipment for training staff, Child abuse professionals, para-professionals, and members of the mdt.