RCAC Acronym & Terminology List
This list, created by the RCACs, helps professionals and stakeholders quickly understand and navigate some of the key elements of the field.
Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatments for Child Abuse Victims
This guide, created by NCA and NRCAC in 2018, provides an overview of evidence-based mental health treatments for child abuse victims for brokers and multidisciplinary teams.
Helping Your Child Heal from Abuse
This guide, created by NCA and NRCAC in 2018, offers support for parents and caregivers dealing with child abuse, emphasizing the pivotal role they play in their child’s healing process and explaining how a CAC and MDT can provide assistance in keeping the child safe and facilitating their recovery.
NRCAC Self Care Chart
This chart, created by NRCAC in 2020, offers a variety of self-care ideas including physical, psychological, emotional, professional, and personal, while also providing space for you to write your own ideas.
WRCAC Telemental Health Resource Center
This website hub, created by WRCAC in 2019 and updated in 2024, serves to educate and inform the CAC community about Telemental Health as an option, as it is still not widely employed among CACs. The updated TMHRC reflects a focus on supporting Chapters, CAC Directors, Mental Health and Advocacy staff in implementing TMH services.
Mental Health Linkage Agreement
This sample linkage agreement created by the RCACs in 2022 is meant to serve as a resource for CACs when providing Mental Health Referral, Assessment and Treatment. Please note this is intended as a SAMPLE and should be carefully reviewed by the CAC Board of Directors or other governing entity so that it accurately reflects YOUR partnership with community agencies.
Ensuring Well Being of Children: A Comprehensive Approach to Trauma-Informed Care for CACs
This guide, created by NCA and NRCAC in 2018, offers support for CACs to help identify children in need of treatment and make referrals to evidence-based treatments that are proven to reduce trauma symptoms.