Toolkit – Regional Childrens Advocacy Centers

Implications of Social Media Use and Exposure to Pornography and Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): The Role of the Medical Provider

This tool equips medical providers to educate families on the dangers of social media and online risks to youth, addressing the increased exposure of children to inappropriate material through digital connectivity.

Competency Review Spreadsheet

This resource, created by SRCAC, is a practical tool for CACs to assess and track team competencies.

Centering Equity in the Multidisciplinary Response to Child Maltreatment: A Framework for CAC Case Review

This tool helps CAC leaders, MDT facilitators, and MDT representatives center equity and inclusion in case review meetings, ensuring equitable access to culturally relevant services while addressing previously ignored or harmful discussions.

Access to Medical Evaluations in Cases of Child Physical Abuse

This tool can be utilized by individual CACs and Chapters to help in shaping medical programming to address child physical abuse.

Access to Medical Evaluations in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse

This tool helps CACs and State Chapter organizations identify gaps in medical care for child sexual abuse victims and provides steps to enhance this care along the continuum.

Building and Sustaining Your Children’s Advocacy Center’s Medical Program

This toolkit aids CACs in establishing and maintaining medical programs for child abuse victims, aligning with National Children’s Alliance standards and enhancing the multidisciplinary team’s role, while guiding the assessment and improvement of medical services.

Medical Toolkit: Building and Sustaining Your Children’s Advocacy Center’s Medical Program

This toolkit, created by MRCAC in 2024, is designed to help you establish and maintain your medical program to serve victims of child abuse.