for Child Protection
Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection was created to be a more thoughtful and trauma-informed response to Marion County’s neglected and abused children. In 1996, a task force of professionals and community leaders identified gaps in a previous well-intentioned, but flawed system, which required children to relive their trauma during processes that involved multiple separate agencies.
Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection was created as a solution to a comprehensive, safe and comforting environment where a child could receive a single Interview and exam conducted by trained child abuse professionals. After the necessary investigative interview process, Kimberly’s Center continues to remain child’s protective sanctuary while serving as their primary source for healing and restoration.
When abuse is suspected, children often face a confusing system of inerviews, medical visits, and investigations. Kimberly’s Center exists to ensure children are never re-victimized by the very systems meant to protect them.
Through the nationally recognized Children’s Advocacy Center model, law enforcement, medical professionals, child protection experts, and therapists work together under one roof.
Instead of telling their story multiple times, children share their experience once in a calm, child-focused environments where trained specialists listen with compassion and care. This coordinated approach protects the integrity of investigations while allowing healing to begin.
A Legacy of Compassion: Kimberly’s Center is a community-funded commitment to provide world-class forensic and therapeutic services at no cost to the caregiver or child. Each year, our trauma-trained staff provide eritical investigative and therapeutic services to more than 1,300 children affected by abuse. Our prevention team also reaches over 30,000 students in local schools, teaching safety both online and in everyday life.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Kimberly’s Center relies on the support of community partners, donors, and grants to sustain our work. Learn more about how you can support Kimberly’s Center and help make this life-saving work possible.
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Marion County Clerk of Court
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