SAN FRANCISCO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION

CENTER

BELIEVES…

No child should ever be a victim of abuse or neglect.

The San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center prevents child abuse and minimizes its devastating impact.

OUR PURPOSE:

THE COST OF CHILD ABUSE NATIONALLY IS HUGE

Total lifetime cost of one year of confirmed cases of child

maltreatment

$124BCost breakdown per 10,000 children:• Childhood healthcare costs:

$18.9B• Adult healthcare costs:

$6.1B• Productivity losses:

$85.7B• Childhood welfare costs:

$4.4B• Criminal justice costs:

$3.9B• Special education costs:

$4.6B

Yet in San Francisco we have… reports of child abuse

each year

children exposed to violence each year and countless more

go undetected.

10,000

6,000

Reports of child abuse and neglect each year in SF

6,000

A CHILD’S CURRENT EXPERIENCEIN SAN FRANCISCO

Reports of child abuse and neglect each year in SF

6,000Of those…

Cases are substantiated

1,000

A CHILD’S CURRENT EXPERIENCEIN SAN FRANCISCO

Reports of child abuse and neglect each year in SF

6,000Of those…

Cases are substantiated

1,000Children receive best-practice forensic interviews, based on current system capacity

300Of those…

A CHILD’S CURRENT EXPERIENCEIN SAN FRANCISCO

Reports of child abuse and neglect each year in SF

6,000Of those…

Cases are substantiated

1,000Children receive best-practice forensic interviews, based on current system capacity

300receive mental health services from collaborate partners

50Of those… Of those…

A CHILD’S CURRENT EXPERIENCEIN SAN FRANCISCO

A COLLABORATIVE AND INNOVATIVE CAC

Best-practice forensic interview with team of

experts

Onsite access to pediatric care

Referral and access to network of providers for additional services

Mental-health screening

3-5 intensive mental-health

sessions

A safe place for children who are physically or sexually abused to tell their story one time, provide support and counsel to children and their families during the investigative process, and start them on a path of healing.

Of those 6,000 children…We won’t just reach 50 children…We won’t just reach 300 children…We will reach all 1000 children whose cases have been substantiated.

A CHILD’S FUTURE EXPERIENCE: THE CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Get trained and learn about child abuse and neglect.

• Help spread the word.

• Offer 9 Family Dinners, 5 Parent Workshops, and 3 Events.

Junior League volunteers will:

THANK YOU