The purpose of New Jersey Children’s Alliance is to promote the development, growth and continuation of Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC’s) and related initiatives throughout the State of New Jersey, through the promotion of networking, communication, training, mentoring and advocacy of public policy.
The New Jersey Children’s Alliance promotes the standards for accreditation for Children’s Advocacy Centers as established and updated by the National Children’s Alliance and seeks to encourage full accreditation of CAC’s in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey and to mentor development of CAC’s.
Further, the purpose of the New Jersey Children’s Alliance is to seek and receive funding from the National Children’s Alliance and other sources and make those funds available to its members while complying with all of grant source requirements, and sustaining itself
The New Jersey Children’s Alliance seeks to provide and promote education of communities including, but not limited to, law enforcement, social workers, prosecution, medical professionals, victim advocates, mental health professionals, educators, media and legislators regarding the CAC response to criminal child abuse and the vital importance of the multi-disciplinary team which is integral to all CAC’s.
New Jersey Children's Alliance, Inc.
New Jersey Children’s Alliance is a statewide non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote and support communities in providing a coordinated investigation and comprehensive response to victims of criminal child abuse. New Jersey Children's Alliance is the New Jersey Chapter of National Children's Alliance (NCA). NCA is a membership organization providing support, training and technical assistance to Children’s Advocacy Centers, multidisciplinary teams, and professionals across the country.
Children’s Advocacy Centers offer a child-focused way of serving abused children through a comprehensive approach to services for victims and their families. These programs are designed by professionals and volunteers responding to the needs of their own communities. Children’s Advocacy Centers stress coordination of investigation and intervention services by bringing together professionals and agencies as a multidisciplinary team to create a child-focused approach to child abuse cases. The goal is to ensure that children are not revictimized by the very system designed to protect them.
NJCA Listing Contact Information
Links to Children's Advocacy Center web-sites, New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services, Northeast Regional CAC, National Children's Alliance, and New Jersey Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Centers
Each of New Jersey's 21 counties has a fully functioning MDT