Navajo County Show Low Family
Advocacy Center
Welcome .. The Navajo County Family Advocacy Centers (FAC) were established to provide a coordinated, multi-disciplinary and humane approach to cases of child abuse and sexual assault. The FACs offer a welcoming homelike atmosphere the FAC puts children at ease, increases the effectiveness of the investigative process and greatly reduces the trauma to children during the investigations.
The FACs are a safe, secure and caring environment that focuses on the needs of the victims they serve. The FACs are committed to providing victims and their families with a safe setting to assist in addressing and overcoming the trauma of their experience and break the cycle of violence that destroys families.
FAC is unique in that it provides:
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Victim friendly and victim safe environment.
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Reduces the investigation time for all agencies involved.
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Reduces the number of interviews from as many as five to one per case, while at the same time increasing the quality of investigations.
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Eliminates travel time for victims and significantly reduces travel for all service providers.
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Improves coordination of multi-disciplinary teams: medical evaluation, forensic interviews, law enforcement, child protective service investigation, and prosecution.
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Increases the number of convictions.
CPS CENTRAL HOTLINE NUMBER
1-888-SOS-child (1-888-767-2445)
For more information, or if you would like to make a donation contact Sandra Angelo at: 928-532-6231
"Healing Starts Here"