Arizona Child & Family Advocacy Network

The Arizona Child and Family Advocacy Network (ACFAN) supports advocacy centers across Arizona that help children, families, and survivors of abuse begin their journey toward healing.

We provide training, resources, and guidance to the professionals who care for children and families affected by abuse, ensuring they receive compassionate, trauma-informed support in a safe and welcoming environment.

Advocacy centers are places where children, families, and survivors can find support, healing, and hope. Instead of navigating multiple agencies on their own, families can access many of the services they need in one safe, child-friendly location.

Professionals—including law enforcement, child protection, medical providers, mental health specialists, victim advocates, and prosecutors—work together to reduce stress on families and provide coordinated care. This team approach helps children and survivors tell their story as few times as possible while receiving the support they need to heal.

Many Arizona advocacy centers also serve adult survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, and human trafficking, providing trauma-informed care for people of all ages.

Everything we do is centered on helping children and families heal while ensuring they are treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Our goals are to:

• Reduce trauma for children and families.
• Provide coordinated care in one safe, supportive place.
• Connect survivors with medical, mental health, and advocacy services.
• Support strong investigations that protect victims.
• Help hold offenders accountable while keeping survivors' well-being at the center of every decision.

ACFAN partners with advocacy centers throughout Arizona by providing:

• Training for professionals who work with children and families.
• Resources and support to strengthen local advocacy centers.
• Opportunities for centers to learn from one another and share best practices.
• Guidance to improve coordinated, trauma-informed services.
• On-site support to help centers continue providing the highest quality care.

No child or family should face the effects of abuse alone. Through collaboration, compassion, and community, Arizona's advocacy centers help children, families, and survivors find safety, begin healing, and build hope for the future.

Together, we're creating stronger communities where every child is protected, every family is supported, and every survivor has the opportunity to heal.