If a child is in imminent danger or you are witnessing abuse or violence against a child, please call 911 immediately.
Child Abuse Hotlines
Hotline (instate): (800) 552-7096
Hotline (out-of-state): (804) 786-8536
Hotline (hearing-impaired): (800) 828-1120
Child Advocacy Center
The Valley Children’s Center is a nonprofit, Child Advocacy Center, designed to reduce trauma and advance recovery of abused and neglected children.
We provide services as part of a team of regional professionals dedicated to the prevention, intervention and awareness of child abuse and neglect. The team includes; law enforcement, medical personnel, child protective services, prosecution and victim-witness.
A HUGE thank you to Staunton Arby’s for their continued support of the Valley Children’s Center.
Child Abuse: Prevention - Intervention - Awareness
We Serve
Staunton
Waynesboro
Multi-Disciplinary Team
Law Enforcement, Commonwealth Attorney, Child Protective Services, Victim-Witness, Medical Personnel.
Augusta County
WHAT WE DO
The Center is based on a national Child Advocacy Center model that seeks to prevent trauma to the child caused by multiple, duplicative interviews and holds more offenders accountable through the improved prosecution of child abuse cases due to a multi-disciplinary approach. The Center offers the following services:
- Forensic Interviews by trained Certified Forensic Interview Specialists.
- Immediate crisis intervention counseling to the victim, non-offending caregivers and siblings.
- A SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) program for medical evaluations of victims to be performed locally at Augusta Health.
- Programs to enhance our community’s understanding of child abuse and neglect through public awareness campaigns and educational components in local schools.
Thank you to our Community Sponsors and Grant Funders.
Augusta Health
Verizon Wireless
