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Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence
Mission: Promote a culturally appropriate multidisciplinary response to child maltreatment throughout alaska.
Programs: Childfirst forensic interviewing of children training was conducted 3 times in 2015. A total of 86 law enforcement, child protection workers, mental health providers, prosecutors, and child advocacy center staff from around alaska. Also, provided was the biennial alaska conference on child maltreatment. This year's theme was growing safe and healthy children, and included a 3 day conference followed by 2 post conference days. A total of 238 individuals were registered for this conference, including medical providers, advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, mental health providers, child protective service workers, and forensic interviewers.
subgrants were awarded and administered to 5 accredited alaskan child advocacy centers, allowing them to provide training for their multidiscipli8nary team members, provide support and advocacy for non offending caregivers, and provide others services. Ongoing support and training was provided to all 12 child advocacy centers in alaska.