About the Wicomico Child Advocacy Center

The Wicomico Child Advocacy Center provides Wicomico County a safe, trauma-informed, child focused response to child maltreatment through assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment and promotes public education and prevention.

Applying a national recognized best practice model, the Wicomico Child Advocacy Center offers a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) approach representing child protective services, law enforcement, medical and mental health services, prosecution, and family advocacy. Members of the MDT include:

• Licensed, credentialed social workers; licensed, credentialed, and board-certified social work supervisors; and a victim/family advocate certified in victim assistance services from the Wicomico County Department of Social Services.
• Trained, credentialed detectives from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office  and the Salisbury Police Department.
• Licensed, credentialed, and peer-reviewed medical providers: through TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.
• Licensed therapists certified in trauma-focused therapy from Life Crisis Center.
• Licensed, credentialed prosecutors from the Office of the State’s Attorney for Wicomico County.

For more information, contact the CAC.

About Child Advocacy Centers

“A Children’s Advocacy Center offers high-quality care so abused children can thrive. At a CAC, a coordinated team of experts in medicine, law enforcement, victim advocacy, mental health, and other disciplines holds offenders accountable and helps children and families heal in a comprehensive, seamless way so no future is out of reach.” (National Children’s Alliance)

For more Information:

• Maryland Children’s Alliance
• National Children’s Alliance
• National Children’s Advocacy Center
• Southern Regional Children’s Advocacy Center