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Subject: Re: Federal CAC funding cut! Action requested for West Virginia CAC's!
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:51:06 -0400
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Please Act Now (or make a call by Monday afternoon, 3/19/2012): CAC Funding
in Jeopardy Across the Nation
Dear friends and colleagues,
Statistics tell us that 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will be sexually abused
before reaching age 18. All of these children need and deserve an
opportunity to receive assistance and begin the healing process, because we
know all too well what the future holds for them if they do not. "Adverse
childhood experiences" - the term of art used to describe child abuse and
related adverse experiences - have been shown in study after study to result
in significant physical and psychological impairments, including:
. Alcoholism and alcohol abuse; Illicit drug use and IV drug abuse
. Depression, anxiety, hallucinations and suicide
. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Ischemic heart
disease
. Sexually transmitted diseases
. Early mortality (before age 65)
And these are but a few of the numerous, deleterious - and preventable -
results.
Children's Advocacy Centers are a critical component of early, effective and
efficient intervention designed to create a sense of safety and security for
the children and emphasize the coordination of investigation and
intervention services by bringing together professionals and agencies as a
multidisciplinary team to create a child-focused approach to child abuse
cases. Our own Children's Advocacy Center, Safe Haven, has served over 600
abused children since its inception in 2006. Working with law enforcement,
prosecutors, child protective services, medical providers, victim advocates,
and mental health professionals, Safe Haven Child Advocacy Center works to
ensure that our community is safer, offenders are held accountable, and
child victims heal.
Children's Advocacy Centers throughout West Virginia and the nation depend
on the funding provided by the Victims of Child Abuse Act for services,
technical assistance, training, and in the case of many of the smaller,
rural centers, for their very existence. Supported on a bi-partisan basis
by Congress since 1994 to help child victims of abuse, this funding is now
threatened since, inexplicably, it was not included in the President's FY13
budget. Given recent media attention to child sexual abuse cases in places
without Children's Advocacy Centers, now is not the time to eliminate
funding for this effective response in our own community and in 750 others
around the country.
In 2011, West Virginia CACs provided 1996 forensic interviews for child
victims of abuse as well as an array of other services for those children,
their caregivers, and the community at large. We need your help in calling
on Congress to fund the Victims of Child Abuse Act at $20 million for FY13
to ensure that this vital work continues. We can change the outcome of these
children's lives-but we cannot do it alone.
What can I do to help?
Ask your Representative to sign the Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Rep. Davis
(D-IL).
HOUSE Dear Colleague letter in support of funding the Victims of Child Abuse
Act at $20 million for FY13.
Find your representative here: www.house.gov
Ask your Senator to sign the Sen. Kerry (MA-D) and Sen. Baucus (MT-D)
SENATE Dear.
Colleague letter in support of funding the Victims of Child Abuse Act at $20
million for FY13.
Find your Senators here: www.senate.gov
Thanks for any attention to this matter-
Victoria Slater-Madert, MSW
Child and Family Services Supervisor
Children's Home Society of West Virginia
653 Winchester Ave.
Martinsburg, WV 25401
ph: 304.264.0225 fx: 304.264.2084
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in
Jeopardy Across the Nation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dear friends
and colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Statistics
tell us that 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will be sexually abused before
reaching age 18. All of these children need and deserve an =
opportunity to
receive assistance and begin the healing process, because we know all =
too well
what the future holds for them if they do not. “Adverse =
childhood
experiences” – the term of art used to describe child abuse =
and
related adverse experiences – have been shown in study after study =
to
result in significant physical and psychological impairments, =
including:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>·</span><span
style=3D'font-size:7.0pt'>  =
; </span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Alcoholism and alcohol =
abuse; Illicit
drug use and IV drug abuse</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>·</span><span
style=3D'font-size:7.0pt'>  =
; </span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Depression, anxiety, =
hallucinations
and suicide</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>·</span><span
style=3D'font-size:7.0pt'>  =
; </span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Chronic obstructive =
pulmonary disease
(COPD); Ischemic heart disease</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>·</span><span
style=3D'font-size:7.0pt'>  =
; </span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sexually transmitted =
diseases</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>·</span><span
style=3D'font-size:7.0pt'>  =
; </span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Early mortality (before age =
65)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>And these
are but a few of the numerous, deleterious – and preventable =
–
results. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><b><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p><=
/p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><b><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Children’s
Advocacy Centers</span></b><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> are
a critical component of early, effective and efficient intervention =
designed to
create a sense of safety and security for the children and emphasize the
coordination of investigation and intervention services by bringing =
together
professionals and agencies as a multidisciplinary team to create a
child-focused approach to child abuse cases. Our own =
Children’s
Advocacy Center, Safe Haven, has served over 600 abused children since =
its
inception in 2006. Working with law enforcement, prosecutors, =
child
protective services, medical providers, victim advocates, and mental =
health
professionals, Safe Haven Child Advocacy Center works to ensure that our
community is safer, offenders are held accountable, and child victims =
heal.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Children’s
Advocacy Centers throughout West Virginia and the nation depend on the =
funding
provided by the Victims of Child Abuse Act for services, technical =
assistance,
training, and in the case of many of the smaller, rural centers, for =
their very
existence. Supported on a bi-partisan basis by Congress since 1994 =
to
help child victims of abuse, this funding is now threatened since,
inexplicably, it was not included in the President’s FY13 budget.
Given recent media attention to child sexual abuse cases in places
without Children’s Advocacy Centers, now is not the time to =
eliminate
funding for this effective response in our own community and in 750 =
others
around the country.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><span style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>In =
2011,
West Virginia CACs provided 1996 forensic interviews for child victims =
of abuse
as well as an array of other services for those children, their =
caregivers, and
the community at large. We need your help in calling on Congress =
to fund
the Victims of Child Abuse Act at $20 million for FY13 to ensure that =
this
vital work continues. We can change the outcome of these =
children’s
lives—but we cannot do it alone.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>What
can I do to help?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ask
your Representative to sign the Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Rep. Davis =
(D-IL)</span><span
style=3D'font-family:Symbol'>·</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>HOUSE Dear
Colleague letter in support of funding the Victims of Child Abuse Act at =
$20
million for FY13.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Find
your representative here: <a =
href=3D"http://www.house.gov">www.house.gov</a> </span></span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'> Ask your Senator to sign the Sen. Kerry (MA-D) =
and
Sen. Baucus (MT-D) SENATE Dear<span =
style=3D'font-family:Symbol'>·</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify'>Colleague letter in support of funding the Victims =
of Child
Abuse Act at $20 million for FY13.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Find
your Senators here: <a =
href=3D"http://www.senate.gov">www.senate.gov</a></span></span><span
style=3D'font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'>Thanks for
any attention to this matter-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#0F243E'>Victoria =
Slater-Madert, MSW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#0F243E'>Child and Family =
Services
Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#0F243E'>Children's Home =
Society of West
Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#0F243E'>653 Winchester Ave. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#0F243E'>Martinsburg, WV =
25401<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#0F243E'>ph: 304.264.0225 fx:
304.264.2084<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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