Category Archives: In the News

Shaniya Davis Timeline Events from the Fayetteville Observer

Click her for a link to all of the Fayetteville Observer’s online coverage of the Shaniya Davis story – http://fayobserver.com/special/topics/shaniya-davis/shaniya-davis.aspx

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Chief District Court Judge Anna Elizabeth Keever “One In A Generation Kind of Judge”

By Patricia Timmons-GoodsonAssociate Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina Click here for the story – Judge Keever – One in a Generation Kind of Judge

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E.E. Smith students to perform drama about Child Abuse…

I Just Wanna Tell Somebody Flyer PDF

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Why Child Advocacy Centers Work

by Risa Ferman, District Attorney, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania via Huffingtonpost.com Read the article here.

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Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence Presents…

Final Recommendations to Attorney General The Attorney General’s Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence has released its final recommendations for a national response to address children’s exposure to violence. The report emphasizes prevention and intervention and underscores the importance … Continue reading

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After the Conviction: The Legacy of the Jerry Sandusky Case

by Teresa Huizar, Executive Director of the National Children’s Alliance Read her blog here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teresa-huizar/after-the-conviction-the-_b_1970729.html

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Congratulations to Judge Beth Keever, CAC’s Board Chairwoman

Beth Keever, Cumberland county’s Chief District Court Judge and the Child Advocacy Center’s Board Chairwoman, receives national award. Click here to read the article from Fayetteville Observer staff writer Paul Woolverton.

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When a boy is sexually abused by a woman…

‘people do not often recognize the harm’ Click here to read the article by Keith L. Alexander from the Washington Post. Published: September 2

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Report on Well-Being of Nation’s Children Released

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has released its annual report, “America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being.” Among the findings from this year’s assessment, both adolescent births and violent crime victimization declined. The report … Continue reading

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Parents’ Fighting May Have Long-Lasting Effect on Kids

But if conflict is handled constructively, children’s sense of security stays intact, research suggests. By Jenifer Goodwin HealthDay Reporter http://healthfinder.gov/news/printnewsstory.aspx?docID=665722

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