Keeping Children Safe
Visit our clinics to find safe, child-friendly evaluations and resources for kids. We offer child assessments for children who may have experienced neglect or physical, emotional or sexual abuse.
The child advocacy centers at Sanford Health focus on providing comprehensive evaluations in a way that is the least traumatic for children. We emphasize collaboration within our team to ensure that the child only has to go through the stress of sharing their story one time and one time only.
We offer:
- Assessments
- Colposcopic evaluation
- Forensic medical evaluations
- Photo documentation
Our Services
We go beyond child abuse assessments. We’ll collect evidence on the child’s behalf safely and accurately while working to minimize the child’s trauma. Our team is experienced in working with legal and community resources to keep kids safe.
One of our primary concerns is recovery. We’ll help connect the child and their family to appropriate resources and programs. We can get them referrals to counselors or therapists and other treatment services. For their family, our child advocacy centers provide child abuse prevention and education programs.
Sanford Health’s child abuse services vary by location. Our main clinics are in:
- Fargo, ND—Sanford Children’s CARE Clinic
- Phone:(701) 234-4585
- Sioux Falls, SD—Child’s Voice
- Phone:(605) 333-2226
- Watertown, SD—Sanford Health Watertown Clinic
- Phone:(605) 886-1565
打电话给你附近的诊所,询问他们提供的服务。
Report Child Abuse
There are five different kinds of child abuse:
- Physical abuse: A child is physically harmed and injured.
- Sexual abuse: Any sexual activity with a child.
- Emotional abuse: Damaging a child’s self-esteem or well-being emotionally with verbal or emotional battering.
- Medical abuse: Deceiving and lying to medical providers about a child’s health, so the child is put at risk of unnecessary medical care.
- Neglect:未向儿童提供基本照料,包括食物、住所、衣服、关爱等。
If you suspect a child has been abused, find resources in your state at the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline. Call(800) 422-4453or visit他们的网站。
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What You Can Do to Prevent Child Abuse
你可以通过试着先了解你的孩子来防止虐待儿童。了解孩子们在不同的年龄会做些什么。其次,要有现实的期望,如果孩子没有达到目标,要合理对待。防止虐待儿童美国提供了这些建议和更多制止虐待儿童的方法。
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