The Center for Child and Family Advocacy is focused on the treatment and prevention of child abuse. Our comprehensive approach enables our multi-disciplinary team of experts to provide each survivor and their families with the personalized care they need to heal, while working to eliminate the damage that child abuse afflicts on society as a whole. Our approach has transformed the system with remarkable results. Many agencies now work together as one team and now more than ever, a promise of hope is made for all children and families who turn to us in a time of crisis. Watch our story.

Mission - Our mission is to foster a safe community by breaking the cycle of violence through coordinated, comprehensive services in the treatment and prevention of child abuse and domestic violence.

Vision - Our vision is to be a national leader in the prevention and intervention of child abuse and domestic violence.

Promise - At The Center for Child and Family Advocacy, we PROMISE:

Each day in this country, an average of three children die as a result of abuse. In addition, hundreds of thousands of children live with the pain of their physical injuries and the trauma of the emotional scars. The Center, a joint partnership of Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence was born out of the belief that we can do more for abused children and domestic violence victims. Today that belief is translated into a community vision that transforms the way systems respond to victims of family violence.

The Center offers hope and healing as it treats child abuse and domestic violence victims, providing long-term therapeutic support for them and their non-offending family members. The Center brings together a dedicated child abuse medical team, therapists, law enforcement, child welfare workers, prosecutors and domestic violence advocates to provide comprehensive treatment for these families.

By bringing these key agencies and services under one roof for the first time, The Center:

• Increases the effectiveness of services to child abuse victims;
• Reduces the child abuse victim's trauma and expedites recovery; and
• Prevents further child abuse.