Hamilton Houst Child and Family Safety Center


 

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The Hamilton House provides legally sound Forensic Interviews, Sexual Assault Nurse Examinations (SANE), Advocacy and Trauma Focused Therapy for Child victims of abuse. Before Hamilton House, children of physical and sexual abuse, were taken to the police station and interviewed by a police officer or DHS investigator. Often children are told by their abuser that they will “be in trouble” if they tell. A trip to the police station confirms what they were told and makes disclosure less likely. If a sexual assault exam was needed, these children were taken to Springdale and hour and half away. In addition to the abuse, they were further traumatized by the system designed to protect them. Hamilton House provides a safe, child-friendly environment where children can “tell their story”. The Hamilton House staff are trained specifically for situations like this and have nurses and workers that are able to evaluate these children in private without the embarrassment of going through a crowded ER or police station. They are trained to provide exams, comfort and love to these children who have gone through unspeakable acts of violence and often times are not trusting of adults since the acts are, more often than not, committed by people they know and trust. Last year alone, The Hamilton House provided services to more than 800 children in a 5 county area.
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