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The CAC of Suffolk County supports the health and wellbeing of the children and families of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Each month we'll share highlights and updates to help you better understand how you are part of the healing and justice we see every day. 

2022 was a year of coming back together and growth for the CAC. And our Impact Report highlights all the ways we did just that.

Scroll through the Report to learn:

• how many children and families were referred to the CAC
• how we expanded our reach across Suffolk County
• how we took our expertise across the county and the country
• who we partnered with
• how your generous support helped children who have experienced abuse and exploitation
• and so much more!

It's not too late to participate in one of our many Child Abuse Awareness Month events or trainings!

Trainings

• 4/18 - Safety Over Silence Workshop - Boston Public Library (Central Branch @ Copley Place)
• 4/20 - Safety Over Silence Workshop - Winthrop Public Library
• 4/26 - Stop Block Talk training
• 4/27 - Safety Over Silence Workshop - Boston Public Library (Brighton Branch)

Month-long Fundraisers

Blaze Pizza BU Location - 20% donation for online orders using code 1248C

Pazza on Porter - 10% donation for all burrata and espresso martini orders

Check out the full calendar of events!

March Highlight

Representatives from our Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) attended Massachusetts Children's Alliance's CAC/MDT Summit! They spent the day together discussing trauma-informed practice and learning about the evolution and direction of MA's groundbreaking response to commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) - a workshop co-facilitated by the Executive Director of MACA, Tom King, and our own SEEN Program Manager, Sheelah Gobar!

Pictured are our SEEN (Support to End Exploitation Now) Case Coordinator & Program Manager, MDT Coordinator & Forensic Interviewers, Mental Health Clinician, DCF Response Workers, and Deputy Superintendent Harris of Boston Police Department's Crimes Against Children Unit, along with our Training Program Manager.

Staff Spotlight

Dr. Adine Latimore is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s SANE Program. For the last 17 years, she has worked as the Pediatric SANE as part of the CAC's Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). As a part of this team, Adine conducts forensic examinations for children who have been sexually abused. Her role also includes medical consultation to the MDT, child health assessment and management, and patient education with a focus on child health and well-being. 

"We are specially trained advance practice nurses that provide expert care to CAC patients. When children leave the CAC, they can breathe again. They have the reassurance that their bodies are ok, their bodies are normal and healthy, not broken." ―Adine