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The NM Children’s Alliance is an accredited chapter of the NCA made up of children’s advocacy centers (CACs) in NM. A program of the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (NMCSAP) as of 2019.

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Great Multidisciplinary Team Meeting in Hobbs yest Great Multidisciplinary Team Meeting in Hobbs yesterday! Lea County CAC (part of Cavern City CAC’s network of services) and their MDT partners are a committed group passionate about helping kids and families to heal from abuse. Whether your “why” is based on a personal experience or it’s your calling to do this work, you are a valuable member of the team. Thanks for the warm welcome! 💙😊#nmcacs #EndChildAbuse #EndChildSexualAbuse #SupportSurvivors @senm_cac
#repost Great reminder about boundaries and consen #repost Great reminder about boundaries and consent from our CAC based in Las Cruces! 💚💙#nmcacs • @lapinonsars 🍀Happy Saint Patricks Day! Reminding all of you that before you Kiss someone who may be Irish or Pinch someone for not wearing green, that no matter the day, CONSENT is still Important! Consent First, Consent ALWAYS.🍀 

#YESMEANSYES 
#Consent
#StartsWithUsNM
#repost Great opportunity to work at our member CA #repost Great opportunity to work at our member CAC in beautiful Taos! 💙⛰🤩• @taoscav Visit https://taoscav.org/job-listings to learn more and see if one of these positions may be right for you!
#repost “You will get past this.”Mental health #repost “You will get past this.”Mental health support can make a big difference! 💙#nmcacs • @thecacnemo Before and after therapy. 💖

Artwork by a child survivor in a therapy session.

#therapy #childabusesurvivor #childadvocacy #healing #artwork #art
#repost Be the person who a child trusts! 💙• #repost Be the person who a child trusts! 💙• @rayofhopeac There are a lot of reasons why kids might not disclose abuse -- but if a child trusts you enough to tell you their story -- remain calm, believe them, and make a report. 

It could save their life.

#BelieveThem | #SupportSurvivors | #HealthyKids | #SafeKids | #HealthyFamilies | #BeTheOne | #WeAreRayofHope
#repost 💙Happy International Women’s Day! • #repost 💙Happy International Women’s Day! • @chicagocac “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” 
-Maya Angelou

Happy International Women’s Day to all women and girls across all intersections! 

Today we #EmbraceEquity by acknowledging Women are not a monolith and should be celebrated for our diversity. Whether you’re transgender or cisgender, we celebrate all women and girls today and every day.
#repost “You have to act as if it were possible #repost “You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time. - Angela Davis” 💯💙• @aapiwomenlead For Motivational Monday, we are heeding these words from Dr. Angela Davis. Our team has been tracking everything happening in the news—anti-trans attacks in our legislation, migrant child labor, state violence, xenophobia, just to name a few—and it is so exhausting and enraging to hear all these things happening. But we must affirm each other that our communities have the power to make changes and create safe communities where we can thrive. Thanks for joining us in that journeys, and thank you, Dr. Davis, for reminding us.
Happy to be able to visit the CAC based in Valenci Happy to be able to visit the CAC based in Valencia County @vssbelieves this week to attend their MDT orientation and mandated reporter training! Also got to see the beautiful SANE waiting area and a fun surprise on the wall.😻Valencia County CAC is working with nurses from Albuquerque SANE Collaborative to provide medical and forensic services for kids onsite, expanding access and making it easier to get care in their home community. Great team work!💙🤩#nmcacs #EndChildAbuse #EndChildSexualAbuse #SANE #SexualAssaultNurse
#repost Resilience, relationships, knowledge, comm #repost Resilience, relationships, knowledge, communication, and support are all protective factors that have been shown to increase family strengths, enhance child development, and reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. Because every month is #ChildAbusePreventionMonth. 💙#nmcacs #FactFriday #DidYouKnow #EndChildAbuse #healing #hope #justice #ProtectiveFactors • @hawaiicjc Help reduce the risk of child abuse & neglect.  #childrensjusticecenter #childrensjusticecenterhawaii
Great Multidisciplinary Team onboarding training t Great Multidisciplinary Team onboarding training today hosted by the CAC at @casa.chaves! MDT partners learned about the basics of the CAC model, forensic interviews, and best practice standards for collaborative child abuse investigations. Advocates, mental health professionals, child protective services, medical providers, law enforcement, and prosecutors came together to share about their unique roles on the team. There also may have been a guest appearance by a 🐶! 💙#nmcacs #hope #healing #justice #EndChildAbuse #collaboration
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#repost We 💙 advocates!!! #nmcacs • @childhav #repost We 💙 advocates!!! #nmcacs • @childhaven_nm The work of the Children's Advocacy Center is very child-centered, but what many people don't know is that we also support the whole family in these times of crisis. When a child comes to the CAC, they are able to speak to a trained Forensic Interviewer. Meanwhile, the family or nonoffending caregiver is also in need of essential support. We can meet that need.
 
Here is what sometimes happens: A child makes a disclosure of abuse that has ramifications for the whole family, sometimes leaving them without housing and other living essentials. Our Family Advocates then step in to help ensure families have resources like housing, food, clothing, and support at court hearings. We also offer therapy services to the family members because they have to heal as well. 
 
Ultimately, we know that children thrive best in safe and loving homes. Therefore, we do all we can to support the safe family members and caregivers of these children so that they can provide that safe and loving environment for the child themselves. We want families to thrive and it requires support for everyone to make that happen. When you support Childhaven, you support the work of helping entire families heal and move forward.
🌱We’re growing! 🌱 We are so happy to annou 🌱We’re growing! 🌱 We are so happy to announce that Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services has been accepted as a new developing member CAC of our state chapter! 🥳Based in Silver City and serving Grant County & surrounding areas as needed, we look forward to strengthening the response to child abuse in New Mexico with our newest member. 💙#nmcacs #hope #healing #justice #nmleg #nmpol @silver_regional_sass
Thank you to @solacesexualassaultservices for host Thank you to @solacesexualassaultservices for hosting our quarterly NMCA meeting! It was great to see all of our member CACs and hear updates from our partners at @cyfd_nm, CVRC, and @natlchildrensalliance during our meeting.💙#nmcacs
Children’s Advocacy Centers, sexual assault serv Children’s Advocacy Centers, sexual assault service providers, sexual violence prevention educators, and SANE (sexual assault nurse examiners) from across New Mexico are in Santa Fe advocating for Hope, healing, and justice for kids and families! 💙#nmcacs #nmpol #nmleg
Can’t wait to see our amazing network of CACs at Can’t wait to see our amazing network of CACs at our upcoming NM Children’s Alliance membership meeting! We are stronger working together.💙#nmcacs #NoFilter #SantaFe
#repost 😍🤩 Congratulations on 35 years, Carr #repost 😍🤩 Congratulations on 35 years, Carrie-Leigh! The CACs in Roswell and Artesia are helping so many kids and families thanks to your courageous and compassionate leadership. 💙#nmcacs #anniversary #EndChildAbuse #healing #hope #justice• @casa.chaves We want to wish our amazing Carrie-Leigh a huge Happy CASAversary! Thank you for 35 years of constant motivation and dedication to helping grow and improve our CASA programs and resources. We love you for being such an amazing role model and teaching us to be advocates for the kids in our community. We love you with all our hearts!

From your CASA family. ❤️ #changeachildsstory #givethemavoice #advocates #chavescountycasaprogram
#repost Our CAC based in beautiful Taos has an ope #repost Our CAC based in beautiful Taos has an open position! You can make a difference in the life of a child. 💙 #nmcacs• @taoscav Visit https://taoscav.org/job-listings to learn more and see if one of these positions may be right for you!
#repost Imagine a world where boundaries are respe #repost Imagine a world where boundaries are respected & consent is understood and valued. Our kids deserve to learn tools for healthy communication and boundaries. Let’s create strong communities in New Mexico! 💙• @nmcsap HB43 would require that all NM students are taught about affirmative consent. Join us imagining a brighter future for NM! Tell us what it would look like to live in a world where everyone has learned about and respects consent!
Comment below or DM us and we will post the responses next week! 💙
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#YesMeansYes #nmleg #nmpol
#repost January is #HumanTraffickingAwareness mont #repost January is #HumanTraffickingAwareness month. #DidYouKnow that commercial sexual exploitation (CSEC) does not need to include force, fraud, or coercion? • @traffickinghappenspa Children cannot legally consent to having sex. 

A child who exchanges sex for something of value (whether for money, shelter, food, protection, etc.) is a victim of a crime. 

Learn the TRUTH about #ChildSexTrafficking by following @traffickinghappenspa and check out our downloadable resources: https://pcv.pccd.pa.gov/HT 

If you suspect someone has been a victim of human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-(888)-373-7888 or Text "HELP" or "INFO" to 233733.

#TraffickingHappensHere #TraffickingHappensPA #TraffickingSTOPSPA #humantraffickingawarenessmonth
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