Fact Sheet

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• In 2000 – 466 Children helped
• In 2009 – 1162 Children helped
This reflects 250% growth

Childhelp Tennessee Operates Two Programs

• Child Advocacy – This center located on Kingston Pike serves the Knoxville and surrounding community with a child friendly facility for investigation of child sexual abuse.

• Foster Care – The Foster Family Agency is located in on a 50 acre farm in the Seymour community and helps children who have been removed from their families because of abuse, neglect, substance abuse or poor parenting skills that resulted in an unsafe environment.

Child Advocacy Centers Save 36% on Investigation Costs
The National Children’s Advocacy Center and National Children’s Alliance released a study showing investigations conducted in connection with a Child Advocacy Center (CAC) were 36% less expensive than traditional investigations. The Crimes Against Children Research Center reports that CACs are very successful at what they were designed to do, which is coordinate investigations of child abuse by bringing police, child protection, medical and mental health professionals together to help families in a child-friendly environment. This collaborative effort is successfully resulting in reduced expenses for all those agencies involved, in higher quality care and in less overall trauma for the children.

Childhelp Embraces Attachment & Trauma Based Therapy
Childhelp Tennessee provides professional therapy to help children recover from the trauma of sexual abuse or from being removed from their family. The use of evidence based treatments has enabled Childhelp Tennessee to achieve positive outcomes for children in their care.

Partnering Organizations
Childhelp Tennessee partners with local law enforcement agencies, Child Protective Services, the District Attorney’s office, as well as medical and therapeutic professionals to review each abuse case.

Facts
• Every day Childhelp Tennessee receives calls to place abused and neglected children in foster care, but simply do not have enough foster parents to help these at risk children.
• Childhelp was founded in 1959 by Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson. It is one of the leading national organizations dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect with a focus on prevention, intervention and treatment.
• The Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD, operates 24/7 and receives calls from the U.S., Canada, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam.  

Child Advocacy Center Statistics:
• 45% of the children served in 2009         were between 0 and 6 years of age
• 70% of the children served were for        child sexual abuse, 30% for severe physical abuse, neglect or drug endangerment
• 468 on-site forensic interviews were conducted in 2009
• 147 medical examinations were    administered in 2009

Foster Family Agency Statistics:
• In 2009, 20% of the children in our care  were adopted by their forever parents
• In 2008, over 50 training sessions were provided for area foster families
• In 2008, over $10,000 was spent on   personal items for children in our care        such as clothing and toiletries

• 66% of the Advocacy Center budget is dependent on support from the community     via donations, grants, and annual giving.
• The Family Foster Agency has a contract  with the State of Tennessee. However, the contract does not cover approx. $50,000         of the full cost of the program annually.
• Childhelp is a good steward of donor     funds. In 2009, 91.5 cents out of every      dollar raised went directly to program    support.

Fact Sheet

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PDF

• In 2000 – 466 Children helped
• In 2009 – 1162 Children helped
This reflects 250% growth

Childhelp Tennessee Operates Two Programs

• Child Advocacy – This center located on Kingston Pike serves the Knoxville and surrounding community with a child friendly facility for investigation of child sexual abuse.

• Foster Care – The Foster Family Agency is located in on a 50 acre farm in the Seymour community and helps children who have been removed from their families because of abuse, neglect, substance abuse or poor parenting skills that resulted in an unsafe environment.

Child Advocacy Centers Save 36% on Investigation Costs
The National Children’s Advocacy Center and National Children’s Alliance released a study showing investigations conducted in connection with a Child Advocacy Center (CAC) were 36% less expensive than traditional investigations. The Crimes Against Children Research Center reports that CACs are very successful at what they were designed to do, which is coordinate investigations of child abuse by bringing police, child protection, medical and mental health professionals together to help families in a child-friendly environment. This collaborative effort is successfully resulting in reduced expenses for all those agencies involved, in higher quality care and in less overall trauma for the children.

Childhelp Embraces Attachment & Trauma Based Therapy
Childhelp Tennessee provides professional therapy to help children recover from the trauma of sexual abuse or from being removed from their family. The use of evidence based treatments has enabled Childhelp Tennessee to achieve positive outcomes for children in their care.

Partnering Organizations
Childhelp Tennessee partners with local law enforcement agencies, Child Protective Services, the District Attorney’s office, as well as medical and therapeutic professionals to review each abuse case.

Facts
• Every day Childhelp Tennessee receives calls to place abused and neglected children in foster care, but simply do not have enough foster parents to help these at risk children.
• Childhelp was founded in 1959 by Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson. It is one of the leading national organizations dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect with a focus on prevention, intervention and treatment.
• The Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD, operates 24/7 and receives calls from the U.S., Canada, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam.  

Child Advocacy Center Statistics:
• 45% of the children served in 2009         were between 0 and 6 years of age
• 70% of the children served were for        child sexual abuse, 30% for severe physical abuse, neglect or drug endangerment
• 468 on-site forensic interviews were conducted in 2009
• 147 medical examinations were    administered in 2009

Foster Family Agency Statistics:
• In 2009, 20% of the children in our care  were adopted by their forever parents
• In 2008, over 50 training sessions were provided for area foster families
• In 2008, over $10,000 was spent on   personal items for children in our care        such as clothing and toiletries

• 66% of the Advocacy Center budget is dependent on support from the community     via donations, grants, and annual giving.
• The Family Foster Agency has a contract  with the State of Tennessee. However, the contract does not cover approx. $50,000         of the full cost of the program annually.
• Childhelp is a good steward of donor     funds. In 2009, 91.5 cents out of every      dollar raised went directly to program    support.