Katie’s Journey

Friday, August 28, 2020
Katie, a 5yr Kinder student happy, energetic, and very bright!!Christmas Break: She spends a few days and nights with her cousins like she has done so many times before.When she comes home this time something is different… Katie isn’t the same. She has become sullen, not hungry even for spaghetti, her favorite. Katie begins having nightmares and won’t sleep without a light on and has frequent stomach aches and her head hurts. Her pediatrician can’t find a reason for these symptoms. Oh and now she doesn’t want to go to her cousins to play.Back to school after the break, Katie’s...... Read More

Every Child, Every Service, Every Effort

Wednesday, July 22, 2020
What is the Child Advocacy Center?Each year, countless children suffer from abuse and neglect. The Children’s Advocacy Center of Texas (CACs) was established in 1994 in an effort to enhance the sensitivity and responsiveness of our civil and criminal justice systems, thereby minimizing the impact of the trauma, for these children and their families. CACs are non-profit 501-(c) (3) organizations.What is the Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center?The NETCAC offers a safe child-friendly environment to children between the ages of 2-17 who allegedly have been sexually or severely physically abused or have been a witness to a violent crime. The children...... Read More