The mission of WVCAN is to restore the lives of victims of child abuse by supporting locally-based Child Advocacy Centers in the Mountain State.
Charleston, WV
Joined December 2011
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We are half-way through the month of #High5Drive! Help your local CACs meet and exceed their goals! Donate $5 to give a High 5 to one of those brave kids! 🖐💙🧡
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This April, support your local CACs and help create a stronger, safer community for our children. Your support makes a difference. #childabusepreventionmonth
Support your local WV Child Advocacy Center today by participating in our #High5Drive! 🤚👉 wvcan.org/high5drive
Last year, 4,909 brave WV kids walked through the doors of a CAC following allegations of sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect. WVCAN is asking you to join the third annual #High5Drive by donating $5 to give a High 5 to one of those brave kids! 💙🖐
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WVCAN is wearing blue for WV kids today! We’re kicking off Child Abuse Prevention Month by visibly showing our support for preventing child abuse and neglect. 💙🧢🎽 #wearblueforWVkids #nationalchildabusepreventionmonth
Join WVCAN on Tuesday, April 1 and #WEARBLUEFORWVKIDS! 💙 Wear blue to work, to school, or running errands to show your visible support for preventing child abuse and neglect here in the mountain state. #NationalChildAbusePreventionMonth
We are so excited to share our new video all about the important work of Child Advocacy Centers in West Virginia. 🌟👏 Join WVCAN in the fight to stop child abuse. Learn how CACs protect kids every day in the Mountain State.
▶️ Watch the video: youtube.com/watch?v=8UQ6cs1F…
Under House Bill 2123, child abuse and child neglect causing injury, serious injury, or risk of death would all get increases in penalties. Olivia, WVCAN Director of Advancement, spoke to @wchs8fox11 about our mission and the uptick of children served.
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WVCAN recently released the 2024 statistics for child advocacy centers in WV. 📊👀 Over the last five years, there was a 31% increase in charges filed and an 88% increase in convictions.
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"Advocacy groups like WVCAN hope the growth of child advocacy centers across the state can make the path to justice smoother for West Virginia’s youngest residents." ✅ @WVNews247
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WVCAN recently released the 2024 statistics for child advocacy centers in WV. 📊👀 Last year, 4,702 total forensic interviews were conducted. During those interviews, 66% of children disclosed abuse.
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WVCAN recently released the 2024 statistics for child advocacy centers in WV. 📊👀 30% of children served had at least ONE reported or suspected disability.
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"Allegations of child abuse involving drug endangerment are four times higher in West Virginia than the national average, according to Child Advocacy Centers serving kids around the state." @statesnewsroom
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A child advocacy center (CAC) is a safe, child-friendly facility where child protection, criminal justice, and child treatment professionals work together to investigate abuse, hold offenders accountable, & help children heal.
👀 See our stats from 2024: tinyurl.com/2024-statistics
At these centers, staff work together to investigate abuse, hold offenders accountable and help children heal. wvva.com/2025/02/05/wvcan-re…
"In part because of the work done by child advocacy centers, 1,900 cases were closed last year, with 846 of them resulting in charges filed." Thank you @WeirtonDlyTimes for sharing stories that highlight the needs of our WV kids and families.
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“It really isn’t the stranger in the white van handing out candy. The risk to kids is coming to them in their home, or with individuals who are well known to them.” -WVCAN Interim CEO, Shiloh Woodard
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WVCAN recently released the 2024 statistics for child advocacy centers in WV. 📊👀 Last year, 95% of alleged offenders were someone the child knew.
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The 2025 NCA Leadership Conference registration is now OPEN! Join us in DC or online June 9-11, 2025. Come celebrate the Everyday Champions that help kids heal.
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"Sixteen percent of the 4,909 children who passed through West Virginia’s 21 CACs were there because of alleged drug endangerment during the 2024 fiscal year."
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WVCAN Interim CEO Shiloh Woodard spoke with @WOWK13News on drug endangerment in WV, the growing response to child abuse, and more! 🌟
🔗 2024 statistics: tinyurl.com/2024-statistics
One in 10 children will be victims of child abuse before their 18th birthday, according to the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network (WVCAN), a nonprofit that is reporting an increase in the number of abuse cases they handle across the state.
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