- Arizona Child Family Advocacy Network
What Is ACFAN? The Arizona Child and Family Advocacy Network provides support, training and guidance to all advocacy centers in Arizona and their professionals who coordinate services and respond to family violence and sexual assault
- Meet Us - acfan. net
After 7 years in commercial construction, he spent 13 years at Amberly’s Place, securing financial sustainability through initiatives like the Thrift Shoppe and capital campaign His leadership at ACFAN has led to landmark legislation and a growing fund that supports centers statewide, e
- Child Abuse
Bruises in different stages of healing or on parts of the body where bruises are not common? Lacerations, burns, fractures, or dislocation? Bite marks, objects or pattern shaped injuries and or abrasions? Other indicators may be the child's fear of adult contact; poor social skills, aggressive or acting out behavior, withdraw, fear of returning home Not sleeping at night Drop in grades and
- AFIT - acfan. net
For more information, please contact us at afit@acfan net We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the upcoming Advanced Forensic Interview Training (AFIT), scheduled for March 24-27, 2025 at the Maricopa County Administration Building (301 W Jefferson St , Phoenix, AZ 85003)
- Sexual Assault - Arizona Child Family Advocacy Network
A “Jane Doe Rape Kit” is the common name for the forensic evidence collected during a sexual assault examination of a victim who chooses to remain anonymous A “Jane Doe John Doe Rape Kit” enables a victim to have forensic evidence collected without revealing identifying information Victims are given a code number they can use to identify themselves if they choose to report later, and
- Domestic Violence - Arizona Child Family Advocacy Network
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically Many times, people
- Human Trafficking
Under U S federal law, “severe forms of trafficking in persons” includes both sex trafficking and labor trafficking: Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purposes of a commercial sex act, in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to
- Elder Abuse - Arizona Child Family Advocacy Network
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) estimates that up to 5 million seniors suffer from abuse every year That being said, the exact numbers remain unclear as elder abuse often goes unreported The WHO estimates that just 1 out of 24 elder abuse cases gets reported Elder abuse is a nationwide issue that affects millions of people each year Researchers and advocates collect data and compile
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