Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois Information

The Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) is dedicated to the development and growth of Illinois' Children's Advocacy Centers. CACI accomplishes this by offering its members a cadre of services which are rooted in the not-for-profit organization's driving principles: leadership, education and collaboration. Established in 1995, CACI is the network that coordinates and provides a comprehensive response to child abuse in Illinois. As the leading resource on child abuse issues, CACI stays abreast of the latest research and literature in the child abuse field, as well as the most child-friendly approaches in investigations and treatment of child abuse. CACI is dedicated to a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to child abuse. To that end, CACI offers discipline-specific training's to its partners in child protection throughout the year; CACI seeks opportunities to collaborate with partner agencies, such as the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Illinois Attorney General's Office, on education and public policy issues; and CACI guides its members on "best practices" in the field. CACI is a State Chapter of the National Children's Alliance and meets the national standards set by them for accreditation.