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What a Child Can Expect on a Visit to Carolyn's Kaleidoscope Child Advocacy Center

Our Location:

219 N. Lee Street
Whiteville, NC
Phone: 910-356-0322
Fax: 910-207-6133

Carolyn’s Kaleidoscope Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is nationally accredited through the National Children’s Alliance and as a part of Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina to serve child victims in rural southeastern North Carolina including Columbus, Bladen and surrounding counties as a courtesy. A program of Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina, the CAC team meets with child victims and non-offending caregivers to assist in the investigations of allegations of sexual and physical abuse, and to increase prosecution of offenders. The CAC team works with multiple agencies throughout Bladen and Columbus counties to assess victims, provide post assessment services and assist the department of social services and law enforcement, enabling victims to find safety and cope with the negative emotions. 

Our Mission The mission of Carolyn’s Kaleidoscope Children’s Advocacy Center and the associated Multidisciplinary Team is to address and reduce trauma for victims of sexual and physical abuse and their non-offending caregivers by providing a centralized, safe, and child-friendly environment to conduct investigation and intervention services. These provided services are designed to meet the physical, emotional, mental, and behavioral needs of victims of child abuse and their non-offending caregivers.  

 Our Vision The vision of Carolyn’s Kaleidoscope Children’s Advocacy Center and the associated Multidisciplinary Team is to become a state leader in community collaboration; providing an environment of care that promotes health, healing, and hope for victims of child abuse and their non-offending caregivers. 

Services offered:

  • Forensic interviews for child and youth victims
  • Comprehensive medical evaluation by specialized medical providers rostered through the Child Medical Evaluation Program of UNC
  • Family and child advocacy
  • Trauma-focused therapy
  • Language translations for children and adults related to CAC services provided

Click here if you need to refer a child to the Child Advocacy Center (fillable .pdf form)

Send all forms to danielle.nolan@bghnc.org

 

Child Medical Evaluation Referral Form
A. Child Welfare Agency
Is a Child Welfare Agency currently involved?
(If the offender is a caregiver of the child, please ensure a CPS report has been made.)
Current CPS Assessment concerns and findings
History of:
Choose all that apply and explain more about the concerns below.
Describe any prior involvement with child welfare
B. Law enforcement agency
Has a law enforcement agency been involved?
No file selected
C. Child Information
First Name *
Last Name *
Sex assigned at birth
Gender identity
Country
Address Line 1 *
City *
State/Province *
Postal Code *
First Name *
Last Name *
Is the child currently placed with the legal guardian?
First Name *
Last Name *
Please note: Only supportive, believing, non-offending caregivers may transport to the appointment. Please make other arrangements if this criterion is not met.
Household composition
Country
Address Line 1
City
State/Province
Postal Code
Country
Address Line 1
City
State/Province
Postal Code
D. Maltreatment concerns and history
This child has been referred for a CME due to concerns for: (check all that apply).
Is there an alleged offender?
Did the child have prior medical care related to the concerns (including sexual assault medical forensic examination)?
Are the medical records included with referral?
Have Medical Records been Requested?
External medical records should be provided prior to CME to inform the medical evaluation.
FC WCC (7 Day and 30 Day for children in Foster Care):
Supplemental information
Choose which pieces of supplemental information you are including. Choose all that apply.
It is the responsibility of CPS/DCDEE to provide the medical team with the following information. Please indicate if it is included with the referral.
No file selected
General Information:
 
  • Please ensure that your client knows of the scheduled appointment- we will do reminders for all
    parties 24-48 hours before
  • Please note all investigating parties must be present at the time of the appointment. The
    absence of parties involved may result in the appointment being rescheduled. A virtual link via
    teams may be given on a case-by-case basis if the partner cannot attend in person.
  • The appointments are located at 219 N. Lee St. Whiteville, NC 28472 at their respective time
  • All appointments tend to take 2-4 hours depending on the case
  • Up to three siblings may be seen in one appointment, for more than three two days will
    be needed
  • Language translation is provided for caregivers- If the child has a language barrier,
    please contact the CAC director for more information on accommodations
  • For all questions or comments please contact CAC director Danielle Nolan
    910-356-0322 or danielle.nolan@bghnc.org

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Carolyn’s Kaleidoscope Child Advocacy Center is supported by grant project number PROJ014265, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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