Community Outreach Education
Breaking the Silence:
A Closer Look at Child Abuse and a Discussion of What We Must Do to Protect our Children
(A Community Education Program Sponsored by the Children’s Advocacy Center of Laredo-Webb County)
Program Objectives:
- To review state laws that pertain to child abuse & neglect, focusing on the language that addresses the reporting of abuse & neglect, the penalties surrounding failure to report and immunity from prosecution when reporting
- To spotlight the benefits offered to child victims of abuse by the Children’s Advocacy Center of Laredo-Webb County and its Multidisciplinary Partner Agencies
- To afford the audience ample opportunity to discuss concerns, questions and other relevant topics related to the abuse of children
Presenters:
- District Attorney’s Office: Asst. District Attorneys Ramon Villafranca, Anali Vargas, Robert Ruiz – Special Victims Unit
- Child Protective Services: Griselda Prado, Joe Gonzalez
- Laredo Police Department: Alonzo Olivarez, Cordelia Perez – Special Victims Unit
- Children’s Advocacy Center: Sylvia Bruni
Program Agenda:
- History of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Laredo-Webb County, before and after its creation: Sylvia Bruni
- A Closer Look at Re-Victimization and the MDT Team that Protects Our Children from It: Alonzo Olivarez
- A Review of the Laws that Protect Children from Abuse-When, How and to Whom One Should Submit Reports: Griselda Prado
- Assuring Justice for the Child Victim: Ramon Villafranca
- A Final View of the Children that We Protect: Video Collection of Evidentiary Photographs of Local Child Victims
References:
- Family Code-Title 5 Chapter 261 Investigation of Report of Child Abuse & Neglect: Fam. 261.101 Persons Required to Report; Time to Report; Fam. 261.106 Immunities: Fam. 261.109 Failure to Report; Penalty
- H.B. 1041-Relating to School District Policies Addressing the Sexual Abuse of Children
- Interagency Agreement between the Children’s Advocacy Center of Laredo-Webb County and Local School Districts
- CAC Laredo-Webb County Multidisciplinary Team Working Protocols
