Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children

Advocates for Children who are Victims
of Child Abuse and Neglect in Georgia

A peron is a person, no matter how smallAbout one in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect annually. Experts estimate that one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before their 18th birthday. The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children promotes the safety and well-being of children through advocacy in the community and the identification, assessment and prevention of child abuse.

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Telemedicine and Distance Learning Network
Child advocacy center staff, medical professionals, and children and families throughout Georgia can access the center's services and support through the new Child Protection Telemedicine and Distance Learning Network.

Training
Participate in one of the center's webinars. Click here to view upcoming training opportunities.

     
 
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A National Leader

Recognized at a state and national level as a child advocacy center for child abuse and neglect, the Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children located on the Children's at Scottish Rite and Children's at Hughes Spalding campuses provides forensic medical evaluations and conducts interviews of suspected victims of child abuse throughout Georgia. We are:

  • Accredited by the National Children’s Alliance
  • A full member of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia and the National Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers

What is a Child Advocacy Center?

The Center for Safe and Healthy Children is a child advocacy center that provides services in a safe, child-friendly environment by a team of professionals with extensive pediatric experience. Services include:

  • Comprehensive medical and forensic evaluations
  • Professiona l training
  • Community education and research
  • Collaborative partnerships within the community