April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Our Mission
Our mission is to Prevent Abuse, Strengthen Families, and Restore Childhood.
About 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys will experience sexual abuse at some point in childhood.
Denver Department of Human Services responded to over 4400 reports of child abuse last year.
We provided 4,796 mental health treatment sessions and 740 forensic interviews last year.
Help DCAC raise awareness this April!
Every year, DCAC’s Hope Starts Here campaign asks our community to join us in raising funds to support our work.
News and Updates
The Journey of Healing: Inside DCAC’s Treatment Team
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month
When a child walks through the doors of Denver Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC), they are often facing one of the most difficult moments in their life. What happens next is something many people never see, but it’s where healing begins.
At DCAC, our Treatment Team meets children and families in that moment and walks alongside them as they begin to rebuild a sense of safety, trust, and hope.
Meet the Prevention Team: The People Helping Kids Stay Safe, Heard, and Empowered
At Denver Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC), prevention isn’t just a program – it’s a commitment to creating a community where children feel safe, supported, and empowered to use their voices.
Behind this work is a passionate team of educators and advocates who show up every day to teach, listen, and connect. Their work reaches thousands of children each year, but the impact goes far beyond numbers. It’s in the confidence a child finds to speak up. It’s in the tools a caregiver gains to have hard conversations. It’s in the small, powerful moments that help kids feel seen and valued.
We asked members of our prevention team to share what drives them and what they want children, families, and communities to know.
Prevention Starts Early: How DCAC Is Reaching Kids, Families, and Schools Across Denver
At Denver Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC), prevention is at the heart of everything we do. While we are here for children and families in the
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*Statistics taken from the Centers for Disease Control and the Denver Department of Human Services.