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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

Strengthening Early Healing: Child–Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Training
At Denver Children’s Advocacy Center, we know that healing begins with connection. That’s why we’re excited to share that four of our clinicians – Amy Bell, Samantha Mastaler, Julia Urbina, and Emily Murphy – have begun the 18-month Child–Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) training and consultation process.
We spoke with Ashley Khan, Bilingual Child and Family Therapist, about what CPP is, why it matters, and what it means for the children and families we serve.

Hope in Action: DCAC’s 2025 Impact
DCAC’s 2025 Impact When people ask what Denver Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) does, the answer is both simple and profound: we help children and families

Walking Alongside Families: An Advocate’s Perspective
Walking Alongside Families: An Advocate’s Perspective By Elizabeth Lopez, Bilingual Family Advocacy Manager, Denver Children’s Advocacy Center One of the things I value most about

Standing With Children Affected by Human Trafficking
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Learn more about how DCAC’s team partners with the Denver Anti-Trafficking Alliance to support children and youth at risk of or experiencing human trafficking.