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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.

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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.

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