Iowa Chapter of Children's Advocacy Centers

11/11/2025

Today, we honor you and thank you for your service. 💙

11/11/2025

🌟 Honoring Our Nurse Practitioners This Week — and Every Week 🌟

This Nurse Practitioner Week, we celebrate the extraordinary NPs who dedicate their skills, compassion, and courage to caring for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. 💙

Your work goes far beyond medical care — you provide safety, hope, and healing when it’s needed most. You listen when others can’t find the words. You advocate when voices are silenced. You help children rebuild trust and futures.

Thank you for your unwavering commitment to trauma-informed care, your advocacy for vulnerable youth, and your compassion in the face of unimaginable challenges.

You remind us that healing isn’t just about medicine — it’s about kindness, connection, and courage.

👩‍⚕️💙 This week, and always, we honor you.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Here are some Trick-or-Treat safety tips for a Spooktacular Halloween! 👻

Halloween is all about fun, costumes, and candy—but safety comes first! Here are some quick reminders to help keep little ghosts and goblins safe tonight:

🕯️ Be Seen: Add glow sticks, reflective tape, or flashlights to costumes so drivers can spot trick-or-treaters easily.
🚗 Cross Safely: Always use crosswalks and look both ways before crossing the street.
👫 Stick Together: Kids should trick-or-treat with an adult or in a group—never alone.
🍬 Check the Treats: Wait until you’re home to inspect all candy. Discard anything that’s unwrapped or looks suspicious.
🎭 Costume Comfort: Make sure costumes fit well to prevent trips and falls, and choose non-toxic face paint instead of masks that block vision.
🐾 Mind the Driveway: Drivers—go slow, stay alert, and watch for excited little ones darting out between cars.

Have fun, stay safe, and make magical memories! 🧡🍫

10/22/2025

Save the Date for the 2026 Iowa DEC Conference in Ankeny!

10/16/2025

💙 Happy Boss’s Day to the Leaders Who Make a Difference 💙

Today, we honor the incredible leaders who guide teams in one of the most challenging — and most important fields: — protecting children and supporting families impacted by abuse and neglect.

Working in child advocacy/protection requires strength, compassion, and unwavering dedication. And having a boss who leads with empathy, integrity, and a clear vision makes all the difference.

To the bosses who:
✅ Advocate fiercely for vulnerable children
✅ Support their teams through emotionally demanding work
✅ Lead with heart, courage, and resilience
✅ Never lose sight of the mission: safety, healing, and hope

Thank you for showing us what true leadership looks like. Your impact reaches further than you'll ever know. 💙

09/19/2025

Last week, on September 11th and 12th, we held our 2nd Annual MDT Conference in Des Moines.

Susan Krisko with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office provided an inspiring opening statement followed by incredible keynote and breakout session speakers.

A special thank you to our speakers, attendees, and our planning committee who spent countless hours putting the conference together.

We hope to see you all back in 2026. Save the date coming soon!

08/28/2025

Our MDT Conference is just TWO weeks away!

Registration closes TOMORROW so make sure you get your seat reserved!

There is still time to get signed up for our 2nd Annual MDT Conference on September 11th and 12th in Des Moines.

See below for additional information, including how to get registered.

We hope to see you there! ⭐💙

07/23/2025

Are you a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) in Iowa and interested in making a greater impact across the state? Our partners at the Iowa Attorney General`s Office are hiring! Please see below or reach out to their office for more information and to apply.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird seeks a Program Planner 3 in the Victim Assistance Section to serve as the Sexual Assault Forensic Response Coordinator (Registered Nurse). Description The position requires the Sexual Assault Forensic Response Coordinator to ensure the Statewide Sexual Assault Exam...

07/15/2025

There is still time to get signed up for our 2nd Annual MDT Conference on September 11th and 12th in Des Moines.

See below for additional information, including how to get registered.

We hope to see you there! ⭐💙

07/14/2025

See below for an opportunity to support a great cause and have some fun at the same time! 😊

Use the code BESOMEONE25 to take advantage of discounted Lost Island Waterpark and Lost Island Themepark tickets as a part of Be Someone Day on July 21. 🌴

Proceeds directly support the Allen Child Protection Center and its clients. Learn more at https://give.unitypoint.org/campaign/691619/donate.

07/11/2025

As this week comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to recognize our incredible Forensic Interviewers during National Forensic Interviewer Week (July 7-11) and Forensic Interviewer Day (July 12th).

For those of you that may not know, Forensic Interviewers conduct interviews with children and dependent adults who are the suspected victims of abuse. Another thing you may not know is that you can often identify a Forensic Interviewer outside of work by their use of "tell me more" prompts during a conversation. 😆

All jokes aside, we are incredibly lucky to have so many great Forensic Interviewers working in the state of Iowa.

Thank you for all that you do! 💙

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July! We wish you all a fun and safe holiday! ❤️🤍💙