Vision: To support children and families in crisis and end child abuse.

Mission: To be the expert resource that provides comprehensive, coordinated and accessible services to Butler County families to respond to, to treat, and to prevent child abuse. 

Partners: Butler County United Way , the Butler County Commission and multiple community partners have joined forces to support a destination where children who have been victimized by an abusive situation or witnessed a severe domestic violence situation can with dignity and inner confidence share their traumatic story while having the right services available to meet their immediate and future needs.  The Center will allow straightforward access to services and healing.

There are over 20 child advocacy centers in Ohio and over 300 throughout the country to treat abused children and families. Many of these Centers realize that, although a Child Advocacy Center is considered a must have, treatment, prevention and training are the critical steps to stop future children from being abused. The Butler County Center will emphasize the support of the abused child and family as well as the prevention and training component.

Key Function Areas:

	Crisis intervention for suspected cases of child physical and sexual abuse, as well as for children who have witnessed severe domestic violence.	Forensic Evaluation Medical Assesment Case Management
	After the initial intervention, support services to help the child and family learn how to process the traumatic event and to increase constructive coping strategies utilizing best practices and evidence based interventions.	Ombudsman Services Victim Advocacy WrapARound Services (Multi-Systemic Therapy, Family Therapy) Court Appointed Special Advocates Sexual Abuse Treatment Program Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Children and their Non-Offending Parents
	Increase family mental and physical health and adaptation to stress through participation in activities which help the child/family process their anger in productive and healing manners.	Self Defense Art and Music Genres
	State-of-the-art venue providing critical and expansive training to professionals, university students, and community members.  Commitment to developing, instituting, and on-going quality improvement in best practice training and intervention programming differentiates this Center from others.	First Response Team Forensic Interview Training (five day comprehensive training) and Subsequent Training Participation in ongoing program evaluation and research with university partners
	Community based prevention outreach allowing children, families, and communities to live their lives free of these devastating traumas.	Parent and Community Education Support Services for First Time Parents

CHAIRPERSON: Teri Whitmore - City of Hamilton – Planning Department
VICE CHAIRPERSON: Greg Jolivette – Butler County Commissioner
STAFF: Maureen Noe
Kathy Carmack – First Financial Bank
Cecelia Carmichael – Community Leader
Dan Carmichael – Ohio Casualty Group
Jeff Centers – Butler County Children Service Board
Derek Conklin – Butler County
Anthony E. Dwyer – Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Peter Hoyt – Design too
Jolynn Hurwitz - Butler County Family & Children’s First Council
Bruce Jewett - Butler County Job & Family Services
Patricia Kerig – Miami University
Adolf Olivas - Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Robin Piper – Butler County Prosecutor
Andy Radin – Jackson Properties
Don Ryan – Hamilton City Mayor
Jeff Thurman - Fort Hamilton Healthcare Corporation

BUILDING TEAM

CHAIRPERSON:
STAFF: Sandy Wolf
Jim Boerke – Hamilton City Schools
Jill Gaynor – Community Volunteer
Christina Hurr – Butler County MRDD
Peter Hoyt – Design Too
Sonja Kranbuhl – Fitton Center for Creative Arts
Tim Williams – Butler County

FUND RAISING TEAM

CHAIRPERSON:
STAFF: Maureen Noe
Kathy Carmack – First Financial Bank
Kathy Klink – Butler Tech
Mary Pat Essman – Lane Public Library
Yvette Harris – Miami University (Grant Writing)

FISCAL/LEGAL TEAM: (work completed 4/25/07 - ??)

CHAIRPERSON: Jeff Thurman – Fort Hamilton Healthcare Corporation
STAFF: John McCarthy
Mike Bain – BKD, LLP
Jim Hanson – City of Hamilton
Mary Reimer – GBR Group, LLC
Mike Schablein – US Bank
Larry Warner Sr.  – Stephenson & Warner, CPA
Tim Williams – Butler County

MARKETING/COMMUNICATION TEAM: (work completed 5/16/07 – 7/07)

CO-CHAIRPERSON: Ann Hoffman - JournalNews
STAFF: Maureen Noe
Dan Hare – Butler County Educational Service Center
Carrie Mancuso – Lane Public Library
Liz Miller – Miami University
Kerry Murray – Arbonne
Mike Murray – Murray Multimedia Productions
Dan Sack – The Fourth R
Marylou Vierling– Fort Hamilton Health Alliance
Nancy Wiley – Magnitude Marketing

OPERATIONS TEAM: (work completed 5/1 - ??)

CHAIRPERSON: Derek Conklin – Butler County
STAFF: Julie Kenniston

CAC STAKEHOLDERS:

Anthony E. Dwyer – Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Mark Hayes – City of Hamilton , Police Department
Sgt. Carl Sigmon – Hamilton , Police Department
Capt. Alan Laney – Fairfield Twp. Police Department
Bruce Jewett – Butler County Job & Family Services
Jennifer McElfresh – Assistant Prosecutor
Heidi Malott - Children’s Hospital, Mayerson Center , Project Director
Adolf Olivas - Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Robert Shapiro – Children’s Hospital, Mayerson Center Physician
Robin Piper – Butler County Prosecutor
Mike Thacker – Investigative Officer, Prosecutor’s Office

SUPPORT SERVICES & COLLABORATIONS:

Valerie Barth – St. Aloysius Orphanage
Jim Beiting – Community Behavioral Health
Kim Burks – Education Against Sexual Assault (EASA)
Rob Clevenger – Juvenile Court
Gena Damron – Butler County Children’s Service Board
Neil Ferdelman – Hamilton City Police
Sarah Hay – Butler County Educational Service Center – Help Me Grow
Sonny Hurd – Lighthouse Ministries
Maureen Kranbuhl – Oxford United Way & Vicinity
Tami Langen – Catholic Social Services
Sybil Miller – YWCA
Amelia Orr – Community Counseling & Crisis Center
Terry Royer – Butler County Mental Health Board
Ryan Sparks – Cornerstone United Methodist Church
Chris Schultz – Parachute – CASA
Cynthia Stever - LifeSpan
Eckart Wallisch – Children’s Diagnostic Center
Shelly Wallpe – Catholic Social Services
Holly Wilson – Butler County ADAS Board

TRAINING:

CHAIRPERSON: Peter Hoyt - Design too
STAFF: Julie Kenniston

WELLNESS:

CHAIRPERSON: Peter Hoyt – Design too
Woody Fitton - YMCA
Teresa Gagnon - YMCA
Rick Jones – Fitton Center for Creative Arts
Paul Stanberry – Symphony

VISION TEAM: (work completed 9/06 – 1/07)

CHAIRPESON: Peter Hoyt – Design too
STAFF: Maureen Noe
Kathy Carmack – First Financial Bank
Jann Heffner – Butler County Children Service Board
Christina Hurr – Butler County MRDD
Jolynn Hurwitz – Butler County Family & Children’s First Council
Linda James – FBI
Bruce Jewett – Butler County Job & Family Services
Rick Jones – Fitton Center for Creative Arts
Bob Sommers – Butler Tech
Teri Whitmore – City of Hamilton , Planning Department

STAFF:

Julie Kenniston - Butler County Children’s Service Board
John McCarthy – Project Assistant, Butler County United Way
Maureen Noe - Butler County United Way
Sandy Wolf - Butler County Children’s Service Board

PROSPECT VOLUTNEERS – attended or signed up to attend* Assemble (1/18):

Steve Best - Resolutions
Mike Brock - Butler County Children’s Service Board
Cheryl Burns
Bill Coley – State Representative
Chris Connely – Community Behavioral Health
*Dave Driesbach – American Red Cross
Jennifer Ekey – City of Hamilton , Economic Development
Kathy Friend
Jean Glowka - Resolutions
Chris Hacker – Community Citizen
Julie Hale – Butler County Children’s Service Board
Pat Hart- First Financial Bank
Carmen Hubbard – JournalNews
Cynthia Kline - Butler County Children’s Service Board
Beverly Lindeman - Cornerstone United Methodist Church
Karen Murray – Miami University – Student Health Services
Sean Newsome - Miami University
Gary Peterson - Miami University
*Becky Perkins
Annie Radel
Holli Sink - Graduate Student – Miami University
Judy Stadler - Butler County Children’s Service Board
Dan Urra – Miami University – former certified dev officer, Dev officer for Buckhorn (Child Abuse Agency) – 529-6093 or 312-0164 (reference Karen Murray)
Karin Vanderzee – Graduate Student – Miami University
Angela Volz - Graduate Student – Miami University
*Chris Wunnenberg