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Hope Takes Flight
DCAC Artwork On Display at Dallas Love Field Airport The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) is proud to partner with Dallas Love Field Airport as part of the Love Field Arts Program’s I Art Travelers Exhibition. Our newest installation, Hope Takes Flight, is a soaring display in the main terminal from Friday, August 8, through […]
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Family Activity – Coloring Page
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Family Activity – Coloring Page

Finding Hope in Unexpected Places
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Finding Hope in Unexpected Places

Olubukola Ajayi, DCAC Therapist Last year, while working in the garden at the back of our building, I stumbled upon a box of colorful chalk. At the same time, I saw a post on our neighborhood Facebook page about people decorating sidewalks with chalk for the local elementary school kids. Inspired by this, I had […]
Back-to-School Safety Tips!
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Back-to-School Safety Tips!

Angel Newman, Investigation Program Director, Child Protective Services, and Toni Wren, Child Protective Investigations What precautions should caretakers take when posting back-to-school content on social media? Angel: Limit how much identifying information you include. Be mindful when taking photos that may reveal your address, your child’s school information, or their full name. Remember, not everyone […]
July Family Activity
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July Family Activity

June Family Activity – Summer Reading Challenge
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June Family Activity – Summer Reading Challenge

Children reading in the summer.
A Look Inside DCAC’s Family Advocacy Team
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A Look Inside DCAC’s Family Advocacy Team

What is your role within the agency? As a Family Advocate, I provide wraparound support services to clients and their non-offending family members. There are so many ways to support the families that walk through DCAC’s doors, and the primary way I do that is by facilitating trauma screenings after a disclosure of abuse. These […]
A Look Inside DCAC’s MDT Coordination Team | Part 2
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A Look Inside DCAC’s MDT Coordination Team | Part 2

What is your role within the agency? I am a part of the Center’s Multidisciplinary Coordination Team (“MDT Coordination” Team), which is comprised of both Case Coordinators, who focus on the investigative portion of child abuse cases, and Care Coordinators, who focus on victims of child sex trafficking/high-risk youth and the services they need. Each […]
A Note from the CEO
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A Note from the CEO

As April unfolds, so too does National Child Abuse Prevention Month – a poignant reminder of the ongoing battle to protect our most vulnerable. It is a month that holds profound significance as we amplify our efforts to shine a light on the pervasive issue of child abuse. It’s a time to raise awareness, foster […]
A Look Inside DCAC’s Therapy Team
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A Look Inside DCAC’s Therapy Team

What is your role at DCAC? In my role as a therapist at DCAC, I work with children and their non-offending family members to assess, diagnose, and, most importantly, treat symptoms of trauma. Through trauma therapy, I am able to help families learn skills and strategies to help them learn, cope with, and process their […]
March Family Activity – Egg Matching Game
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March Family Activity – Egg Matching Game

Spring has sprung! Looking for a fun and seasonal way to bring the family together? Try our this colo