Visiting Lecture Series
DCAC’s Visiting Lecture Series delivers impactful, expert-led child abuse prevention and response trainings directly to your organization. Empower your staff and community with customized sessions designed to inform and inspire.
Empower Your Team
Interested in hosting a DCAC subject matter expert for your next event, staff development, or community meeting? The Visiting Lecture Series offers customizable training on a range of child protection topics. DCAC speakers educate on best practices, prevention strategies, and the latest research to keep kids safe.
Need to report suspected child abuse?
Anyone who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child is a victim of abuse or neglect is required by Texas law to report their concerns immediately to the police or the Texas Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-252-5400.
If you believe a child is in immediate danger, please call local law enforcement or 911.
Available Trainings
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center 101
Gain an overview of child abuse and DCAC’s expert response. Learn how our multidisciplinary team investigates and prosecutes cases while supporting child victims and non-offending family members. (15–30 minutes, available in English and Spanish)
Keeping Your Children Safe From Harm in the Real and Virtual World
Learn to recognize child abuse, spot warning signs, and take supportive steps to protect children—at home, in the community, and in the virtual world (30 minutes – 1 hour, available in English and Spanish).
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse
The Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse seminar equips child-serving professionals to spot signs of abuse, understand reporting procedures, and train others in their organization. This highly interactive training covers physical and behavioral indicators, facts, and clear steps for making a report. (1–1.5 hours, available in English and Spanish).
REPORT: Best Practice for Campus Professionals Responding to Child Abuse
This training gives child-serving professionals practical protocols for reporting abuse, protecting both investigations and children through expert guidance and collaboration. Participants will leave prepared to respond with confidence before a crisis arises (1–1.5 hours, available in English and Spanish).
Bring Experts to You
Become a part of an educated and empowered community where all children are safe from harm.
