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BY DIEGO COLLAZO
Brazoria County Alliance for Children provides services to abuse victims Brazoria County Alliance for Children is a child advocacy center that has been providing free services to children and families of children who have been a ected by abuse since 2004. The history BCAC was created as a response to poor industry practices, including excessive interviews, poor communication and the development of physical evidence, according to its website. Today, BCAC works with children ages 1-17 and adults with intellectual or developmental disabil- ities who have been victims of abuse. The center teams up with the therapists and community agencies to give children the help they need, BCAC Executive Director Kristi Hawkins said. The details According to the National Children’s Alliance, more than 1 billion children globally are esti- mated to be victims of sexual violence. “We want the families and children to know that even though this is something they’ve experi- enced, it doesn’t de ne them,” Hawkins said. BCAC worked with 1,462 children in 2024. A majority of those kids, 66%, come in because of sexual abuse allegations, Hawkins said. The organization has two dedicated counselors who work year-round. “There’s so many kids and families that need the trauma-focused counseling,” Hawkins said. “Hon- estly, my advocates, they’re getting a bit burnt out because their caseloads are high,” Hawkins said.
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