Carteret County Children's Advocacy Center

Carteret County Children's Advocacy Center We are a community-based, child-friendly center offering consolidated care for children and families affected by sexual abuse or severe physical abuse.

We provide a coordinated, multi-disciplinary, comprehensive response to victims and their caregivers.

โœจ Confidence isnโ€™t something kids are just born with; itโ€™s something they can build! ๐Ÿ’ช Whether itโ€™s trying a new activit...
09/09/2025

โœจ Confidence isnโ€™t something kids are just born with; itโ€™s something they can build! ๐Ÿ’ช Whether itโ€™s trying a new activity, learning from mistakes, or celebrating small wins, every step helps them believe in themselves a little more. ๐ŸŒŸ

08/15/2025

๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ.

They do it with a smile, every day, helping children feel safe, understood, and cared for.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ!

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Only about 1 in 3 cases of child abuse are ever identified and reported to authorities. Why donโ€™t children report?๐Ÿ”น Afra...
08/06/2025

Only about 1 in 3 cases of child abuse are ever identified and reported to authorities.

Why donโ€™t children report?
๐Ÿ”น Afraid no one will believe them
๐Ÿ”น Feel ashamed, guilty, or confused
๐Ÿ”น Threatened or scared by the abuser
๐Ÿ”น Care about or trust the abuser
๐Ÿ”น Donโ€™t realize it was abuse

๐Ÿ’ก Most children do not tell and when they do, they often tell someone they trust before ever telling a professional. ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ!

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿงฑ Myth: โ€œThereโ€™s nothing I can do to prevent child abuse.โ€โœ… Fact: Everyone can play a role in prevention! Here are some...
07/31/2025

๐Ÿงฑ Myth: โ€œThereโ€™s nothing I can do to prevent child abuse.โ€
โœ… Fact: Everyone can play a role in prevention! Here are some actionable steps:

๐Ÿ. ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ
๐Ÿ’› Lend a hand to overwhelmed parents.
๐Ÿ“ฃ Promote programs that strengthen parenting skills.
๐ŸŽ Donate to your local Childrenโ€™s Advocacy Center.

๐Ÿ. ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ & ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ‘€ Learn the signs of emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect.
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Share what you learnโ€”with friends, coworkers, and your community.

๐Ÿ‘. ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐”๐ฉ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
๐Ÿ“ž In North Carolina, you are legally required to report suspected abuse or neglectโ€”even if you're unsure.
โ— You don't need proofโ€”just concern.

๐Ÿ’. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
๐Ÿง  Talk to kids early and often about body safety.
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Use correct anatomical terms.
๐Ÿšฆ Teach and respect personal boundaries. kids about body safety, use anatomical names for body parts and encourage boundaries.

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Recently, we had the honor of celebrating the retirement of District Attorney Scott Thomas, a dedicated public servant a...
07/30/2025

Recently, we had the honor of celebrating the retirement of District Attorney Scott Thomas, a dedicated public servant and true champion for children. ๐Ÿ‘

Throughout his distinguished career, DA Thomas has been a powerful advocate for child welfare and safety. His commitment to children played a pivotal role in bringing the Craven-Pamlico AND Carteret County Childrenโ€™s Advocacy Centers into existence.

Congratulations on your well-earned retirement, DA Thomas. Your legacy will continue to ensure that children and families in our community receive justice and access to the compassionate, coordinated care that they deserve! ๐Ÿ’™

๐ŸŒž ๐™ฑ๐š’๐š ๐š‘๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š›๐š๐šœ ๐š–๐šŠ๐š”๐šŽ ๐š‹๐š’๐š ๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š—๐š๐šŽ! ๐Ÿ’› Thereโ€™s still time to make a donation to our summer campaign, and every dollar raised su...
07/14/2025

๐ŸŒž ๐™ฑ๐š’๐š ๐š‘๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š›๐š๐šœ ๐š–๐šŠ๐š”๐šŽ ๐š‹๐š’๐š ๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š—๐š๐šŽ! ๐Ÿ’›

Thereโ€™s still time to make a donation to our summer campaign, and every dollar raised supports trauma-informed care, nurturing foster homes and the vital resources children need to feel protected, valued, and supported.

๐š†๐šŽโ€™๐š›๐šŽ ๐š’๐š— ๐š๐š‘๐š’๐šœ ๐š๐š˜๐š๐šŽ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ๐š› ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐š ๐šŽ ๐š—๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š ๐šˆ๐™พ๐š„!

๐Ÿซถ Will you help us close the gap?
๐Ÿ“ฒ Donate today: www.southmountain.org/donate

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ’™ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’”. Freedom means family. Freedom means healing. Freedom means hope!This Independ...
07/04/2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ’™ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’”.

Freedom means family. Freedom means healing. Freedom means hope!

This Independence Day, we celebrate the resilience of our children, the strength of our families, and the compassion of the community that surrounds them.

Wishing you a safe, joyful, and meaningful 4th of July! โค๏ธ ๐ŸŽ†

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

๐ŸŒŸ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ŸŒŸโค๏ธ Today, we commemorate Juneteenthโ€”a powerful reminder of freedom d...
06/19/2025

๐ŸŒŸ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ŸŒŸ

โค๏ธ Today, we commemorate Juneteenthโ€”a powerful reminder of freedom delayed, justice pursued, and the resilience of generations. We carry this spirit forward every day through our work with children impacted by abuse, neglect, and trauma.

๐Ÿ’› Many of the young lives we serve have experienced deep injustices. Our mission is to ensure their healing, amplify their voices, and help break the cycles that have held them back for too long.

๐Ÿ’š This Juneteenth, we recommit ourselves to building a world where every child, regardless of race, background, or circumstance, can grow up safe, loved, and free.

๐ŸŒŠ Scenes from the Seaside Symposium! ๐ŸšWe hit the road (and the sand!) for the Children's Advocacy Centers of North Carol...
06/13/2025

๐ŸŒŠ Scenes from the Seaside Symposium! ๐Ÿš

We hit the road (and the sand!) for the Children's Advocacy Centers of North Carolina Seaside Symposium in Myrtle Beach, and we didnโ€™t just bring sunscreen, we brought our A-game!

The best part? Time to connect with our incredible team from across the state, soak up some sun โ˜€๏ธ, and grow stronger together for the kids we serve.

๐ŸŽ“ Learning + ๐ŸŒด Beach = The best kind of training!

๐ŸŒž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ซ. As school lets out and routines shift, children may spend more time in n...
06/02/2025

๐ŸŒž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ซ.

As school lets out and routines shift, children may spend more time in new environments, such as camps, childcare, with extended family, or unsupervised online. These transitions, while often fun, can also increase risk factors for abuse.

๐Ÿ–๏ธ Know who your child is with: trust is earned, not assumed.
๐Ÿ–๏ธ Ensure open communication: encourage kids to tell you how they feel and what they experience.
๐Ÿ–๏ธ Encourage body safety: remind children that they are the boss of their bodies.
๐Ÿ–๏ธ Watch for behavior changes: sudden shifts in mood, sleep, or social behavior could be red flags.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’๐’†๐’”, ๐‘บ๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’‘๐’† ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธThis Memorial Day, we remember the brave men and women who gave their lives so th...
05/26/2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’๐’†๐’”, ๐‘บ๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’‘๐’† ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

This Memorial Day, we remember the brave men and women who gave their lives so that others could live in freedom and safety. Their sacrifice reminds us daily of the power of protection, courage, and service.

We are deeply grateful for the heroes who fought for our nation, and we are equally committed to standing as protectors for children in need, especially those in foster care and those served by our childrenโ€™s advocacy center.

๐‘ญ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’”๐’‚๐’‡๐’†๐’•๐’š, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’๐’•๐’‰.

Today, we honor the fallen by continuing our mission to bring healing, hope, and protection to the most vulnerable.

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

05/11/2025

๐™ป๐š˜๐šŸ๐šŽ ๐™ป๐š’๐š”๐šŽ ๐™ฐ ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š๐š‘๐šŽ๐š› ๐Ÿ’•

Mothers nurture, protect, and help children grow into who theyโ€™re meant to be. Today is about celebrating that deep, unconditional love that only a mother can give, no matter how that motherhood began!

๐Ÿ’— Foster MOMs
๐Ÿ’— Birth MOMs
๐Ÿ’— Step MOMs
๐Ÿ’— GrandMOMs
๐Ÿ’— Adoptive MOMs
๐Ÿ’— Godmothers
๐Ÿ’— Aunties
๐Ÿ’— Bonus MOMs
๐Ÿ’— Chosen MOMs

YOU are what motherhood is all about!

๐™ท๐šŠ๐š™๐š™๐šข ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š๐š‘๐šŽ๐š›โ€™๐šœ ๐™ณ๐šŠ๐šข ๐š๐š˜ ๐šŽ๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š›๐šข ๐š ๐š˜๐š–๐šŠ๐š— ๐š ๐š‘๐š˜ ๐š•๐š˜๐šŸ๐šŽ๐šœ ๐š•๐š’๐š”๐šŽ ๐šŠ ๐š–๐š˜๐š๐š‘๐šŽ๐š›. You are seen. You are appreciated. You are so, so loved. ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŒท

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Morehead City, NC
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