Jefferson County Children's Advocacy Center |
Attitudes and Perceptions Regarding Child Abuse Community Survey
When child abuse is discovered, families and caregivers may wonder where to turn, how the legal process works, and how their family will be supported. Efforts are now underway by the Olympic Peninsula YMCA and community partners to develop the Jefferson County Children's Advocacy Center (CAC). At the CAC, children from Jefferson County who experience abuse, and their non-offending family members, can come for safety, justice, and healing.
This survey will help provide us important information about our community’s perception and experiences with child abuse. All your answers will remain anonymous.
This survey may take you 5 - 10 minutes to complete.
Content Warning:
This survey will ask you questions about child abuse, a potentially disturbing subject. If you would like to speak to someone about any feelings that come up while taking this survey, you can call the Dove House Crisis Line at 360-385-5291 or the Salish Regional Crisis Line at 1-888-910-0416. Both are available 24 hours a day.
Definition of child abuse and neglect:
Washington State law defines abuse and neglect as injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child under circumstances which indicate that the child’s health, welfare, and/or safety is harmed.