The is supported in part by the United Ways of Hall, Lumpkin, Dawson, Forsyth, White, and Habersham Counties. 
Our Mission:The Children's Center for Hope & Healing is dedicated to breaking the cycle of child sexual abuse and preventing the victimization of children. Our Vision:
A world without child sexual abuse.
What We Do:Our specially trained therapists work with youth, children, women and families through individual, group, and family therapy. Using art therapy and play therapy, we are able to work with even the youngest children. While our services are designed for children ages 4 to 17, we have worked with child victims as young as 3. With all of our programs, safety is an important goal. We work with families to develop safety plans to keep their children safe. We also work with children to help them learn to keep themselves safe. In addition, we focus on healing and on reducing trauma symptoms. To read more about Victims' Services... In Project Pathfinder, additional attention is given to accountability, to restitution, and to addressing specific problematic behaviors. To read more about Project Pathfinder... Our staff includes a bi-lingual translator who is able to work with families whose first language is not English. To read more about our staff... |
Our History As a result of a committed group of DFCS workers recognizing the unique needs of child victims of sexual abuse, a community needs assessment was undertaken with participation from judges, DA's, community mental health workers, DFCS, and law enforcement officials. The results of their study pointed to a needfor specialized services for children who have been sexually abused. |
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50% of all child sexual abuse occurs inside the victim's home
About the Children's Center for Hope & Healing
Begun in 1984 as a result of a committed group of DFCS workers who recognized the need for specialized treatment for the victims of child sexual abuse, the Children's Center for Hope & Healing is a non-profit organization that serves women, children and families of a thirteen county region of Northeast Georgia.
The counties we serve are:
| Banks Barrow Dawson Forsyth Habersham Hall |
Jackson Lumpkin Rabun Stephens Towns Union White |
For more than twenty years, we have offered no-cost therapeutic treatment for children who have been the victims of sexual abuse. More recently, we've also offered specialized treatment for children who are sexually reactive and for teenagers who have sexual behavior problems.
