Child Advocacy Center of the Ninth Judicial District of TN

June/July 2016

Kids First

Aim for Advocacy Saturday, July 23, 2016

Chilhowie Sportsman’s Club

Maryville, TN

2 Flights

9 am Registration / 9:30 Shoot

1 pm Registration / 1:30 Shoot

Complimentary lunch provided 11:30 to 1:00

Fees

Individual Registration $125.00

Team Registration $500.00

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

For more information please contact the CAC

(865) 986-1505

Email: Denise ddubrule@cac9jd.org

Clay Shoot Information

Shooters of all skill levels are welcome

There will be 10 shooting stations

Ammunition can be purchased at the event

Bring your own gun

2 Golf Carts per team provided

Raffle Items and Silent Auction Awards

Registration begins 1 hour before each flight

All participants must sign waiver

12th ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH

IS SCHEDULED FOR

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2016

Contributions for this client event, $25 per backpack enables us to

stuff each grade appropriate backpack with supplies to last at least

4 –5 months. (usually the entertainment is donated)

Colorful new backpacks School supplies

More Upcoming Events…

First Annual Classic & Exotic Car Show

in early October in Roane County–

Echo Bistro “Celebrity Bartender”

Thursday, December 1

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We look forward to seeing you soon!

Child Advocacy Center of the Ninth Judicial District of Tennessee, Inc. Physical Address: 887 Highway 70 W Mailing Address: PO Box 928

Lenoir City, TN 37771 PHONE (865) 986-1505 FAX (865) 986-1547

WWW.KIDSFIRSTTN.ORG Like Us on Facebook: KidsFirst TN

Our Mission: to heal the pain of child abuse

A private, non-profit agency serving severely abused children between the ages of 3 to 17 in the

counties of Loudon, Morgan, Meigs and Roane

Chris Evans-Longmire

Executive Director

cevans@cac9jd.org

Kids First

CAC STAFF

Beth Catchot, LCSW Therapist, Outreach Coordinator bcatchot@cac9jd.org

Denise Dubrule Administrative Assistant ddubrule@cac9jd.org

Darcy Navratil Family Advocate dnavratil@cac9jd.org

Kari Anna Watkins Forensic Interviewer kwatkins@cac9jd.org

Crystal Deinhart Forensic Interviewer crystal@cac9jd.org

Tasha Watson, LMSW Victim Services Specialist twatson@cac9jd.org

Mona Williams-Hayes, Ph.D., LCSW Clinical Director mwhayes@cac9jd.org

Joyce Peterson Bookkeeper jpeterson@cac9jd.org

Millie Bruner, RN Volunteer Nurse

Gail Clift, CPNP, SANE Forensic Medical Examiner

Ginger Barthel Volunteer Nurse

CAC Board of Directors

Rhonda Mossing, President Karen Keirstead

Dan Tipton, Vice President Jeannette Rogers

Gary Darling, Treasurer Beth Sams

Christine Evans-Longmire, E.D. Marty Fugate Kimberly See, Secretary Jennifer Estes

About our newsletter:

from the Executive Director ……

We are expanding our newsletter publication schedule in an effort to improve our communication with our audiences

regarding upcoming events, status of past events, and important news regarding the CAC and our services. We hope

that you find these newsletters just as informative, educational, and handy to share with friends and family.

To Our Contributors Regarding Fundraising Events:

We are pleased to report that our annual dinner event, held on May 3, brought in over $50,000. Our guest speaker,

Rusty Wallace, was kind enough to donate not one, but two Nascar driving experiences that were extremely popular

with our auction bidders. Your participation and donations help us continue giving victims of child abuse the chance

they deserve to be happy. We Thank You and look forward to seeing you at the new events that are currently being

planned!

Mr. Ted Wampler, Sr. was an incredibly giving, generous and kind

man. It was through this generosity, “Kids First Child Advocacy

Center, Wampler Family Site” began more than eight years ago. He

wanted to help victims of child abuse, wanted to make a difference in

their lives and wanted to see them have a chance in this world. He

and his family knew we were looking for a new home and a place to

locate a permanent Child Advocacy Center. Hearing of our search for

property, Mr. Ted and Ms. Frances decided to share their beautiful

family farm with us, to give us a home next to theirs. The Center sits

on a hill, overlooking trees and grassy meadows. It offers privacy to

victims of child abuse, offers them a feeling of safety while sharing

their nightmares with people that will now join alongside of them so

they don’t have to make the journey from victim to survivor alone.

Mr. Ted gave a home for this journey to begin. Often times he would

come to the Center “to see his girls on the hill”, bringing baked goods or Valentine’s Day candy as he did a few

months ago. He wanted to know how the kids were doing, “are they going to be okay”. He always asked if we

needed anything and thanked us for the work we do to help children. He never left without telling us a story that

almost always ended with his love and admiration for Ms. Frances. He would put his hat back on his head and

say “I’ll see ya” then he would be on his way.

Thank you for choosing to honor Mr. Ted’s memory by making a donation to Kids First Child Advocacy Center,

Wampler Family Site. Your donation helps victims of child abuse receive the following services:

Forensic Interviews Therapy Forensic Medical Examinations Non-offending caregiver education and support Adult Survivor Therapy Court Prep

Sincerely, Christine Evans-Longmire

Executive Director

In Special Memoriam :

CONTRIBUTORS

April 2016-June 24, 2016

In kind and cash donations help to support services provided for children and their non-offending caregivers whose

lives have been impacted by abuse. On behalf of the Board of Directors, the staff, and most importantly,

the children whose lives are truly made better because of your gifts, WE THANK YOU

John and Sandy Peterson

Mr. & Mrs. James C. Hendley

Jane F. Mocilac

Mr. & Mrs. Dean Anderson, WA

First Baptist Church of Tellico Village

William and Margaret Manny

Campbell and Maxine More, VA

Larry Evans

Fred and Elaine Bonney

Bob and Harriette Buchanan

Susanna Wesley Circle at Concord

United Methodist Church

Central United Methodist Church

Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Greene

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew W. Odom

Col. and Mrs. Richard F. Kolasheski

Gary and Joyce Underwood

Mr. John P. Malone

Ken and Dianne Hamrick

Mr. Wayne Magill

William and Joy Macklem

Larry and Nancy Bollinger

Jacqueline S. Griswold, NE

Mr. Jerry Biggers

Bob and Suzie Steege

St. Thomas Catholic Women’s Guild

Kiwanis Foundation of Tellico Village

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Collins, Senior Health

Specialists

Mrs. Juanita Wright

Community Church of Tellico Village

United Methodist Women of

Trinity United Methodist Church

Ambler Brown

by Toby and Stacey Brown

Pam Doherty

by Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Kondziela

Connor Joseph Erickson

by Mr. & Mrs. Ron Ranck

Stephen & Ruth Ann Harrelson

Don and Barbara Pardue

Gary and Pam Amos

E & L Electrical, Lenoir City

Mr & Mrs James A. Hitch & Family

Mike Reaves Livestock, Inc.

Rowland,NC

United Community Bank, Lenoir City

Stephen and Terry Haag

William and Robin George

June S. Burch Deborah L. Cook

First Church of the Nazarene, L.C.

Betty Moore Melissa Holmes

Loudon County Rentals and

Mini-Storage, Inc., Mr. Bob Kendrick

Efficient Energy of Tennessee, Powell

Quality Machining Services, LLC,

Cleveland, TN

Friends from Stevison Ham Co.-

Portland, TN

Dr. Barry Gordon, L.C. Animal Clinic

Ann Araps & Friends at Hickory Nut

Gap Farm

Dan and Claudia Brewer

John K. Kertesz, Sales Manager JLS

Automation, York, PA

Nancy J Fitchpatrick

Harvey Abouelata

Ricky Clark Connie P. Stacy

Tim and Chita Wampler

Mr. & Mrs. W.L. Beck Jr

Ralph and Helen Shipley

Theora I. Jamison

Linda W. Yam Barbarella Diaz

Don and Glenda Mabry

Martin & Betty Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Elam

Swaggerty Sausage Company, Kodak

Jamey and Carolyn Williams

Elizabeth A. Park

Don and Jan Miller

James and Helen Tate

Aries Energy, Knoxville

Betty Edwards Al and Lisa Roach

Joe and Nancy Lee

Lenoir City Civitan Club

Robert Wampler

JLS Automation, York, PA

Sam and Sandy Burdett Ramsey

Roger and Debbie Williams

Gerald R. Schmoling

Lloyd and Cherryl Teller

MMA Creative Inc., Cookeville

Buford and Faye Rankin

Loudon County Chamber of Commerce

Edward and Relda Cruze

Richard and Sheila Quirk

Bill and Joanna Gilbert

Donald and Denise Phillips

Marvin and Carol Himmelein

Dexter and Sheri Phillips

Art and Linda Pickle

Jack and Peggy Wampler

Loudon TN Area Womens Connection,

Stonecroft Ministries Inc.

Wayne & Jo Blankenship, Andrew

Blankenship & Heather Baker

Gifts in Honor of

Gifts in Memory of

Ted Wampler, Sr.

Gifts in Memory of

IN-KIND DONATIONS

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a few moments to designate the CAC as the recipient

of your AmazonSmile purchases. AmazonSmile is the

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same service. This program is a simple and automatic

way for you to support the CAC every time you shop

(at no cost to you!). We will receive .05% of the pur-

chase price of eligible AmazonSmile items (products

are marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile

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use that account (or AmazonSmile) but first designate

the CAC as your charity at the link above.

Mrs. Harris Haggart, East Main Presbyterian Church

Grove City, PA

Cheryl Ottaviano

Betty Moore

Karen Keirstead

Chris Evans-Longmire

Kelly D. Murray

St. Thomas Catholic Women’s Guild

Lawncare of East Tennessee, Inc.

Cynthia LaPera, NY

Wampler’s Farm Sausage

Morning Pointe of Lenoir City

Community Church of Tellico Village

Lloyd and Shari Fassett

Farrell & Millie Bruner

Ginger Barthel and Jewel

QuickPrint & Copy

Judy Carlson

Pastor Brian Truog, Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church

Frank Navratil

Wayne Bunch

Joyce Peterson

Mona Williams-Hayes

Mrs. Debbie Miller

Jim and Sandy Duncan

Ken and Sally Muth

Cindy Tipton

Ginger Barthel & Jewel

Krista Parker

Joy Macklem

Delores Benton

Pat Kegley

Diana Gahrs

Linda Darling Kathy Wampler

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If you are already enrolled in Kroger

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Our Kids

Our Business

Providing Mental Health Services to parents and neglected children and youth

Many neglected children have parents who are emotionally unstable or depressed. Mental health services

can assist such parents to become emotionally healthier and better able to adequately care for their children. In addition,

children often face adverse and potentially long-term psycho-logical consequences due to neglect. Mental health services,

especially at an early point, can help mitigate these conse-quences and can help ensure that neglect is not transmitted to

the next generation. Neglect is often intertwined with social problems, such as poverty, substance abuse, and family

violence. It is crucial that greater resources be allocated to reduce these major problems that contribute to neglect.

Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment. 1 in 10 children suffer from child maltreatment. The youngest children are the most vulnerable. Nearly 1 in 10 children are witnesses to family violence. Our Teen Mom Education/Support pogram, also school-based, is a 14 week program and served 8 teen moms.

Would you know what to do if you witnessed an inappropriate

comment or behavior from an adult or older youth toward a child? It's important to know how to enforce boundaries and

protect the children in your life. The graphic below can help you understand your role as an observant bystander.

Understanding how to respond to boundary violations can help

you feel empowered to act.

Kids First CAC Annual Report 2014—2015

Victims Served:

329 children (248 female and 91 male)

283 Child Sexual Assault

8 Child Physical Assault

38 Other Crimes

257 children were between 3-12 years of age

8 year old female being the average victim

72 children were between 13-17 years of age

43 children reported a disability

1,176 therapy sessions were offered to 76 victims

1 child was accompanied by CAC staff for courtroom support

140 offenders of children were either a parent, step-parent,

other relative or parent’s boyfriend/girlfriend

69 offenders of children were known by the child

Our SCAN (Stop Child Abuse and Neglect) school based

intervention/prevention program served 18 schools and 3,245

students in kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th grades. This

program teaches children about safe and unsafe touches and

who to tell if they have ever been in an uncomfortable situation

or if someone asks them to keep “secrets”. Number of CPIT

(Child Protective Investigative Team) cases reviewed:

440 cases were evaluated during monthly CPIT meetings in

the Ninth Judicial District.

There is no single cause of neglect. Instead,

there are usually multiple and interacting

contributors—at the levels of the child, parent,

family, community and society. Examples of

contributors include a child with disabilities, a parent

struggling with depression or substance abuse,

intimate partner violence, a father who is not

involved in their child’s life, a lack of community

supports (eg, affordable child care), the burdens

associated with poverty, and inadequate policies to

support families and parents.

Access to health care is critical to child and

family well being and helps protect against neglect.

Without health insurance, families are less likely to

seek timely and preventative health care. When they

do, the cost of that care contributes to a family’s

economic insecurity. Both of these are risk factors

for neglect. In addition, children’s health care

providers are a valuable source of support and

advice for parents as they raise their children. They

inform parents about community resources such as

home visiting programs and parent support groups

that can help prevent child abuse before it happens

and provide information about child development

and strategies for dealing with a variety of parenting

challenges. Four types of Neglect:

Physical Neglect Emotional Neglect

Medical Neglect Educational Neglect

NATURE OF CHILD NEGLECT

When people have the knowledge and skill to stand up for children …. and when they are empowered to

overcome the fear, denial, stigma, and obstacles around standing up for children, they WILL choose the child

In listening to a victim’s personal story, your response can have an enormous impact on that

person’s healing journey. Although you can never take away what happened to someone, you can be a source

of comfort. Just remember, if someone shares their story with you, that means you’re probably already a

person they look to for support, compassion and guidance. You don’t have to be an expert—you just have to

be yourself.

Listen and validate (“I believe you, this is not your fault”). Think about a time when you felt

vulnerable or faced a crisis, and think of what helped you the most. Chances are that it was not a specific

conversation that you had, but it was the knowledge and comfort the person or people you told were there for

you, believed in you, were on your side and were committed to supporting you through a hard time.

You can best help the survivor by offering options (local or national resources) and leaving space for

them to decide where to go from there. Knowing that you are there to support along the way can make a big

difference for someone.

Reporting Child Abuse Tennessee Law requires that any person who knows or

has reason to suspect that a child has been abused

must report the allegation to the toll-free hotline number

or local law enforcement.

Remember, “has reason to suspect” means you have

seen indicators of abuse, the child has disclosed abuse,

or you have a “gut” feeling something may not be right.

It does not mean that you are certain the abuse

occurred. Reporting abuse, or suspected abuse, is

actually a request for professionals to investigate further.

Failure to report child abuse is punishable by up to 11

months and 29 days in jail and a maximum fine of

$2,500.

If you suspect child abuse call the

Tennessee Toll-Free Hotline at 1-877-237-0004

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