CHILD AND FAMILY INSTITUTE

TO STIMULATE COMMUNITY CONCERN, UNDERSTANDING, AND ACTION FOR THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION, INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE. TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON CHILD ABUSE. TO REDUCE THE LONG-TERM NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE ON THE CHILD VICTIM AND FAMILY BY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS, OFFENDERS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE SYSTEM.