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After nine-year-old *Angelica’s mother suddenly passed away, her father turned to a close friend to help babysit Angelica after school.<\/p>\n
Tragically, this ‘trusted friend’ repeatedly raped Angelica over the course of months and threatened her not to tell anyone. Summoning all of her courage, she finally told her teachers, who then\u00a0reported her case to the New York State Child Abuse Hotline. With their report, Angelica and her father were taken to one of Safe Horizon’s\u00a0Child Advocacy Centers (CACs)<\/a>.<\/p>\n At first, Angelica didn\u2019t want to talk about what happened. She had been so scared of losing her father and of being taken away that she held onto this awful secret for months. Our staff assured Angelica that she had done the right thing by telling her teachers. With\u00a0this help and encouragement, Angelica opened up to them about the abuse.<\/p>\n Angelica\u2019s father, meanwhile, was angry and felt incredibly guilty that his best friend had taken advantage of their tragic situation to hurt and terrorize Angelica. Our counselors helped him understand that the abuse was not his fault, and offered him a chance to learn more about how he could support Angelica.<\/p>\n Our CACs partner with the police to bring child abuser perpetrators to justice and\u00a0had some questions of their own for Angelica\u2019s abuser. They discovered that he found out that Angelica had finally reported what he had done and he tried to flee. The police brought him back to our CAC, where they interviewed him. After concluding their investigation, the police arrested the man who Angelica\u2019s father had put so much trust in.<\/p>\n Angelica\u2019s abuser ended up on trial, and with the tremendous help of our counselors and partners, Angelica is no longer afraid to tell her father when something\u2019s wrong and her father tells us that they\u2019ve become much closer.\u00a0They are now a family again thanks to our CAC staff, who help child abuse survivors like Angelica get a chance to find happiness, safety, and a new start after abuse.<\/p>\n * Client names and identifying information have been changed to protect their privacy. Images used are representations of Safe Horizon\u2019s clients.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Something happened to Angelica that devastated both her and her father. 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The support that our Child Advocacy Center staff provided gave Angelica and her dad the chance to heal and form a deep, trusting bond.","related_initiative_link":"\/get-informed\/child-abuse","original_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/page\/angelicas-story-187.html","page_header_title":"","page_header_image":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/silhouette_hero_image.png","related_initiative_title":"What is child abuse?","related_initiative_link_text":"Learn the facts","featured_posts":[{"ID":776,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2016-06-08 15:17:34","post_date_gmt":"2016-06-08 15:17:34","post_content":"\n At our five Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) across the city, children who have experienced child abuse can find a safe space and supportive environment in which to share their story. CACs house specialists from multiple support agencies in one location, reducing the number of times children need to retell details of their abuse and providing centralized wraparound care for children and their families. CACs are staffed with specialists from Safe Horizon, the Administration for Children\u2019s Services, and local pediatricians in addition to partners from the New York City Police Department, the District Attorneys\u2019 offices, and the New York City Law Department.How We Helped Angelica overcome Child Abuse<\/h2>\n
Justice for Angelica: Child Abuse Survivor<\/h2>\n
A safe space for our youngest survivors.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","post_title":"Child Advocacy Centers","post_excerpt":"Providing children who have experienced sexual and physical abuse with a safe environment to tell their story and to get support with their family.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"child-advocacy-center","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-28 11:01:36","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-28 15:01:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/safehorizon.harbordev.co\/?page_id=776","menu_order":0,"post_type":"page","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":434,"post_author":"6","post_date":"2016-05-24 17:50:20","post_date_gmt":"2016-05-24 17:50:20","post_content":"Safe Horizon impacts the lives of hundreds of thousands of people affected by violence and abuse each year. We provide children, adults, and families the tools and resources they need to heal and recover. Our work is possible because of the generosity of supporters like you, who help us move victims from crisis to confidence. If you have any questions about donating to support our work, please e-mail fundraising@safehorizon.org<\/a> or you may call our office from Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 212-577-3888. In addition, please find our disclosure statement here<\/a>.\r\nIn Honor of Donations<\/h1>\r\nTo donate in honor of someone special or in honor of an occasion, please click here.<\/a>\r\n
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