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About CARCC
Chautauqua County Child Advocacy Program

Director
Jana McDermott
405 West Third Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
Tel: 716 338 9844
Fax: 716 338 9846
Email: mcdermoj@co.chautauqua.ny.us
Website: n/a

General County Information
Counties served: Chautauqua
County population: 137,000
Community characteristics: rural

General Team/Center Information
Operating since: November 1999
Independent 501(c)(3): no
Lead agency: prosecution
Co-Located disciplines: yes
NCA Member: associate
Memorandum of understanding: yes
Interagency written protocols: yes

Case Criteria
Child sexual abuse
Child physical abuse

Case Information
Number of new children seen in 2009: 432
Ages of children served: 0-18

Interagency Partners
New York State Police
Jamestown Police Dept
Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office
Dunkirk Police Dept
Town of Ellicott Police Dept
Fredonia Police Dept
Lakewood Busti Police Dept
Chautauqua County Dept of Social Services
Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office
Jamestown Pediatrics
WCA Hospital
Chautauqua County Mental Health
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Catholic Charaties
Family Services, Inc.
Friends Organization of the Child Advocacy Program
The Salvation Army

Services Provided or Coordinated
Joint investigations in child sexual abuse
Joint investigations in child physical abuse
On-site forensic interviews
Off-site forensic interviews
Short-term counseling treatment
Long-term counseling treatment
Counseling for non-offending family