Director/Coordinator
Elaina Marra
120 Arcade Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Tel: 315 788 8520
Fax: 315 788 8520
Email: efmvac@hotmail.com
Website: n/a

General County Information
Counties served: Jefferson
County population: 111,000
Community characteristics: rural

General Team/Center Information
Operating since: August 1991
Independent 501(c)(3): no
Lead agency: victim advocacy
Co-located disciplines: no
NCA member: associate
Memorandum of understanding: yes
Interagency written protocols: yes

Case Criteria
Child sexual abuse
Child physical abuse

Case Information
Number of cases in 2007: 79
Number of new children seen in 2007: 79
Ages of children served: 0-17

Interagency Partners
Watertown Police Dept
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
New York State Police
Jefferson County Dept of Social Services
Jefferson County District Attorney's Office
Office of the Jefferson County Attorney
Samaritan Medical Center
Carthage Reed Hospital
River Hospital
Guthrie Pediatrics
Jefferson County Victims Assistance Center
Fort Drum Military Police
Fort Drum Criminal Investigation Division
Jefferson County Dept of Probation
New York State Parole

Services Provided or Coordinated
Joint investigations in child sexual abuse
Joint investigations in child physical abuse
On-site medical exams
On-site forensic interviews
Off-site forensic interviews
Short-term counseling treatment
Long-term counseling treatment
Treatment for non-offending family
Community education
Case review