Staten Island Child Advocacy Center

Director
Frankie Alvarez
130 Stuyvesant Place, 5th Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
Tel: 718 556 4052
Fax: 718 556 6409
Email: frankie.alvarez@safehorizon.org
Website: www.safehorizon.org

General County Information
Counties served: Richmond
County population: 492,000
Community characteristics: urban

General Team/Center Information
Operating since: October 1998
Independent 501(c)(3): yes (umbrella agency)
Lead agency: victim advocacy
Co-located disciplines: yes
NCA member: associate
Memorandum of understanding: yes
Interagency written protocols: yes

Case Criteria
Child sexual abuse
Child physical abuse
Child neglect

Interagency Partners
New York Police Department
New York City Administration for Children's Services
Richmond County District Attorney's Office
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Safe Horizon

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