Advocacy Center: Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Services

Director/Coordinator
Louise Miller
PO Box 164
Ithaca, NY 14851
Tel: 607 277 3203
Fax: 607 277 4003
Email: lmiller@theadvocacycenter.org
Website: www.theadvocacycenter.org

General County Information
Counties served: Tompkins
County population: 100,000
Community characteristics: rural

General Team/Center Information
Operating since: September 1987
Independent 501(c)(3): no
Lead agency: victim advocacy
Co-located disciplines: no
NCA member: no
Memorandum of understanding: yes
Interagency written protocols: yes

Case Criteria
Child sexual abuse
Child physical abuse

Case Information
Number of cases in 2007: n/a
Number of new children seen in 2007: n/a
Ages of children served: n/a

Interagency Partners
Ithaca Police Dept
Tompkins County Sheriff's Office
New York State Police
Tompkins County Dept of Social Services
Tompkins County District Attorney's Office
Tompkins County Attorney's Office
Cayuga Medical Center
SANE
Tompkins County Mental Health Clinic

Services Provided or Coordinated
Joint investigations in child sexual abuse
Joint investigations in child physical abuse
Off-site medical exams
On-site forensic interviews
Off-site forensic interviews
Mental health evaluations and referrals
Short-term counseling treatment
Long-term counseling treatment
Treatment for non-offending family
Group counseling treatment
Court prep
Training for schools
Community education