Advocacy Center of Tompkins County

Coordinator
Louise Miller
PO Box 164
Ithaca, NY 14851
Tel: 607 277 3203
24 hour hotline: 607 277 5000
Fax: 607 277 4003
Email: lmiller@theadvocacycenter.org
Website: www.theadvocacycenter.org

General County Information
Counties served: Tompkins
County population: 102,000
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
Child fatality

Interagency Partners
Ithaca Police Department
Tompkins County Sheriff's Office
Tompkins County Department of Social Services
Tompkins County District Attorney's Office
Tompkins County Attorney's Office
Cayuga Medical Center SANE Program
Tompkins County Mental Health Clinic

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