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Child Abuse Related Services - Forensic Interviewing and Advocacy Services | Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center

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Resource Name:Child Abuse Related Services - Forensic Interviewing and Advocacy Services | Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center

Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center

address

215 East 1st Street, Suite 110, Dixon, IL 61021

Eligibility

Open to youth under 18

Required documents

Varies by service

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
(815) 284-1891

Voice

·

Main Phone

Application process

Referrals through DCFS and law enforcement only

Fees

None

Service area

Lee County, IL Ogle County, IL

Provides a center dedicated to serving the best interests of sexually/ physically abused and neglected children. Services include linkage and coordination between police investigators, child welfare workers, prosecutors, and treatment providers, an interdisciplinary review process for decision-making, problem-solving, information sharing and case monitoring, a tracking system shared by all appropriate agencies for those children who have been sexually/ physically abused, specialized training for professionals involved with victims and families in child sexual/ physical abuse cases, education and prevention in dealing with issues of sexual/ physical/ abuse.

Also provides medical evaluations performed by physicians specially trained in the detection and treatment of child physical/sexual abuse.

Last assured

08/24/2026

Providing organization

Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center

Provides forensic interviews, advocacy, and counseling related to child abuse.