A Child Trauma and Advocacy Center
The St. Louis Children's Advocacy Center (St. Louis CAC) is a University-based, multidisciplinary child advocacy center that provides high-quality trauma-focused services to youth, families, and the community. We provide forensic interviews, child and family advocacy, mental health therapy, academic training, and workforce development.
Forensic Services Mental Health Services
Training and Workforce Development Child Advocacy Studies (CAST)
The St. Louis Children's Advocacy Center (St. Louis CAC) serves the children and families of St. Louis County and St. Louis City, and is one of 15 Child Advocacy Centers across Missouri.
St. Louis CAC exists to allow children to share their experiences of abuse or neglect in a child-friendly and non-threatening environment. At St. Louis CAC we operate by what we call the Child First Doctrine; meaning that the child and their well-being is our first priority.
The primary goal of St. Louis CAC is to coordinate the multidisciplinary team to ensure that children disclosing abuse are not further traumatized by the intervention systems designed to protect them. Services offered include forensic interviews, child and family advocacy and mental health therapy. These services are at no cost to our children and families due to the generous support of our donors and funders.
St. Louis CAC is accredited by the National Children’s Alliance which means our center adheres to the highest standards of practice for child advocacy centers in the nation.
2025 was a year of meaningful growth at the St. Louis Children's Advocacy Center. Across all program areas, we expanded our services and strengthened our impact. We are deeply proud to serve the children and families of St. Louis County and St. Louis City.
957
Forensic interviews
726
Advocacy sessions
1,559
Professionals trained
through MOACTS
3,993
Hours of group and
individual therapy
At the St. Louis CAC, all of our services are offered at no cost to our children and families. We rely on grants and private donations to ensure no family ever has to worry about how to seek help for their child.
The St. Louis Children's Advocacy Center is a non-profit organization which qualifies for tax deductions and may also qualify you for the Champion for Children (CFC) Tax Credit. Your gift to the St. Louis CAC of $100 or more qualifies for the Missouri Champion for Children Tax Credit, allowing individuals and corporations to receive a 70% state tax credit on their donation. [EIN: 26-6440629]
