Child and Youth Advocacy Centre

What is CYAC

The CYAC of Nipissing provides a physically and psychologically safe environment for children, youth and non-offending caregivers to be interviewed, and offers a seamless transition to other available community supports. Community partners connect with families through the CYAC, which improves the process by: reducing the potential for gaps in service; minimizing the number of interviews given by children and youth; and, increasing access to community services.

Further, the cooperative, team-approach support by a CYAC results in more thorough investigations, better evidence gathering and higher conviction rates, as evidenced in other jurisdictions where CYACs are already in place.