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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

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.

Date of Last Formal Update

08/24/2026

Data provided by

United Way of the Midlands

Providing organization

Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center

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