Gulf Coast Kid’s House, Inc (GCKH) is the only child advocacy center and child abuse prevention center serving as both a physical center for the coordinated response to child abuse and the facilitating agency for the Escambia County Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). GCKH was established in 1998 and opened its doors to provide direct services in 2004. As a child advocacy center, GCKH is a child-friendly facility which houses partner agencies who are able to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary services to children suspected of having been physically or sexually abused or neglected.
Gulf Coast Kid's House is a children's advocacy center serving Escambia County. As a children's advocacy center, we combine all of the professionals and resources needed for the intervention, investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases under one child-friendly facility. Child victims and their families also receive mental health counseling at our center. The goal of Gulf Coast Kid's House is to form a more collaborative response to child abuse cases so that we can improve case outcomes and minimize trauma to the children and families we serve.
Our Vision:
The vision of Gulf Coast Kid’s House is to provide a place where child protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, medical and mental health professionals' work together under one roof to provide comprehensive services.
Our Mission:
Facilitate the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and promote child abuse prevention awareness through community education.
Our Goals:
-Provide a child-friendly facility to serve abused children and their families in a neutral environment.
-Minimize trauma to child abuse victims by streamlining the intervention process. Develop formal, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary responses to child abuse, which will meet the needs of both child victims and their families.
-Educate the community of child abuse issues and enlisting support to help prevent child abuse.
In addition to those groups that are focused on providing Hurricane Michael relief support, there are many community organizations that provide services year round. We encourage you to reach out them.
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