Founding Members
Mike Guarino
Dr. Sharon Hall
Vicki Lewis
Betty Conner
Sandra Sullivan
Susan Criss
Joe Howell
Santa Fe Police Chief Barry Cook
Suzanne Schwab-Radcliffe
Capt. Shari Burrows
Trudy Deen Davis
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The Advocacy Center for Children of Galveston County
addresses the unique and complex needs of children who
have been abused.  The Advocacy Center operates on the
fundamental belief that the best interests of the child
should be paramount while an abuse case proceeds
through the investigation and prosecution stages as well as
after the criminal justice process has ended.  Our
collaborative  approach seeks to eliminate a child's
inadvertent re-victimization by the investigative and
prosecutorial process.  The Advocacy Center provides a
non-threatening, child-friendly environment to help children
feel safe and protected during a very difficult time.  The
Center assists children by coordinating the efforts of
agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of
the case as well as those agencies delivering services to
help the child and family recover from the physical and
emotional impact of abuse.  There are currently 61 Advocacy
Centers in Texas, each is unique and was created to meet
the specific needs of the communities they serve.

Did you know...
1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 18
1 in 6 boys is sexually abused before the age of 18
1 in 5 children are solicited sexually while on the internet
Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults of
adults) occur to children 17 and under
statistics from darkness2light.org
Advocacy Center for Children of Galveston County
       
Carmen Crabtree, Executive Director
Denise Bennett, Crisis Therapist
Barbara Cromie, Executive Assistant
Cheryl McCarty, Forensic Interviewer
Louise Pound, Case Manager
Shannon Samuelson, Program Assistant
E-mail Us
5710 Avenue S 1/2, Galveston, Texas 77551
(409) 741-6000 phone   (409) 741-6004 fax
National
Children's
Alliance
TO REPORT
CHILD ABUSE
Tommy Hansen of the Sheriff Department's
Beat the Heat Racing team hosts a car
show benefiting the Center every
November in Kemah
Louise Pound and Carmen Crabtree
volunteering at the Yaga Children's Charity
Wild Game Cook-off!
Spring 2009 Newsletter
Thanks to the
generosity of the  
United Way of
Galveston,
Happy Bear has
joined the
Advocacy Center
team.  Happy
Bear participates
in classroom
prevention
programs around
the county.