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The Child Victim's Act of Delaware
Expert panel discussed law, answered questions
A panel, featuring survivors of childhood sexual abuse and experts in the fields of law enforcement, constitutional law, victims' advocacy and the counseling of childhood trauma victims, discussed Delaware's Child Victim's Act at its one-year milestone.
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Presented by NAPSAC
When: Tuesday, August 5, 7 p.m.
Where: Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center
101 Garden of Eden Road Wilmington, DE 19803
Who:
Five leading experts on Delaware's civil window and similar laws nationwide, including:
* Marci A. Hamilton, a law professor and author of 'Justice Denied'.
* Charles F. Gallagher III, Deputy District Attorney of Philadelphia
* Joelle Casteix, - Survivor/advocate, SNAP's Southwest Regional Director
* Vicki Polin, MA, LCPC, NCC, ATR-BC - Founder/Director, The Awareness Center and survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
* Valerie C. Marek, LCSW, CADC, executive director of Survivors Of Abuse in Recovery, Inc. (SOAR).
Presented by National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children in partnership with The Awareness Center, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, Coastal Delmarva Voice of the Faithful, Child Victim's Voice and Survivors Of Abuse in Recovery, Inc. (SOAR)
The Awareness Center closed. We operated from April 30, 1999 - April 30, 2014. This site is being provided for educational & historical purposes. We were the international Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault (JCASA); and were dedicated to ending sexual violence in Jewish communities globally. We did our best to operate as the make a wish foundation for Jewish survivors of sex crimes. In the past we offered a clearinghouse of information, resources, support and advocacy.