# First Witness Child Advocacy Center: Hope, Healing, and Justice for Kids

> First Witness Child Advocacy Center offers hope, healing, and justice for alleged victims of child abuse and their families\.

Generated by Yoast SEO v28.2, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs.

## Pages
- [Child Abuse Prevention Coalition](https://firstwitness.org/what-we-do/child-abuse-prevention-coalition/)
- [Employment Opportunities \& Internships](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/employment-opportunities-internships/)
- [Home](https://firstwitness.org/)
- [Advanced Webinar Series](https://firstwitness.org/trainings/advanced-webinar-series/)
- [Prevention](https://firstwitness.org/what-we-do/prevention/)

## Posts
- [Common Signs of Child Abuse in Different Age Groups](https://firstwitness.org/news/common-signs-of-child-abuse-in-different-age-groups/)
- [When Their Pain Echoes Yours: Guiding Your Child Through Healing After Disclosure](https://firstwitness.org/news/when-their-pain-echoes-yours-guiding-your-child-through-healing-after-disclosure/)
- [Circle of Hope Spring 2026 Newsletter](https://firstwitness.org/news/circle-of-hope-spring-2026-newsletter/)
- [Child Abuse: Myths and Facts](https://firstwitness.org/news/child-abuse-myths-and-facts/)
- [Importance of a Cultural and Spiritual Room in an Advocacy Center](https://firstwitness.org/news/importance-of-a-cultural-and-spiritual-room-in-an-advocacy-center/)

## Events
- [River Animals and Fish Printing with the DNR](https://firstwitness.org/news/events/river-animals-and-fish-printing-with-the-dnr/)
- [Friday Movie](https://firstwitness.org/news/events/friday-movie-5/)
- [¡Cuentacuentos\!](https://firstwitness.org/news/events/cuentacuentos-5/)
- [City Sounds Concert Series: Blue Water Big Band](https://firstwitness.org/news/events/city-sounds-concert-series-blue-water-big-band/)
- [Ambulance Storytime\!](https://firstwitness.org/news/events/ambulance-storytime/)

## Board Members
- [Susan McLaud](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/board-of-directors/susan-mclaud/)
- [Sara Hendrickson](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/board-of-directors/sara-hendrickson/)
- [William Thompson](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/board-of-directors/william-thompson/)
- [Tad Wood](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/board-of-directors/tad-wood/)
- [McCoy Salgy](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/board-of-directors/mccoy-salgy/)

## Staff Members
- [Graci Payan\-Hammerstad](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/staff/graci-payan-hammerstad/)
- [Ava Scheffler](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/staff/ava-scheffler/)
- [Megan Prouty](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/staff/megan-prouty/)
- [Amber Bloss](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/staff/amber-bloss/)
- [Abby Hess](https://firstwitness.org/about-us/staff/abby-hess/)

## Resources
- [Ethnic Minority Community Treatment Needs for Child Sexual Abuse Victims/Survivors](https://firstwitness.org/resources/the-treatment-needs-of-victims-survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse-csa-from-ethnic-minority-communities-a-literature-review-and-suggestions-for-practice/)
- [Understanding ACEs in Indigenous Communities](https://firstwitness.org/resources/understanding-aces-in-indigenous-communities/)
- [A Buddhist Conceptualization of Suffering and Healing](https://firstwitness.org/resources/mindfulness-in-survivors-of-cumulative-childhood-interpersonal-trauma-a-buddhist-conceptualization-of-sufering-and-healing/)
- [Experiences of Sexual Abuse Survivors in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter\-Day Saints](https://firstwitness.org/resources/i-was-praying-for-my-very-salvation-from-my-sexual-abuse-experiences-of-sexual-abuse-survivors-in-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/)
- [Healing Trauma Through Islamic Counseling](https://firstwitness.org/resources/healing-trauma-through-islamic-counseling/)

## Trainings
- [VIRTUAL \- ChildFirst® Refresher](https://firstwitness.org/training/advanced-forensics/childfirst-refresher-2/)
- [VIRTUAL \- ChildFirst® Expanded Forensic Interview Process \(ChildFirst® EX\)](https://firstwitness.org/training/advanced-forensics/childfirst-expanded-forensic-interview-process-childfirst-ex-3/)
- [Mind the Gap](https://firstwitness.org/training/adv-advocacy/mind-the-gap-5/)
- [How to Facilitate an Effective Case Review Process](https://firstwitness.org/training/mdt-development/how-to-facilitate-an-effective-case-review-process/)
- [What Children Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Asking Questions](https://firstwitness.org/training/advanced-forensics/what-children-remember-the-science-of-memory-and-the-art-of-asking-questions/)

## Categories
- [Prevention](https://firstwitness.org/news/category/prevention/)
- [Response and Reporting](https://firstwitness.org/news/category/response-and-reporting/)
- [Uncategorized](https://firstwitness.org/news/category/uncategorized/)
- [Forensic Interviewing](https://firstwitness.org/news/category/forensic-interviewing/)
- [Cultural and Spiritual](https://firstwitness.org/news/category/cultural-and-spiritual/)

## Training Types
- [Advanced Forensic Interview](https://firstwitness.org/training/advanced-forensics/)
- [Prevention](https://firstwitness.org/training/prevention/)
- [Advanced Advocacy](https://firstwitness.org/training/adv-advocacy/)
- [Forensic Interview](https://firstwitness.org/training/forensic/)
- [Advocacy](https://firstwitness.org/training/advocacy/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://firstwitness.org/sitemap_index.xml)