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Arkansas Code Title 9. Family Law § 9-5-103. Definitions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas;

(2) “Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas” means a nonprofit organization that is a chapter of the National Children's Alliance operating in this state for the purpose of promoting, assisting, and supporting the development, growth, and continuation of child safety centers in this state;

(3)(A) “Child safety center” means a nonprofit child-friendly facility that provides a location for forensic interviews and forensic medical examinations and ensures access for specialized mental health services during the course of a child maltreatment investigation.

(B) A child safety center is commonly known as a “child advocacy center”;

(4) “Multidisciplinary team” means a collaborative group of individual professionals from diverse organizations and agencies who work together in a coordinated manner to ensure an effective response to child abuse and neglect cases so a child victim is not overlooked and essential services are provided in a timely manner; and

(5) “Multidisciplinary team facilitator” means a person who:

(A) Is responsible for establishing and sustaining:

(i) Relationships among members of the multidisciplinary team that promote collaboration; and

(ii) An atmosphere of trust and safety to partner for success in child abuse and neglect cases;

(B) Serves as an advocate for the multidisciplinary team model;

(C) Works with the members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective implementation of the multidisciplinary team model; and

(D) Assumes the role of a multidisciplinary team coordinator and does not perform the role of a director or leader.

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