It is our goal to develop statewide standards in training that promote effective ways to identify, evaluate and treat victims of child abuse and neglect. Our program offers a multidisciplinary model of care that is sensitive to the emotional and medical needs of the victim, while providing state-of-the-art evidence collection techniques.

• To increase access to qualified medical personnel.
• To increase knowledge and skills of health care providers.
• To increase knowledge about prevention and intervention.
• To increase knowledge and standards of forensic examination protocols of the criminal justice and social work professionals.
• To increase knowledge of the interpretation of findings of the criminal justice and social work professionals.

For more information on the Child Sexual Abuse Domain or trainings, please contact:

Marilyn Kaufhold, M.D.
Chadwick Center for Children & Families
Children's Hospital San Diego
3020 Children's Way MC 5017
San Diego, CA 92123

(858) 966-5803 x 5233