find out how to report child abuse.
those Centers served almost 46,060 children.
or a Child Advocacy Center in your community.
Who We Are
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma (CACO) was established in 1999 as the nationally accredited state chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers. CACO supports child advocacy centers (CACs) and multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) across Oklahoma through training, technical assistance, and statewide advocacy. As a membership-based nonprofit, we represent 21 nationally accredited CACs, 3 developing centers, and multiple MDTs throughout the state. In addition, CACO staff provides guidance and support to communities working to establish accredited CACs, ensuring equitable access to best-practice child abuse response services.
Please note, we are NOT a direct service provider. If you are looking for the nearest child advocacy center to access services, please review our directory page.
Our Mission
It is CACO’s mission to unite and support child abuse professionals to protect Oklahoma’s children.
Our Hope Science Research
CACO partners with Hope Wired – a Tulsa based research consulting firm. Hope is the belief that the future will be better and you have the power to make it so. Hope is based on three main ideas: desirable goals, pathways to goal attainment, and agency (willpower) to pursue those pathways.
CACO facilitates pathways for Oklahoma CACs to become Hope Certified.
CACO attained Hope Certification in April of 2023 and initiated a statewide “CAC Hope Outcomes Pilot Project.” CLICK HERE to view the 2023 results of this innovative research initiative.
*** NEW! *** CLICK HERE to view the 2024 Children’s Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma: Caregiver Satisfaction and Hope Findings!
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