Minnesota Children's Alliance

1 in 10.

Children are abused at a much higher rate than we think. An estimated one in ten children will experience sexual abuse before they turn 18, and because so many people never disclose their abuse, that number may be even higher. When abuse happens, no child should go through it alone. 

Breaking the silence on child abuse takes all of us. 

Your Gift, Matched

During Give to the Max, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 through a generous matching grant. Double your impact and help us help kids by giving today.

Your donation supports addressing child abuse in three ways:

Help Kids Heal

Community teams all across our state work together to respond when abuse is reported. As a statewide coalition, the Alliance brings these efforts together with people across Minnesota. Through training, technical assistance, and the development of children’s advocacy centers (CACs) and multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) we strive to support all children who have experienced abuse.

Amplify Their Voices

We advocate for policies at the state and national level that center the needs of children and families in healing and navigating the complicated systems tasked with responding to reports of abuse.

Prevent Future Abuse

The Alliance partners with CACs across the state to identify and promote prevention efforts that educate caregivers, teachers, and other adults to recognize the signs of abuse and provide supportive messages for children about their bodies and safety.

What's a Children's Advocacy Center?

A children's advocacy center is a child-focused, facility-based program in which representatives from many disciplines, including law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical, and victim advocacy, work together to conduct interviews and make team decisions about the investigation, treatment, management and prosecution of child abuse cases.