Who are we?

We are a service of Dr. Thomas D. Lyon's Child Interviewing Lab at USC's Gould Law School, a nationally-recognized program optimizing protocols for forensic interviewing of abused and neglected children.

What do we do?

The mobileCAC of Los Angeles, Inc. (dba ‘The Mobile Child Interviewing Lab’) conducts legally-defensible, trauma-informed and victim-centered, recorded and transcripted forensic interviews of child abuse victims free of charge to law enforcement detectives, social workers, and county and city attorneys investigating their cases. The testimonies of these young victims are a vital part of the evidence used to prosecute their offenders. We also provide advocacy services to the victims and their non-offending family members.

‘In-custody' cases require timely filings of charges, and the mobile delivery of victim interviews are an efficient way to support them. Services are conveniently delivered at the locations of the requesting agencies to simplify the process, and to expedite and strengthen their cases.

How do we do it?

The forensic interviews and advocacy services we provide are conducted at the requesting agency's own location - the police station, the social worker's or attorney's office or another location (e.g. hospital) using our state-of-the-art mobile or portable interviewing lab services. This approach eliminates the need for detectives investigating cases of child abuse to schedule and coordinate the transportation of victims and their families to separate physical locations to receive these urgent services. It is our intent to make our services as accessible, convenient, comfortable and transparent as possible.

Your contributions will have a huge impact!

We are asking for your donation to help meet the following ongoing funding needs;

$6,000 to fund 40, 2-hour forensic interviews at $75/hour
$3,000 to fund 40, 2-hour advocacy sessions with the victims' families at $35/hour
$2,000 to fund 80 hours of driver/technician compensation at $25/hour
$3,000 to purchase laptops, auxiliary cameras, microphones and recording software
$2,000 for staff training and annual certification
$2,000 for recurring administrative expenses, including stationary & supplies and child support items

Additional funding applied to project sustainability and growth.

You will be supporting professionally-trained Forensic Interview Specialists and Family Advocates!

Our forensic interviewers and family advocates receive ongoing training on a variety of topics pertinent to the services they provide. Recurring training is victim-centered, trauma-informed, and evidence-based. It includes optimizing interviewing skills and techniques, providing updates of research-based forensic interview protocols, interviewer and advocate peer review, sexual assault counseling, and trauma awareness training -- including the ability to identify symptoms of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. All staff have educational backgrounds in subjects relevant to their roles, such as forensic psychology and therapeutic counseling.

Your donations are 100% tax-deductible!

The mobileCAC of Los Angeles Inc. has been organized exclusively for charitable purposes under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code (EIN: 99-1562089).

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