The Center for Child and Family Advocacy

The Center for Child and Family Advocacy’s vision is to serve the community focusing on the well-being of individuals including those affected by trauma through the collaboration of passionate, empathetic and ethical staff. Their mission is to empathetically nurture healthy relationships through education and prevention while providing individualized comprehensive treatment and advocacy to empower those we serve. The philosophy of The Center for Child and Family Advocacy, Inc. is to treat all clients with respect, help them to achieve self-determination, and to create an environment that fosters independence and is strength-based. Services include:

• 24/7 hotline at 419-782-1100

• Variety of individual therapy options, including Sandtray Therapy, Play Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Parent Child Interactive Therapy

• Couples therapy

• Family therapy

• Parenting classes

• Home-based therapy

• Group therapy

• House of Ruth - a domestic violence shelter

• Victim advocacy of all crimes

• Home-based and office-based case management to adults and youth

• Spport groups

• Supervised visitation

• Human trafficking case management

• Children's advocacy center

• Medical services to survivors of sexual or domestic violence assaults at the SART Clinic

• Sand play therapy

• Play Therapy

• Mindfuness interventions

• Family therapy interventions

Service locations are available at the Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, and Williams counties.