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Child Advocates

Child Advocates serves children and youth statewide who have experienced abuse and neglect or children who are facing other life traumas or challenges. We champion and advocate for justice in child welfare, children’s mental health well-being, educational help for children, and racial equity in all communities. Our goal is to help build a better future for every child. Our commitment is to listen to children and be their voice, standing up for their rights and working tirelessly to keep them safe and secure with an opportunity to thrive.

We are also a welcoming agency to the LGBTQ+ community.

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Our Services

Child Advocates offers vital help for vulnerable children and youths across Indiana.

  • Legal Advocacy: Our attorneys provide Legal Services for children who have been placed in the child welfare system in Indiana due to abuse and/or neglect in their home.
  • Educational Advocacy: Our Educational Liaison services provide free help for children who are struggling in school academically, socially, or emotionally.
  • Community Education and Training: We host Interrupting Racism for Children workshops to help prevent racism for children in the child welfare system and in our communities.
  • Mental Health Statewide Access Site: We serve as the Statewide Access Site for the Child Mental Health Wraparound (CMHW) program, connecting families who have children with serious mental health and behavioral challenges to this state-funded program for help.  

Hear from some of the young people we serve about how our innovative services have transformed their lives. And hear from our leaders, including our now retired CEO, about how you can be a child advocate!

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Show Your Support

We help children of all ages, races, ethnicities, genders, and socio-economic backgrounds. Children with irresistible grins, vivid imaginations, and incredible potential. A gift to Child Advocates helps protect the rights of our community’s most vulnerable youth.

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Interrupting Racism for Children Workshops

23

Oct

Interrupting Racism for Children

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

13

Nov

Interrupting Racism for Children

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

11

Dec

Interrupting Racism for Children

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Latest Blog Entries

New CEO of Child Advocates - Meet Phyllis Armstrong

INDIANAPOLIS—At the end of 2023, the Child Advocates Board of Directors announced that Phyllis Armstrong, a long-time experienced leader and …
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New CEO & How You Can Be a Child Advocate | Podcast Episode 22

We are going through major change in leadership in 2024 but our work for vulnerable children across Indiana is as …
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A Former Foster Child, Now Child Rights Lawyer, Shares Piercing Insight on the Child Welfare System | Podcast Episode 21

Hear an authentic, piercing, and comprehensive conversation about our nation’s child welfare system and its impact on children, especially children …
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Cindy Booth to Retire as CEO of Child Advocates

After a 30-year career at Child Advocates, Inc., including serving as the Chief Executive Officer for the past 28 years, …
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