FBI-NCA PARTNERSHIP

BACKGROUND

In 2015, NCA entered a partnership with the FBI to expand access to Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) to children and families involved in FBI investigations. This partnership ensures that our law enforcement partners have access to CAC services needed to investigate and prosecute federal child abuse cases. The partnership includes a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the FBI and NCA, and Accredited CACs may opt-in to participation.

CURRENT FBI-NCA MOU

On May 3, 2022, NCA and the FBI signed an updated version of the MOU. All Accredited CACs are eligible to sign-on to participate in the MOU. Participating CACs will have the option to sign-on fully or sign on with stipulations if there are agreements in the MOU that the CAC cannot meet, but they wish to make other services available. CACs that were participating in the previous MOU will need to sign-on to the new MOU to continue participation. Participating CACs may opt-out of the MOU or change their stipulations to participation at any time by notifying NCA.   

Frequently Asked Questions

For more information about the 2022 FBI-NCA MOU, please view the recording of 2022 FBI-NCA MOU Updates and Guidance for Participation in the webinar section below. Additionally, answers to frequently asked questions about the 2022 MOU can be found here.

Please view the Respect for Child Survivors Act FAQ to learn about the 2023 law and what it means for CACs working with the FBI. 

WEBINARS AND RESOURCES

Presenting Evidence in the Forensic Interview (2/21/23)

Click here to view the recording of the webinar Presenting Evidence in the Forensic Interview that was held on February 21, 2023. This webinar is a repeat of the webinar by the same name held in December 2022. Due to high demand, the webinar was offered again to allow more participants to join live and submit questions. While the slides are the same for both webinars, presenters, examples, and questions asked by participants differ. 

Introduction to Sextortion (1/12/23)

Click here to view the recording of the webinar Introduction to Sextortion that was held on January 12, 2023. 

Presenting Evidence in the Forensic Interview (12/8/22)

Click here to view the recording of the webinar Presenting Evidence in the Forensic Interview that was held on December 8, 2022. 

2022 FBI-NCA MOU: Updates and Guidance for Participation (5/26/22)

Click here to view the recording of the 2022 FBI-NCA MOU Updates and Guidance for Participation webinar that was held on May 26th, 2022.

One In Ten Podcast: Growing Up Online: Addressing Child Sextortion, with Katie Connell

Click here to listen to this episode from NCA's podcast "One In Ten" Growing Up Online: Addressing Child Sextortion, with Katie Connell

CONTACT US

For questions about the FBI-NCA partnership or to discuss CAC participation in the MOU, please contact Heather Provencher at hprovencher@nca-online.org or at (202) 548-0090 ext. 119.