NCA Census and Survey Data Resources

NCA provides the Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) movement with comprehensive snapshots of CAC services, funding, and growth through its Member and Chapter Censuses, as well as other regular surveys to the CAC field. The Censuses, every two years, these surveys and corresponding reports provide information about strengths and trends in the field over time. Please see immediately below for our most recent Chapter Census - the State of State Chapters Report.  Results from the 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2023 CAC Censuses are also available below, along with special reports about CACs' work with the military, to address the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and to address the mental health care needs of children.  Questions about the NCA Member CAC Census or State Chapter Census can be directed to omscoordinator@nca-online.org.

Additional recent reports, such at the CAC Staffing and Salary Survey, are also available below. 

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Ready to Serve: When CACs and Military Agencies Team Up, Kids Are Better Off

Overall, our field is still in the relatively early stages of building partnerships between CACs and military installations. But every CAC can take action to ensure military families have access to the services they deserve. 

In Ready to Serve, we use 2020 CAC Census data to explore how centers across the country are building relationships with their partners in the military, where we’re succeeding, and where we have additional opportunities to ensure every child in our community who needs it can benefit from trauma-informed, child-focused CAC services.



Outlasting the Storm: Teleservices, the Pandemic, and Lasting Opportunities and Challenges

In response to the pandemic, many CACs switched at least some of their services to teleservices, using technology to keep children and families safe while still providing them with the help they need to recover. Four core services were candidates: forensic interviews, victim advocacy, medical services, and mental health care. 

In Outlasting the Storm, released in August 2021 and based on 2020 CAC Census data, we dive into the rapid and lightning-fast shift CACs made toward offering many virtual services to kids and families.