Forensic Interviews
Our goal is to help reduce the secondary stress that can be associated with an interview. Our building and staff create a feeling of security, safety and privacy. Heartford House Child Advocacy Center’s process for talking with children utilizes a method that helps minimize additional trauma that victims experience when asked to repeat details of a crime.
Before the interview, the child is introduced to one specially trained interviewer who shows the victim to a child-friendly room, where the interview takes place. This room is fitted with special equipment that allows a multidisciplinary team to watch the interview and speak directly to the interviewer from another room. This technique provides a more comfortable experience for the child being interviewed.
The interviewers who are utilized at Heartford House Child Advocacy Center are specially trained in ChildFirst® Protocol. Interviewers receive training on the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, child development, memory and suggestibility, testifying in court, legal issues and preparing children for court.
If you would like more information on the ChildFirst® Protocol, please visit Zero Abuse Project.
Before the interview, the child is introduced to one specially trained interviewer who shows the victim to a child-friendly room, where the interview takes place. This room is fitted with special equipment that allows a multidisciplinary team to watch the interview and speak directly to the interviewer from another room. This technique provides a more comfortable experience for the child being interviewed.
The interviewers who are utilized at Heartford House Child Advocacy Center are specially trained in ChildFirst® Protocol. Interviewers receive training on the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, child development, memory and suggestibility, testifying in court, legal issues and preparing children for court.
If you would like more information on the ChildFirst® Protocol, please visit Zero Abuse Project.
