HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center’s Tracey Sanchez, BSW, recently completed Finding Words training – the state of Arkansas’ new forensic interviewing protocol for child abuse cases ...

QUANTICO, Va. – Perseverance has paid off for the Office of Special Investigations Behavioral Sciences Directorate. For the past few years, OSI has been working to professionalize and strengthen its ...

Hancock County Deputy Prosecutor Aimee Herring speaks during the recent training. Photo provided. Making sure vulnerable children are comfortable and able to share horrific and even tragic events in ...

HC Chief Deputy Prosecutor Aimee Herring was one of a handful of professionals across the state invited to present at the recent Indiana ChildFirst Forensic Interview training in Chesterfield. HANCOCK ...

Earlier this week, police personnel from Alpena County’s law enforcement agencies participated in a three-day training ...

Experts say when a child experiences one kind of abuse, they’re often also experiencing other abuse as well. But it can often be difficult for children to talk about those experiences. That’s why ...

A local child advocacy organization is lobbying to improve how authorities interview child victims of sexual assault. Resources need to be expanded and more training for law enforcement officers and ...

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - The interviews weren't real, but it will be soon for these law enforcement officers. Thirty of them from across South Mississippi finished their week-long training to become ...

Laura Gapske's job is to listen. What she hears, however, would be a challenge for most adults in her shoes. Gapske is a forensic interviewer, trainer and program director at First Witness Child ...

When dealing with victims of trauma, changing how police officers ask questions can make the biggest difference. Former Special Agent Russell Strand visited the University of Minnesota Police ...

From July 8-12, 2024, Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County (CAC) invites the community to honor its forensic interviewers, who do the difficult, delicate and emotionally ...