History & Purpose
Mission & Vision
To partner with families, communities, and systems - entrusted with the safety of children, youth and vulnerable adults - to reduce trauma and end abuse.
We realize this mission through work in prevention, intervention, and ending abuse in families. We strive to assist families in stabilization and healing.
2020 Annual Report
Explore our impact over the last year and see how we’ve adapted and grown to support children experiencing abuse throughout the pandemic.
35 years in the field
CornerHouse was founded in 1989 during the inception of the Children’s Advocacy Center model. As an accredited CAC, CornerHouse has worked to address the traumatic effects of child abuse - supporting children and families throughout the disclosure, investigation, and legal processes.
Most recently, CornerHouse expanded its services to provide therapeutic healing through mental health and advocacy services. This addition helps children and families heal from their experience of abuse.
With 35 years of experience in the Child Advocacy field, we are looking forward to adding a preventative approach to how we address abuse. Through primary and secondary abuse prevention programming, CornerHouse seeks to end abuse before it begins.
The CornerHouse forensic interview Protocol™
Our forensic interviewers use the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol™, an interviewing protocol that CornerHouse developed and that is now widely used across the country and the globe.
CornerHouse abides by a “Child First Philosophy,” which ensures that the needs of the individual are given first priority during the forensic interview process. The forensic interview is person-centered and is aligned with the cognitive, behavioral, and social abilities of each individual.