General Information

The Children’s Assessment Center assesses, supports, and cares for child victims of suspected sexual abuse. We provide interviews, assessments, medical care, short-term counseling, and legal protection. All of our services are offered in a child-friendly, sensitive, and safe environment and are free of charge to all children and nonoffending family members. We serve the entire Kent County area. The Center also works with a call-out team staffed, in part, by DeVos Children’s Hospital, to provide emergency care in the thirteen counties making up West Michigan on evenings, weekends, and holidays.

For information about "Children's Sexual Behavior and Body Safety," please see the Guide for Parents available on this site.

For information about child sexual abuse, how to recognize it, how to respond, and a list of community resources, see the Parent's Handbook available on this site.

For more information on child sexual abuse, please see Child Sexual Abuse Statistics available on this site.

If you have questions about your child's behavior or possible sexual abuse, please call our assessment counselor at 616-336-5160.

To make a formal report of child sexual abuse, call Children's Protective Services: 616.247.6300.

The CAC is a private, nonprofit organization funded through a partnership of government and community support and is a fully-accredited member of the National Children's Alliance. We are a United Way Agency and receive Michigan Crime Victims Services Commission funding.