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Welcome to the Web site of the Dr. Bill Lewis Center for Children in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

We are a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide neutral, child-friendly forensic interviews and interagency, comprehensive assessments of reported child sexual abuse victims.

We serve eight counties in northeast Indiana, with Allen County being the largest.

The Lewis Center is named after the late Dr. Bill Lewis, long-time Fort Wayne neonatologist, whose life was dedicated to the care of and advocacy for children. The Lewis Center serves as the voice of justice for children whose trauma has often engulfed them in silencing fear.

The standardized interview process used by our neutral fact-finding team of professionals eliminates the need for multiple interviews of the child which re-traumatizes victims. The process also helps exonerate the falsely accused.




Nelson’s Chicken Fundraiser on October 31, 2012.  $9.00 for ½ chicken, Pit-Tatoes, green beans, bread and butter.  To order e-mail Rebecca Nix at rnix@cac-ac.org.  All proceeds go to the Dr. Bill Lewis Center for Children.

 

Emergency Medical Services Foundation, Inc. and Sweetwater Sound are sponsors of the Nelson’s Chicken Fundraiser.

 

The Lewis Center in the News

Click on the link below to read Journal Gazette reporter Jeff Wiehe’s story about the important role the Lewis Center has in our community. The story was published on Sunday, Oct. 14.

 

http://tinyurl.com/cozqcxp

 

 

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What is child sex abuse?


Sexual abuse is one form of child abuse. It includes a wide range of actions between a child and an adult or older child. Often, but not always, these actions involve body contact. Child sexual abuse also includes exposing one's genitals to children or pressuring them for sex. Using a child for pornography is also another form of sexual abuse.

Most sexual abusers know the child they abuse. They may be family members, friends, neighbors or babysitters. About one-third of abusers are related to the child. Most abusers are men. If you think a child may have been abused, it's important to report it, and reporting is mandatory for people such as educators, counselors, child-care providers, social workers, law enforcement members and physicians.

To report abuse, go to the Resources section above and click on the link: How to Report Child Abuse or Neglect.

 Source: National Institutes of Health






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