Project brave: expanding georgia's response to child abuse - the georgia center for child advocacy (gcca) submits its request to support project brave: expanding georgia's response to child abuse

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $350,000 to the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, Inc. on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647).

The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy will expand Georgia's response to child abuse through three integrated approaches. The organization will establish and participate in local and statewide coalitions to strengthen systems protecting children, ensure accountability, and improve outcomes for at-risk youth and vulnerable families. It will conduct comprehensive trainings and educational presentations to empower other agencies, building a network of informed professionals across Georgia. The organization will also provide technical assistance to other organizations to improve their systems, protocols, and skills, promoting evidence-based practices and model service improvements in child protection and trauma-informed care.

Performance runs through August 30, 2027, with work conducted in Georgia.

Our proposed project will expand georgia's response to child abuse through collaboration, trainings and technical assistance. Funds will support the following three approaches, each deploying local and statewide responses. 1.) collaboration: gcca participates on local and statewide coalitions to advance our field and response for child victims and families living in georgia. Through these collaborative efforts, we work to strengthen the systems in place to protect children, ensure accountability, and improve outcomes for at-risk youth and vulnerable families. 2.) training: gcca empowers other agencies by conducting comprehensive trainings and educational presentations. By fostering learning opportunities and sharing expertise, we cultivate a network of informed professionals who can work together to promote the safety, well-being, and rights of children across georgia. 3.) technical assistance: gcca provides guidance to help other organizations improve their systems, protocols and skills. Our initiatives detailed below promote evidence-based practices, information dissemination and model service improvements. .