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The National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) / Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Association for Children, together with its state and local members, supports and promotes court appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes. Every year, over 600,000 children experience foster care and need a caring adult to speak up for their best interests. A CASA/GAL volunteer is that voice.

Safe Alliance provides crisis intervention, shelter, counseling, court advocacy, and other trauma-informed services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in Mecklenburg County; their work focuses on immediate safety, healing, and helping survivors rebuild stable lives.

The Dan Steele Memorial Endowment Fund celebrates the life of Chapman alumni Dan Steele. Dan passed away at the young age of 22, on November 13, 2015. The endowment fund provides scholarships to students entering the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. In this way, we hope Dan's memory lives on in the hearts and minds of those at chapman who supported and nurtured him.

The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS) has a mission to prevent shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma through the development and implementation of education, programs, public policy and research; to establish networks, support and train families, caregivers and professionals.

To change the conversation around child abuse and neglect from being seen as solely a social and legal issue to also being seen as a mental health, public health and physical health one as well.