Tazewell County Children's Advocacy Center

Tazewell County Children's Advocacy Center Child friendly facilities in each county

The Center operates full service offices in Pekin, Eureka and Havana.

To provide a coordinated approach to the investigation , prosecution and treatment of child sexual abuse and serious physical abuse cases, which is sensitive to the child victim's needs and holds offenders accountable. Each location has a family waiting area, team observation room and interview room equipped with closed circuit access. Interview rooms feature recording equipment, allowing audio an

d DVD recording of each child interview. Specially trained child interviewers

Each county has trained forensic interviewers available to provide forensic interviews of children ages 3-17. Advocacy for child victims and their supportive caregivers

The Center's Case Managers and Family Advocate assist families during the investigative process and prosecution of the case. Case Management including court preparation for child victims

Center staff work with the county's state's attorney to assure children are ready for court procedures. Free on-site crisis counseling

Crisis counseling, provided by licensed therapists, is available in Pekin and Eureka. Arrangements for 6 to 8 sessions are flexible and set at the family's convenience. These services are free of charge for clients, and funded by grants and donations. Referrals for medical examinations

The Center partners with the Pediatric Resource Center in Peoria for child abuse medical examinations. These exams are provided by trained nurse practitioners and physicians with extensive training in physical abuse and sexual abuse exams. Linkage to community resources

Center staff have knowledge of local agencies that help families and provides assistance in accessing programs and services. Coordinating the multidisciplinary team

Multidisciplinary team members meet regularly to discuss cases. Center staff coordinate these meetings and provide updates to team members and supportive family members. School prevention and community education

Prevention education programs are available for preschool and early elementary children, utilizing body safety strategies. The center staff also welcomes opportunities to educate community members on child abuse issues. For information on the prevention education programs, please see the Resource section of this website.

05/28/2026

Tracy Baer is the May raffle winner!

05/10/2026
04/30/2026

April raffle winner is Tirena Pavelka!

We want to take a minute to thank our ACE SPONSORS for being a $500 donor! Your support was essential to the success of ...
04/27/2026

We want to take a minute to thank our ACE SPONSORS for being a $500 donor! Your support was essential to the success of the 3rd Annual Golf Outing. Thanks to your support we can provide funding to get counseling services for children who are victims of abuse and their families!
Thank you Excalibur Seasoning, Yoga Projekt, Horizon Clarity, and Standard Heating and Cooling! See comments for links to their businesses!

We are so incredibly thankful to Avanti's in Pekin for donating all the food to our golf outing lunch! We appreciate you...
04/27/2026

We are so incredibly thankful to Avanti's in Pekin for donating all the food to our golf outing lunch! We appreciate your support of the CAC which helps to provide the counseling services to children and families! THANK YOU Avanti's!

Beautiful weather made our 3rd Annual Golf Outing even better! We’re grateful to our golfers, sponsors, volunteers, and ...
04/26/2026

Beautiful weather made our 3rd Annual Golf Outing even better! We’re grateful to our golfers, sponsors, volunteers, and Lick Creek Golf Course for helping make it such a successful event.

Our hearts are with Detective Vester’s family and the East Peoria Police Department during this incredibly difficult tim...
04/23/2026

Our hearts are with Detective Vester’s family and the East Peoria Police Department during this incredibly difficult time.

Help us raise money to support counseling the CAC provides to children and their families who are victims of abuse. This...
04/09/2026

Help us raise money to support counseling the CAC provides to children and their families who are victims of abuse. This is an essential service to the families of the CAC- we could not provide this service without the support of these events!

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Address

341 Buena Vista Avenue
Pekin, IL
61554

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+13093476001

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