From Trauma to Triumph

A CAMPAIGN FOR KIDS-TALK DETROIT

 
Every year in Wayne County, approximately 6,000 child abuse and/or neglect cases are verified. When these allegations involve sexual abuse or severe physical abuse, Kids-TALK is there to serve as a vital component of the investigative process, and more importantly, as an advocate for the child and family.
 
The Kids-TALK Children’s Advocacy Center was established 25 years ago through the vision and determination of Lynda Baker and Nancy J. Diehl, who co-authored a Skillman Foundation grant with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office serving as fiduciary. United by a deep conviction that children who had endured the unspeakable deserved better care, Lynda and Nancy set out to create a more compassionate and coordinated response.
 
Today, Kids-TALK is a program of The Guidance Center, one of Michigan’s largest human service agencies providing comprehensive behavioral health and community outreach services. By combining The Guidance Center’s wide-ranging services, high quality care and dedicated staff with Kids-TALK’s child-centered programming, the children who walk through the Kids-TALK doors are surrounded by the support they need to heal from their trauma.