Last week, Sen. Tommy Tuberville visited the National Children’s Advocacy Center(NCAC) in Huntsville for a briefing and a tour of the campus. The center is a worldwide leader in services, investigations, and counseling for minors who have been victims of physical and sexual abuse.
Tuberville (R-Auburn), after his visit, discussed the significant impact that the center has throughout Alabama, the U.S., and the world.
“The National Children’s Advocacy Center in Huntsville is a global leader in services, investigations, and counseling for children who suffer physical and sexual abuse. The center’s work is important, and I’m proud to share that work today,” said Tuberville. “The center’s reach does not end in Alabama — it has expanded across the country, and across the world. In 2021, over 30,000 child abuse professionals from 50 states and 17 countries received NCAC training, and more than 400,000 children were served.
“Just in 2021. Alabama’s network of children’s advocacy centers now includes 47 different locations that have conducted tens of thousands of counseling sessions each year.”
He also connected the well-being of today’s youth to the well-being of the country in the future.
“Children are our number one commodity in this country,” Tuberville said. “They will become the next generation of educators, nurses, doctors, lawyers, engineers, even senators, and maybe even president. And if we’re going to have a strong future, we must make sure we protect and empower the next generation.”
Since its beginning in 1985, the NCAC has opened more than 1,000 children’s advocacy centers in the the U.S. and 41 centers throughout the world.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.
