Statewide Partners & MDTs
The partners of this toolkit believe that all victim-serving agencies should adapt standards such as those of the CAC, when utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach to victim services and investigations.
North Dakota Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC)
The purpose of Children’s Advocacy Centers is to provide a comprehensive, culturally competent, multidisciplinary team response to allegations of child and adolescent abuse in a dedicated, child-friendly setting. A child-friendly setting and a multidisciplinary team are essential to accomplish the mission of Children’s Advocacy Centers and for accredited membership in National Children’s Alliance.
Children’s Advocacy Center Programs
The CAC provides services to families regardless of their ability to pay. Families will not receive a bill or be charged for services received. No child or adolescent is ever turned away. For more information on the following services or to schedule an appointment, contact your local CAC.
Availability of services varies at each advocacy center.
Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI)
Contact:
1720 Burlington Drive Suite B
Bismarck, ND 58503
(701) 328-5500
Tip line: 1-800-472-2185
The Attorney General’s Office | Attorney General (nd.gov)
Statewide Agency
North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force (NDHTTF)
NDHTTF is a statewide, multidisciplinary collaboration of law enforcement, service providers, and prosecution established to work in a person-centered manner to prevent, detect, disrupt, and dismantle human trafficking through coordinated, comprehensive services and efficient investigation and prosecution.
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Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs)
MDTs bring together all disciplines involved in a human trafficking or CSAM case and enhances coordination, is person-centered, and aims to reduce the risk of re-victimization. These teams may include human trafficking navigators, law enforcement, prosecution/legal supports, child and adolescent protective services, child and adolescent and adolescent services, mental health/substance abuse providers, victim advocacy and mentors, medical care, tribal partners for Native survivors, juvenile services, and probationary services.
Teams are comprised of partner agencies/disciplines who have devoted an employee to human trafficking MDTs and ongoing training/expertise. Additional team members are specific to each victim/survivor’s current services and identified needs, therefore each MDT contains a combination of survivor-specific services as well as those partnering agencies engaged in each region to ensure a wraparound approach is utilized.
For multi-disciplinary team members seeking specific protocols and information for your community, please reach out to your regional navigator or info@ndhttf.org.