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Located at the Marilyn Kapner Levin Center for Children’s Advocacy and Child Abuse Prevention and the Allen R. Levin Family Advocacy and Education Wing
FACT:
Child abuse affects 1 in 10 children in Escambia County.Learn More?
Child abuse affects 1 in 10 children in Escambia County. Escambia County often ranks 3rd or 4th in the entire state of Florida for child abuse cases. Every year in Escambia County over 7000 reports of suspected child abuse are received by the Department of Children and Families. Click or Tap to Close
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Child abuse affects kids from all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.Learn More?
Child abuse affects kids from all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Although these factors can influence rates of child abuse, no racial or socioeconomic groups are immune to child abuse. Research indicates there are risk factors for maltreatment, including caregiver alcohol abuse and caregiver drug abuse Click or Tap to Close
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Child trafficking victims will rarely attempt to seek help when in public.Learn More?
Child trafficking victims will rarely attempt to seek help when in public. Child trafficking is often a hidden crime. Victims may be so traumatized by traffickers that they do not identify themselves as victims or ask for help; they may be forced or coerced through threats and violence; they may fear retribution from their trafficker or law enforcement, including danger to their families. They may not even have their identification documents. Click or Tap to Close
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The signs of child abuse aren’t always easy to spot.Learn More?
The signs of child abuse aren’t always easy to spot. Child abuse can be hard to recognize. Some possible signs of child abuse are: Click or Tap to Close
To report a case of child abuse, call the Abuse Hotline at 1-800-96ABUSE

Gulf Coast Kid's House is a private, not-for-profit which provides services to victims of child abuse in Escambia County.

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Gulf Coast Kid's House is a children's advocacy center serving Pensacola and Escambia County. As a children's advocacy center, we combine all of the professionals and resources needed for the intervention, investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases under one child-friendly facility. Child victims and their families also receive mental health counseling at our center. The goal of Gulf Coast Kid's House is to form a more collaborative response to child abuse cases so that we can improve case outcomes and minimize trauma to the children and families we serve.

Because we know that the only hope to end child abuse is education, Gulf Coast Kid's House also offers a variety of child abuse prevention education.

Learn how you can help, call us at (850) 595-5800.

House Gulf Coast Kid’s House and its partners provided services for over 3,807 children in fiscal year 2016 - 2017.

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