Washington HB1028 updates definitions and guidance to support children's advocacy centers.

Washington HB1028 updates definitions and guidance to ensure support for children's advocacy centers by more accurately defining the work they do and the tools necessary to support their work. The bill modernizes the definition of children's advocacy centers to reflect their role in coordinating a multidisciplinary response to allegations of abuse. It also defines child forensic interviews as culturally responsive, fact-finding interviews conducted by trained professionals to elicit a child's unique information when there are concerns of possible abuse or exposure to violence.

Washington HB1028 updates definitions and guidance to support children's advocacy centers.

Washington HB1028 updates definitions and guidance to ensure support for children's advocacy centers by more accurately defining the work they do and the tools necessary to support their work. The bill modernizes the definition of children's advocacy centers to reflect their role in coordinating a multidisciplinary response to allegations of abuse. It also defines child forensic interviews as culturally responsive, fact-finding interviews conducted by trained professionals to elicit a child's unique information when there are concerns of possible abuse or exposure to violence.