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The CAC of Suffolk County supports the health and wellbeing of the children and families of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Each month we'll share highlights and updates to help you better understand how you are part of the healing and justice we see every day. 

Advocate for the TRUST Line

We need your help to get the TRUST Line (Amendment #240) passed. Please call your Senators and Senate Leadership now before it's too late! Prompts are available in MOVA's TRUST Advocacy Toolkit.

The Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA) disburses both federal and state funding to more than 100 organizations across the state, including our CAC. Right now, without a state investment, those organizations are preparing to see, on average, a 35% reduction in funding without a state investment. Lifesaving services for victims and survivors, as well as program jobs, are at risk.

To mitigate these cuts, MOVA is advocating for a $13.8M state investment in the TRUST Line. This dedicated line item in the FY27 budget is essential to ensure stable, equitable, and trauma-informed support for underserved victims and survivors of crime. 

You can read more about the impact of these cuts and the need for the TRUST Line in this MassLive article.

MACA Annual Conference

Earlier this month, 18 CAC staff members and our partners at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office attended the Massachusetts Children's Alliance's 16th annual conference.

Two of our Forensic Interviewers, Emily Cutts and Jackie Lamont, led a panel discussion titled "Listening to Learn: Survivor Voices Improving Practice in Child Protection." Survivor Adriana with her caregiver Abigail, and survivor Sophia with her caregiver Lina, shared their perspectives on how system and professional responses impacted their feelings of trust and safety, access to justice, and healing processes following their disclosures of abuse. Their first-hand experiences provided professionals from across the state with recommendations for providing trauma-informed, culturally responsive, victim-centered services.

At the Conference, Jackie received the Child Champion Award in recognition for her leadership, advocacy, and work strengthening trauma informed, victim centered responses for children, survivors, and families—we are so grateful for her invaluable partnership!

What's It Like at the CAC?

Have you ever wondered what a child's visit to the CAC might be like, from their point of view?

Watch this video to understand more about our space, our team, and how we explain our work to young people every day.

Staff Spotlight

The Massachusetts Children's Alliance (MACA) featured our very own Dr. Adine Latimore in their 2025 Annual Report! The article highlights Dr. Latimore's 20-year tenure with our CAC and her incredible impact on the children she has served during that time.