Safety, Advocacy, and Healing Programs

The Yale Safety, Advocacy, and Healing Programs provides evaluation and treatment of all types of child maltreatment. Staffed by Dr. John M. Leventhal and Dr. Andrea G. Asnes, the program offers the following services:

• Inpatient consultation
• Telephone consultation for area medical providers
• Case assessment for children under investigation by the Department of Children and Families
• Child sexual abuse evaluation

For more information on the Yale Child Abuse program, please call 203-688-2468.

The Child Sexual Abuse Clinic is located at the Yale-New Haven Hospital Family Advocacy Center at One Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT.

The Clinic provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessments of children who may have been sexually abused. Services include the following.

Trained social workers meet with children to obtain information regarding the sexual abuse allegation. The interviews are conducted in a neutral, child-friendly environment. It is recorded using state-of-the-art equipment to allow medical staff, police and DCF to observe the interview as it occurs.

Specially trained pediatricians and pediatric nurse practitioners document the child’s medical history, as well as the history of the sexual abuse concern. The child also receives a complete physical exam.

A trained professional who specializes in child development provides age-appropriate preparation for the forensic interview and medical examination. The child life specialist may also provide direct support of children during the physical examination.

A social worker helps to support families and helps link them to community resources.

To make a referral to the clinic, or for more information, please call 203-688-2468. All services are free of charge.