Adams County Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Team
Our team at the Adams County Children’s Advocacy Center (ACCAC) dedicates its efforts to reducing the trauma experienced by child victims of sexual abuse and severe physical abuse. We carry out our mission by employing a multi-disciplinary investigative team (MDIT) approach to cases from the initial outcry through the investigation, prosecution, and hope and healing. Our MDIT is comprised of highly-trained child abuse professionals, each with their own unique area of expertise, including law enforcement, children and youth services, prosecution, medical, and mental health.
The MDIT response provides support to child victims and non-offending caregivers by linking them to resources and ongoing therapeutic services. The coordinated and collaborative response allows investigators and detectives to share information between agencies and complete investigations more effectively and expeditiously, which leads to stronger cases for prosecution. This innovative multi-disciplinary approach significantly increases the likelihood of a successful outcome in the judicial system and long-term healing for the child, the most vulnerable of crime victims.
We gratefully acknowledge our MDIT partners:
- Adams County District Attorney’s Office
- Adams County Children and Youth Services
- Adams County Victim Witness Program
- Wellspan Medical
- Bendersville Police Department
- Biglerville Borough Police Department
- Bonneauville Borough Police Department
- Carroll Valley Borough Police Department
- Conewago Township Police Department
- Cumberland Township Police Department
- East Berlin Borough Police Department
- Eastern Adams Regional Police Department
- Gettysburg Borough Police Department
- Latimore Township Police Department
- Liberty Township Police Department
- Littlestown Borough Police Department
- McSherrystown Borough Police Department
- Reading Township Police Department
- Pennsylvania State Police