Sheldon Kennedy Helps Launch Southern Alberta Children Advocacy Center
LETHBRIDGE – Turning trauma into triumph was the goal in mind as Sheldon Kennedy spoke to a full house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Tuesday (Sept. 13) for the launch of a new Southern Alberta Children Advocacy Center (SACAC).
Sheldon Kennedy, a well-known spokesperson for child victims of physical and sexual abuse, presented the powerful documentary “Swift Current,” in its premiere showing in Lethbridge followed by a Q&A to promote the creation of the SACAC.
Kennedy, who was a victim of abuse as a young hockey player, connected with Lethbridge and Medicine Hat agencies, including family services, health, education, law enforcement and justice who make up the planning committee for the SACAC to discuss improving services to children and youth who have suffered abuse.
The new Southern Alberta Children Advocacy Center will be based on the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Center (SKCAC) model in Calgary, where victims have access to legal and social services in the same location.