The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) of Hillsborough County held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday evening for the opening of their new location at 16 Broad St. in Nashua, with community members and leaders.
Goffstown’s Mike Skinner is a survivor of childhood sex trafficking at the hands of his parents. Two of his siblings took their own lives. He feels that trauma, particularly childhood trauma, lies beneath and is a definitive factor of what is termed “mental illness.” If you get run over by a Mack truck there will be tire tracks.
Another key component of Senate Bill 417 addresses core oversight of children in placement, making sure that children aren’t lingering in placement for longer than they need to because when that happens, they are at risk of further abuse. They are at risk of decompensating in their own mental health if they’ve received treatment needed, but they remain in a program that’s not an appropriate fit for them.