Announcements

  • New NCAtrak Pricing 2025

    By: Rhonda Wurgler Rhonda Wurgler , 8 days ago

    New NCAtrak subscription pricing takes effect January 1.

    Future developments of the NCAtrak features you and your colleagues have asked for require investment in the system. But, your agency budget needs stability. To minimize the impact on your budget, we opted for small increases spread over multiple years.

    The next small increase will take effect on January 1, 2025. NCAtrak subscription prices are increasing to $2,228 for renewals and $3,228 for new subscribers in the 2025 calendar year. This is part of our previously announced 5-year plan to increase NCAtrak subscriptions by 3% yearly. Renewals and new subscription prices are available at the 2024 rate through December 31.

    Subscriptions in 2026 will similarly increase to $2,295 for renewals and $3,295 for new subscriptions.
     

    What your support makes possible


    Your support for the only case management system by CACs for CACs means a lot. For one thing, it means we can introduce new features regularly to enhance your NCAtrak experience and serve children and families better.

    Coming in 2025, NCAtrak offers a new connection for iRecord users. When live, this new feature will allow NCAtrak users to access their iRecord recordings securely from directly within NCAtrak--no more need to import files. This feature is currently in a pilot testing phase with a CAC user group before rolling it out more broadly. 

    We are also in the planning stages for a calendar feature for MDT members to schedule forensic interviews and a referral system for MDT members to make referrals within NCAtrak. Expect more news in 2025...it's right around the corner.

    It’s all thanks to you, and it’s all on behalf of brighter futures for the children we serve. 
     

  • Invitation to join the NCA Health Access Data Pilot Project

    By: Erin Casey Erin Casey , 28 days ago

    NCA is excited to announce a new pilot project aimed at developing tools that can assist CACs to use data they already collect to assess services access and disparities.

    We are currently seeking CACs who are willing to serve as pilot sites who will have early access to these tools, and who will give them a test-run. The pilot starts in January, 2025 and runs through the spring. You can find more information about this project and what pilot sites will do on the NCA Health Access Data Project page here on NCA Engage.

    Please reach out to Erin Casey, NCA Program Evaluation Manager, at ecasey@nca-online.org to sign up for the pilot project or to get your questions answered!  We hope to sign CACs up as pilot sites by December 6, 2024.

  • Executive Director Mental Health Academy Starts Soon, Register Today!

    By: Jami Bolton Jami Bolton , 2 months ago

    Join your CAC Executive Director (ED) colleagues for this exciting training opportunity. CAC EDs lead the charge for positioning CACs to meet NCA’s Mental Health Accreditation Standards. Many ED’s do not have a mental health background which can create challenges. NCA is excited to announce this training opportunity for EDs to learn about developing and sustaining high quality mental health programs at your CACs. 

  • E3 Info Call next week!

    By: Jami Bolton Jami Bolton , 2 months ago

    We are excited to announce that we will be offering Enhance Early Engagement (E3) Training for CAC Victim Advocates this fall! Interested to learn more about what E3 is, and how it will benefit your advocates, and CAC? Join us next Tuesday, September 18 at 2:00pm Eastern! Register here:  NCA Learning: Fall 2024 E3 Information Call (nationalchildrensalliance.org)

  • Submit an Abstract for Leadership Conference 2025!

    By: Rachael Novick Rachael Novick , 3 months ago

    National Children’s Alliance (NCA) is soliciting abstracts for presentations at the 2025 Leadership Conference, planned as a hybrid event June 9-11, 2025. The in-person conference will take place in Washington, DC. Abstracts will be considered if received by September 20, 2024. The target audience for this conference is comprised of administrators, coordinators, and board members of Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs), State Chapters, and multidisciplinary teams. We encourage presenters with expertise relevant to the target audience from diverse backgrounds to submit abstracts for presentations.

  • 3rd Annual Seamless Conference Early Bird Special Ending June 30th!

    By: Geoff Sidoli Geoff Sidoli , 5 months ago

    National Children’s Alliance (NCA) 3rd annual Seamless Conference will be held virtually on September 25 & 26, 2024.  Follow the link to learn more about this years line up that covers a variety of topics such as Sleep and Trauma in Children and Adolescents, Courtroom Psychology: How to Be a Good Witness and Survive in the Courtroom, Mental Health Ethics Are Boring: Change My Mind and More!

    Don't miss out on the Reduced price through June 30th!

  • We are extending the application deadline for Enhancing Early Engagement (E3) is on February 23rd

    By: Geoff Sidoli Geoff Sidoli , 10 months ago

    We are extending the application deadline till February 23, please use the link below to find out more!  Enhancing early engagement of families in mental health assessment and evidence-base trauma treatment is a priority for CAC leaders through NCA. To address this need, NCA partnered with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) on a training initiative, Enhance Early Engagement Training for CAC Victim Advocates, or E3. E3 aims to increase the proportion of children and their caregivers served by CACs who engage in mental health services.  If you have any questions, please contact Geoff Sidoli, gsidoli@nca-online.org. 

  • Enhance Early Engagement (E3) Training for CAC Victim Advocates, January 2024 Information Call

    By: Geoff Sidoli Geoff Sidoli , 11 months ago

    NCA will be hosting an information call on Tuesday January 30th, from 12:00pm-1:00pm EST to provide information on content, schedule, and training requirements.  To bolster the important work victim advocates already do with families, the focus of E3 is to provide training to victim advocates in trauma responses, brief mental health screening, evidence-based trauma-focused treatments, identification of treatment needs, referrals for mental health services, and evidence-based engagement skills. For senior CAC leaders and advocates, this call is an opportunity to learn more about the training and have any of your questions answered.  Applications for the fall training will open after the information call.  Follow the link to register.