Case Study
Safe Horizon
545 East 4500 South, Suite E-260 Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Main office: 801.451.2885 eccoviasolutions.com Safe Horizon | Page 1 Safe Horizon Angelica’s Story In 1996 Safe Horizon, which was founded in 1978, became the first child advocacy center in the country to have a multi-disciplinary team of experts all co-located in one child- friendly setting. For victims such as Angelica, a nine-year-old who was sexually abused, a co-located response meant that every service—from enforcement and prosecution to healing—was coordinated in one place. Of immediate benefit to Angelica, she only had to tell her story of abuse once, rather than an average of eight times for children in traditional, siloed agencies. Angelica and her father received a swift and comprehensive response and tre