Operating in conjunction with the Children's Advocacy Room in the Domestic Violence Court Building, the clinic offers a voluntary mental health triage system that screens children and parents for the effects of domestic violence trauma. Clinic clients are given referrals to appropriate agencies to address identified mental health needs, as well as other needs including housing, employment training and childcare.
Clients also receive assistance in setting up appointments at referral agencies.
The clinic's services include an educational component to help children process the violence they have experienced in the home and understand courtroom proceedings. The Children's Advocacy Clinic programs were developed with assistance from the University of Illinois at Chicago's Department of Psychiatry.