A COMPASSIONATE PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO BE HEARD, PROTECTED, AND SUPPORTED
Support when it matters most.
ConnectUs Children’s Advocacy Center provides a child-friendly, trauma-informed space where children and caregivers receive compassionate support, coordinated services, and guidance through difficult situations.
When a child experiences harm, families deserve a response that is safe, supportive, and clear.
When a child is hurting, everything can feel uncertain.
Concerns about a child’s safety can bring fear, worry, and a deep desire to protect. It can be difficult to know what to do next or who to turn to for help.
In these moments, families need clear guidance, compassionate support, and a place where children can feel safe and heard.
Guidance you can trust during difficult moments.
ConnectUs Children’s Advocacy Center is here to provide a safe, child-friendly environment where children and families are supported by a coordinated team of professionals who work together to protect, guide, and care for you every step of the way.
Through a trauma-informed, multidisciplinary approach, we help reduce stress, promote safety, and ensure children are heard in a way that is respectful and supportive.
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CONNECTUS CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER IN WILLISTON, ND
What to expect.
From your first interaction with us, our goal is to create a calm, supportive experience where you know what’s happening and what comes next.
Come to a Safe, Child-Friendly Space
Children are welcomed into an environment designed to feel calm, respectful, and supportive.
Move Toward Healing
We connect children and caregivers with advocacy, resources, and ongoing therapy through ConnectUs Therapy.
Share in a Trauma-Informed Setting
A trained forensic interviewer gently guides the conversation in a way that is developmentally appropriate and minimizes retraumatization.
Receive Coordinated Support
Our team works together behind the scenes so families don’t have to navigate multiple systems alone.
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WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
From safety to healing.
Protection is only the beginning — healing matters too.
Through ConnectUs Therapy, children and families can access ongoing trauma-informed care that helps them process experiences, rebuild a sense of safety, and move forward with support.
This connection between advocacy and therapy allows for consistent, whole-person care over time.
Children deserve to be heard in ways that do not cause further harm. Families deserve support that is compassionate, connected, and clear.
Our work helps:
Reduce trauma during the investigative process
Support child safety and wellbeing
Connect families to advocacy and therapeutic care
Strengthen collaboration across community systems
Build a more supportive and responsive community
You are not alone.
If your family has been referred to the Children’s Advocacy Center — or if you have questions — we are here to help. With compassionate support and coordinated care, we walk alongside children and families through some of life’s most difficult moments.