The Department of Pediatrics of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has provided physical abuse evaluations at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) since the late 1960’s and sexual abuse evaluations at Arkansas Children's Hospital since 1981. The result of this experience is a collaboration of UAMS and ACH in the form of the Center for Children at Risk, an integrated medical, social, and psychological health care system for the whole family that has experienced child abuse. The Center for Children at Risk consist of two functional components, both of which incorporate teaching, clinical research and community service. They are the Team for Children at Risk and the Family Treatment Program.  For more information about the Center for Children at Risk, please visit our official website:  www.uams.edu/childrenatrisk/.

Director: Jerry G. Jones, M.D.

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