Nannette Patrick, Executive Director 1-800-25ABUSE
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Williamson County Administrative Bldg
Phone: (618) 998-2291 407 N. Monroe St., 3rd Floor
Fax: (618) 998-0006 PO Box 972
Marion, IL 62959
Email: mailto:casa.director@williamsoncountyil.gov
Phone: (618) 998-2291 407 N. Monroe St., 3rd Floor
Fax: (618) 998-0006 PO Box 972
Marion, IL 62959
Email: mailto:casa.director@williamsoncountyil.gov
Service Stats 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
New Children Assigned to CASA 55 50 79 61 55 67 Total Children Served by CASA 171 147 170 165 170 169 New CASAs Sworn-in 26 18 33 24 On any given day, approximately 397,000 children are in out-of-home care in the US. In 2013, 640,000 children spent some time in out-of-home care. Their average stay in foster care was almost two years. The average age of children in foster care is nine years old. Meeting the needs of this wave of children in crisis requires more CASA advocates to be trained. Volunteers answered the call and CASA of Williamson County continues to assign all children entering the local courts due to abuse and/or neglect to a trained CASA advocate to be their voice in court. 
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You can make a DIFFERENCE!!
In 2014, more than 80 CASAs served 169 local children 
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Story in the Stats
* The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services receives and investigates a report of suspected child abuse or neglect every five minutes, and a report of child sexual abuse every two hours.
* In Williamson County, there were more than 1200 reports of child abuse and/or neglect made to the Illinois Child Abuse Hotline in 2014
* Other than a parent, the paramour (live-in boyfriend/girlfriend) is the most likely indicated perpetrator of child abuse and/or neglect
* Child abuse and neglect reports increased 36.1% statewide in Illinois from 8/2013 to 8/2014.
* CASA of Williamson County is assigning three times more children in crisis to trained CASA advocates every year than ten years ago
* In 2012, Williamson County had the 5th highest number of child abuse and/or neglect reports in Illinois based on population
* In Williamson County, there were more than 1200 reports of child abuse and/or neglect made to the Illinois Child Abuse Hotline in 2014
* Other than a parent, the paramour (live-in boyfriend/girlfriend) is the most likely indicated perpetrator of child abuse and/or neglect
* Child abuse and neglect reports increased 36.1% statewide in Illinois from 8/2013 to 8/2014.
* CASA of Williamson County is assigning three times more children in crisis to trained CASA advocates every year than ten years ago
* In 2012, Williamson County had the 5th highest number of child abuse and/or neglect reports in Illinois based on population
238,000 children have a CASA volunteer standing by their side each year, ensuring their voices are heard and needs are met. But another 400,000 go it alone.
You can change that.
You can change that.
*** ILLINOIS CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE ***
800-25-ABUSE
800-25-ABUSE
DCFS Reports . . .
Child deaths caused by neglect or abuse has skyrocketed, according to end-of-year analysis by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Neglect or abuse was indicated in the deaths of 103 children in 2014 with 60% of these children never seeing their 1st birthday. Indicated child deaths occurred in equal numbers in Chicago, the suburbs, and downstate Illinois.
