The organization of the Gingerbread House Children’s Advocacy Center was and continues to be the result of extensive communication and cooperation among many community agencies.
We work together alongside 26 agencies, including law enforcement investigators and DCFS, to help child victims feel safe and heard throughout the entire investigation, prosecution, and treatment phases of cases. The following agencies are a part of our MDT:
- 1st Judicial District (Caddo Parish) Court
- 1st Judicial District (Caddo Parish) District Attorney’s
- 26th Judicial District (Bossier Parish, Webster Parish) Court
- 26th Judicial District (Bossier Parish, Webster Parish) District Attorney’s Office
- 42nd Judicial District (DeSoto Parish) Court
- 42nd Judicial District (DeSoto Parish) District Attorney’s Office
- Barksdale O.S.I.
- Barksdale Security Forces
- Bossier City Police Department
- Bossier Parish Coroner
- Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office
- Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Caddo Juvenile Court
- Caddo Parish Coroner
- Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office
- City of Shreveport Marshal’s Office
- Department of Homeland Security
- DeSoto Parish Coroner
- DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Forensic Nurse Examiners of Louisiana
- Gingerbread House Children’s Advocacy Center
- Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Mansfield Police Department
- Minden Police Department
- Northwest Louisiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force via the Bossier City Marshal’s Office
- Shreveport Police Department
- Webster Parish Coroner
- Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office
Our Team at the Gingerbread House dedicates its efforts to reducing the trauma experienced by child victims of sexual and severe physical abuse. We are able to carry out our mission by employing a multidisciplinary approach to cases throughout the investigation, prosecution, and treatment phases. The multidisciplinary team approach has been designated as the best practice standard for handling child abuse cases. By coordinating services through the Multidisciplinary Team we reach out into the community and bring together twelve agencies representing law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, medical, and mental health.
We cover Northwest Louisiana which include Caddo, Bossier, Webster, DeSoto, Bienville, Claiborne, Natchitoches, Sabine, and Red River Parishes
