At Justice for Children, our child advocacy work is accomplished on a number of different levels: We provide information about the plight of abused children to our community and elected leaders; we provide advocacy and support for individual abused children; and, we recommend solutions for the critical challenges facing abused children. Each year, our Houston office receives roughly 6,000 requests nationwide to provide advocacy for victims of child abuse. Through our services, we help remove obstacles to child protection and to the prosecution of their offenders. Our caseworkers and volunteers accomplish this by building a case file for each child and working closely with Children's Protective Services, police, prosecutors, and the court system (family, juvenile, and criminal). We also make appropriate referrals to attorneys for pro bono or low-cost legal representation of children and protective mothers, to physicians specializing in the diagnosis of sexual and physical abuse of children, and to trained therapists who assist in the emotional recovery of children and who help prepare the child for possible court testimony. Volunteer lawyers provide amicus briefs, legal research, document analysis, and other litigation support.