Child Abuse Case Tracking Information System (CACTIS)
In 2006, JJF, in partnership with the Fulton County Children’s Advocacy Center, launched a new customized computerized Child Abuse Case Tracking Information System, known as CACTIS. No longer would each agency have independent arsenals of information on children and families in which to harbor fractions of information and family histories. Now, all agencies input information into one collaborative case file that facilitates a team response and ultimately increases information sharing and communication among DFCS, police, prosecution, advocates, healthcare providers, educators, and courts. Not sharing information can lead to further abuse, or even the prosecution of an innocent family. These are decisions that affect children and their families forever.

CACTIS won the TechBridge Technology Innovation Award on May 5, 2007. The award, $46,000 in technological services, products, and cash, is given every year to a tech-savvy nonprofit at the Digital Ball, one of the biggest technology events in Atlanta.

Shortly after the TechBridge Award, the Georgia Legislature appropriated $250,000 to The Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia to implement CACTIS statewide.