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Gainesville child advocacy center pushes ahead into third decade
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Lydia Sartain opens the Edmondson-Telford Child Advocacy Center's 20th anniversary celebration Thursday morning with remarks on the work the center has done working with law enforcement and the judicial system in prosecuting abuse cases. Sartain as Hall County district attorney in the 1990s helped start the center on Washington Street in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers
The name and logo have changed, but Edmondson-Telford Child Advocacy Center’s mission is still the same — working with children who have suffered sexual physical abuse or neglect. “We’ve had 20 years, and I don’t think we’re working ourselves out of a job,” said Lydia Sartain, who as Hall County district attorney in the 1990s, helped started the center on Washington Street in Gainesville. “I’ve heard you’ve already seen more (children) so far this year than all of last year,” she said, speaking at a 20th anniversary celebration Thursday.