The DeKalb County Child Advocacy Center (DCCAC) represents the legal rights and best interests of abused and neglected children in dependency matters before the DeKalb County Juvenile Court.  Child-clients are generally placed in the legal custody of the Department of Family and Children Services (foster care), and are physically placed in foster homes, group homes, and therapeutic institutions, or with biological and fictive relatives.  DCCAC attorneys, investigators, and support staff investigate allegations of abuse and litigate dependency cases that are before the Juvenile Court.  The DCCAC also provides ongoing case monitoring and advocacy by collaborating with multidisciplinary stakeholders to ensure that our clients' wellbeing needs are met and that permanent homes and caretakers are identified.