MDT Resources and Training Hub
Tools, training, and support for Idaho’s Multidisciplinary Teams
Idaho’s MDTs play a vital role in protecting children and strengthening community response. This page brings together key resources, partner materials, and training opportunities—everything your team needs in one place.
Case Review Tools
Agendas, checklists, tracking tools, and templates to support consistent and effective MDT case review.
Idaho's Mandatory Reporting Law Overview
In Idaho, protecting children is everyone’s responsibility. State law requires any person who has reason to believe that a child under age 18 has been abused, abandoned, or neglected—or is being subjected to circumstances that could reasonably result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect—to make a report within 24 hours.
Child Advocacy Centers
Idaho’s Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) provide coordinated, child-focused services for children and families involved in abuse investigations. Use the directory below to find the center serving your community and learn more about the Idaho Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers.
Idaho hosts several CACs, including those in Boise, Idaho Falls, and Coeur d'Alene, offering vital services to children in need across the state.
The Idaho Network of Child Advocacy Centers (INCAC) unites CACs statewide, promoting best practices and enhancing resources for child protection efforts.
Youth Crisis and
Youth Assessment Centers
Idaho’s Youth Assessment Centers and Youth Crisis Centers offer different types of support for youth and families across the state. Assessment centers focus on connecting families with long-term community resources, while crisis centers provide safe, voluntary support for youth ages 5–17 experiencing immediate emotional, behavioral, substance use, or other life challenges. Links to each of these statewide resources are provided below.
Youth Crisis Centers
Youth Crisis Centers (YCC) are safe places for youth, ages 5-17, to go to by choice if they are having emotional distress, psychiatric symptoms, substance use challenges, or other life stressors. Each YCC has expanded to include youth ages 5-17 in some capacity; call your local YCC for details.
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Youth Assessment Centers
Idaho has twelve assessment centers across the state that connect youth and families with long-term community-based resources, helping prevent entry or deeper involvement in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.
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Online Training for MDT Members
CARTF partners with statewide experts to provide training designed specifically for MDT roles—law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, CACs, medical professionals, and victim services.