In 1978 the problem of child sexual abuse was just beginning to emerge from the shadow of the dominant public issue of physical abuse and neglect. Sandra Baker, founder and Executive Director of Child and Family Institute (CFI), coordinated with Deputy District Attorney Ken Peterson (now Judge Peterson), and Child Protective Services to provide a treatment program for intrafamilial child sexual abuse. Other mental health professionals joined Ms. Baker providing group therapy services to these families referred by the criminal justice system.
