Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock says his department is working on setting up child abuse response teams around the state, and on Thursday he toured a Ravalli County children's advocacy center.

"This is kind of, in some respects a jewel unto its own" Bullock said. "Emma's House is kind of a leader for a lot of the state as far as what we can do to take care of the needs of our kids that are drug endangered and abused."

Emma's House provides children who are victims of abuse or neglect a comfortable, home-like setting where they can be interviewed about their case.

We have people that are training to talk to kids about abuse, and then we have professionals from different disciplines in the community-law enforcement, prosecution (and) child and family services that observe the interview and make sure that we're just asking the right questions" explained Emma's House Director Val Widmer.

Children between the age of 3 and 18 are brought to Emma's House for forensic interviews and for medical examinations.

"So, you're not just taking a child into either a police office which can seem fairly cold and sterile or a medical exam room" Bullock went on.

"It's about the kids when they come here" added Widmer. "We want the kids to feel comfortable and safe. We want to minimize the trauma the best that we can, they've already gone through something horrible."

This advocacy center opened in late 2006 and Widmer says that since July of 2007 they've served over 130 children.

She added that she's grateful for the community's support and donations.