March 2014

A Call To Action

Posted by: The Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County / Mar 25, 2014 / Tags: Doctors on Call, drug abuse, dug overdose, exercise, Fentanyl, Focus on Health, Health Talk for Teens, healthy eating, heroin, KOBI-NBC, love, Oxycontin, Percocet, Robin Miller, STR8UP, The Smart Woman's Guide to Mid-Life and Beyond, Vicodan

This is a guest post by Robin Miller, MD MHS. Just over a week ago we lost a family friend to a heroin overdose. A drug that was rarely found in the mainstream when I was growing up is now extremely common in high schools, Middle American neighborhoods and even Wall Street. We have a

Going on a Treasure Hunt (Part 1)

Posted by: cacjc / Mar 10, 2014 / Tags: Art Journeys, Healing from painful things, Manda Severin, Mural

In January and February, an artist named Manda Severin helped some of the girls who come to our center paint a beautiful mural. This, like all creative processes, began with a few simple things: paint, a canvas, brushes, ideas and thoughts, and a few questions. What type of adventure would you like to take? What

A place to be heard ~ how mentoring helps kids

Posted by: The Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County / Mar 4, 2014 / Tags: circle experience, Rose Circle, Rose Circle Mentoring Network

This is a guest post by Ellen Craine, Executive Director of the Rose Circle Mentoring Network. The Rose Circle Mentoring Network is excited to offer a weekly mentor circle to 4th, 5th and 6th grade girls at the Children’s Advocacy Center. The Rose Circle has been providing circle mentoring to Rogue Valley youth since 2006.

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