October 2017

Community “Farmers” Planting Seeds of Hope

Posted by: cacjc / Oct 25, 2017 / Tags: Asante Health System, Cherish a Child Luncheon 2017, Community Response, Family Support Team, HB5061, Jackson County Child Abuse Task Force, Jackson County Multi-Disciplinary Team, Mark Huddleston, MDT, National Children's Alliance, Planting a Seed Cherish a Child Luncheon

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County — from her speech at our October, 2017 Cherish a Child Luncheon A wise man looked at the response in place in Jackson County for victims of child abuse and thought there was opportunity to improve this response. That wise man

Spotlight on a Volunteer: Samantha Bohling

Posted by: cacjc / Oct 23, 2017 / Tags: CAC volunteer, Samantha Bohling, SOU Capstone Project

When did you start volunteering at the Children’s Advocacy Center? I started volunteering at the Children’s Advocacy Center on September 20, 2017. How did you become familiar with the Center, how did you find out? I became familiar with the Center through two sources: A list of possible internship facilities through the SOU website, as

Help kids develop healthy body boundaries

Posted by: cacjc / Oct 18, 2017 / Tags: body boundaries, body boundaries books, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Stewards of Children

By Leah Howell, Training Coordinator, The Protect Our Children Project of The Children’s Adv0cacy Center of Jackson County One aspect of effective child sexual abuse prevention is creating a relationship with your child or other children in your care that encourages openness about their body boundaries. Adults should always support a child in deciding for

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