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10 ways to keep children safe from abuse this holiday season

Posted by: cacjc / Nov 12, 2019 / Tags: 5 Steps to Protect Our Children, Darkness to Light, Minimizing Opportunity, Stewards of Children

By Betsy Lewis, Social Media Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County The holidays are coming, and families and friends will be gathering together to celebrate. Unfortunately, the holiday season is also the time of year when all types of child abuse increase. And it is those we know, these very family

Calling All Grandparents!

Posted by: cacjc / Sep 9, 2019 / Tags: Active Bystander, Grandparent, Grandparents, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Project of the Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County, Stranger Danger

By Betsy Lewis, Internet and Social Media Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County I don’t know about you, but back when I was a parent in the 1980s and ‘90s I didn’t know much about child abuse or how to prevent it. I just assumed it wouldn’t happen to my kids

Back to School for ALL the Family

Posted by: cacjc / Sep 8, 2019 / Tags: 5 Steps to Protect Our Children, Back to School, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training

By Ginny Sagal September is here and school has started for many kids and teens in our area. For some it will be the first time that you will be leaving your child with another adult. For some it might be a new school, new teachers or new sports coach. As your children start the

Are your kids safe at summer camp?

Posted by: cacjc / May 26, 2019 / Tags: 15 Ways to Zap a Bully, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), Dr. Jackie Humans, grooming, Leah Howell, National Child Abuse Hotline, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Project of the Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County, Psychology Today, Summer Camp Safety, victimization by an older child, Workplace Bullying Institute

By Leah Howell I have worked at summer camps for most of my career. I started as a junior camp counselor, and over the course of high school, college, and graduate school found myself drawn to camp program management in the most beautiful of settings. I completed my graduate thesis at a summer camp, and

All Adults are KEY to protecting our children from abuse

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 15, 2019

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County April is Child Abuse Awareness month. I want to use this opportunity to talk to you about the unvarnished and raw truth about child abuse. Generally, people do not like to talk about it. I have been in meetings where we

Usted podría ser la única esperanza

Posted by: cacjc / Oct 10, 2018 / Tags: Claudia Cervantes, DHS

By Claudia Cervantes, Bilingual Program Coordinator for the Protect Our Children Project Usted podría ser la única esperanza en la vida de un niño. Por cada 10 niños hay uno que es abusado antes de cumplir los 18 años, y usted podría ser su única esperanza si toma el tiempo para leer este artículo. Hay

The 872 abused children in Jackson County are “Our People”

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 22, 2018 / Tags: 2016 Child Welfare Data Book, April Child Abuse Prevention Month, Jackson County Oregon Child Abuse Statistics, Sexual Assault Awareness Month

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County I am sitting in my office this morning blasting music before everyone gets here. This is not unusual. I tend to get here before staff and before things get too hectic to plan out my day and to get as much

The Stories the Numbers Do Not Tell

Posted by: cacjc / Dec 14, 2017 / Tags: PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County As another year comes to an end, I am reflecting on things I could have done better, missed opportunities and what changes I will be committed to in the New Year. I am also looking back over all the good work that

One Thing You Can Do That Matters

Posted by: cacjc / Dec 6, 2017 / Tags: 5 Steps to Protect Our Children, Darkness to Light, Do One Thing, Do One Thing That Matters, Ginny Sagal, Leah Howell, one on one situations, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Stewards of Children, University of Oregon Center for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect

By Ginny Sagal, Communication & Outreach Coordinator for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County You can’t read a newspaper or turn on a television without hearing about child sexual abuse. Do not feel helpless. There is one thing you can do that matters in addressing child sexual abuse. You can take a child abuse

What Will Be YOUR One Thing?

Posted by: cacjc / Nov 19, 2017 / Tags: ACEs, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, Corey Haim, Cory Feldman, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Have you picked up a paper lately and there not be a story about someone coming out and stepping forward to tell about their abuse history? Almost daily there is a breaking news story about a child actor or actress being sexually

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