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Celebrating Mother’s Day

Posted by: cacjc / May 13, 2017 / Tags: Mother's Day

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County May is all about our Moms. If we are a Mom, then a small part may be about us. Today I am feeling a little melancholy, as one of my friend’s granddaughters passed away after many health challenges. My heart aches for

It’s 32 Degrees and this Child is Wearing Flip Flops

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 19, 2017 / Tags: Acting out, Advocate for Children, Child Abuse Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Protectors of Children, Schools and Teachers

By Ginny Sagal, Communication & Outreach Coordinator, The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County When I was working at the schools teaching science, I saw a lot: Watching when the seasons changed who was wearing flip flops when the temperature was 32 degrees. Which child would come to school without a jacket and wearing shorts

A child shares a secret-what happens next? Why CAC Matters

Posted by: cacjc / Nov 17, 2016 / Tags: criminal and child protections investigation, Multi-disciplinary team, You Matter

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County I often contemplate late at night, when I think of the children that come through the center, and worry if their needs are getting met or if they are safe or what could we do to make it better. Does the CAC

Transformation: Why CAC Matters

Posted by: cacjc / Oct 19, 2016 / Tags: butterflies, chrysalis, Ginny Sagal, Leah Howell, learning to fly, Preschool, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Transformation, volunteering

By Leah Howell, Jackson County Training Coordinator, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training My son just started preschool this year. Two days per week, he gathers with 10 other 3 year-olds and follows a routine of play, circle time, and snack. Right now he and his classmates are learning about the life-cycle of the

Birthday Wishes: Believe a Child or Not?

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 19, 2016 / Tags: child sexual abuse, forensic interviews, offenders, reporting child abuse, Tammi Pitzen

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County I have a birthday in April. I have no qualms about the number. I will be turning 47. 26 of those years have been spent working in one role or another in the field of child abuse. Wow! That equates to more

“I’ve never been broken” ~ A Survivor’s Story

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 13, 2016 / Tags: child abuse survivor, heros, mandatory reporter

By Helen Sutthill, a veterinarian, mother, gardener, and reader — who says she is lucky enough to have wonderful friends and an amazing adoptive family For a long time, I didn’t talk about my childhood – the hunger, the lack of clothing, the sexual abuse, the beatings, the constant battering of words meant to tear

Parenting Teens: A Mom’s Story

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 6, 2016 / Tags: Child Abuse Prevention Month, Communication, Communication and Outreach Coordinator, Ginny Sagal, Mother of twins, online, protecting children, teens, texting

By Ginny Sagal, Communication and Outreach Coordinator at the Children’s Advocacy Center Since starting my job as Communication and Outreach Coordinator at CAC, I have had some thoughts about my parenting. Being an older mom with twins has been a wonderful journey. When they were little I would be very careful where they went for

When a mom’s love is not enough . . .

Posted by: cacjc / Mar 3, 2016 / Tags: asking hard questions, guns, mother's love, older children, Parenting moment, secrets, video games

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Yesterday morning, as I dropped my seven year old son off at school, I had a “moment”. It probably was not unlike a million other moments, had by a million other moms. I was watching my son bound off across the playground;

The Cost of Even Keel

Posted by: cacjc / Feb 17, 2016 / Tags: 3 year old, life stress, Parenting, Survival Techniques, The Stabilizer

This is a post by Leah Howell, M.S., Training Coordinator for Protect Our Children Child Abuse Prevention Training of Jackson County, Oregon A few years ago when my son was around 4 months old, we were concerned about his weight, so I did a Google Images search on what a typical 4 month old should

Art and the Mother’s Touch

Posted by: cacjc / Jul 14, 2015 / Tags: A mother's touch, art workshops, Building Bridges, creative therapies, Michelle Wilson, touch

By Michelle Wilson, Development Director for The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County In honor of what would be my mom’s birthday this month, I am sharing a post I wrote three years ago on healing and the mother’s touch. This could have been written now, with the references to the stories shared at this

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