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What will be the final grade?

Posted by: cacjc / Jan 14, 2020 / Tags: Church of Latter-day Saints, clergy, faith-based, mandated reporters

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County I came across an article posted on Facebook that talked about a woman who was suing her church because they did not warn her husband that, by confessing he abused a child, it would be reported and investigated. The church (The

The Many Faces of Healing: Tasha

Posted by: cacjc / Oct 18, 2018

My name is Tasha. I used to live with my mom and my dad. I used to do things that made my mom get mad at me and tell me I was bad. I had a secret that I wanted to tell her — but I was scared –so I would do things that

My Spin: Oregon’s Top Rank Registered Sex Offenders

Posted by: cacjc / Aug 31, 2018 / Tags: #BackTo SchoolCAC, 5 Steps to Protect Our Children, Back to School, Gorp's Secret, Oregon Sex Offender Registry, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Sex Offenders, Sherri Chessen, Stewards of Children, Tammi Pitzen

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County School has started back. At my house we are shifting back to “normal” schedule. You know—the regular routine. 6:30 wake up. 7:12 out the door for school and work. 6:00 get home. 6:15 start our reading homework. 6:45 do the rest of

“My family survived” because of the CAC

Posted by: cacjc / Nov 9, 2017 / Tags: Cherish a Child Luncheon 2017, Grand Jury, Lori Phillips, Multi-disciplinary team, navigating the legal system, non-offending parent

This is a speech by Lori Phillips The year was 1993. My oldest daughter, Jennifer, came to me one evening and disclosed a horrific truth. Her father had sexually molested her. She was 11 years old that year. The specific abuse had taken place many years before. She had blocked it out, only to

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

Police Chief O’Meara: Why CAC Matters

Posted by: cacjc / Nov 15, 2016 / Tags: Ashland Oregon, Ashland Oregon Police Department, Cherish a Child Luncheon, Tighe O'Meara

Post by Tighe O’Meara – Ashland, Oregon Police Chief I am going to start off on a dark note, but a real note, and one that needs to be recognized. 1 in 10 children are reported to be sexual assault victims. But let’s go ahead and make it worse, because this doesn’t account for the

A Survivor Shares her Story: Why CAC Matters

Posted by: cacjc / Sep 12, 2016 / Tags: Cherish a Child Luncheon, child abuse survivor, Crystal Heart, Kira Zavala

This is the inspiring speech presented by Kira Zavala at last year’s 2015 CAC Cherish a Child luncheon. Kira shares her experience as a survivor of child abuse and as a child receiving services from the CAC. My name is Kira Zavala. I am a mother, wife, community volunteer, business woman and a survivor

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

Hope for eliminating child abuse in this country

Posted by: The Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County / Oct 20, 2014 / Tags: ACE Study, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County, Crime Victim Compensation Program, David Hoppe, Family Nurturing Center, Jackson County Relief Nursery, National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse, Prisoners of Childhood, Unto the Third Generation, Victor Vieth

This is a guest post by David Hoppe, Deputy District Attorney I was asked to write a blog about hope. Hope in dealing with child abuse. A pretty tough topic. A couple of decades ago a doctor was conducting an obesity program with a high dropout rate. Surprisingly many of the people who dropped out

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