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Posted by: cacjc / Apr 21, 2020 / Tags: Child Abuse Hotline, Coronavirus, COVID 19, Dr. Nina Agrawal, Dr. Sue Skinner, Mr. Rogers

By Dr. Sue Skinner, Interim Medical Director for The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Times are stressful. Right here, right now. . . life is so much more complex and difficult than anything I would have ever imagined. . . even 3 months ago. But. I am one of the lucky ones; all

Upcoming 2023 Protect Our Children Prevention Trainings

Posted by: cacjc / Apr 10, 2020

Stewards of Children Stewards of Children is an evidence-informed, award-winning two-hour training that teaches adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Through interviews with child sexual abuse survivors, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in

Center Open, but limited to Emergency & Crisis Situations

Posted by: cacjc / Mar 18, 2020 / Tags: CDC, Coronavirus, COVID 19, Donations, forensic interviews, HIPPA, Protect Our children Trainings, Therapy

IMPORTANT MESSAGE The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County will remain open but limited to emergency and crisis related situations. Our therapy department will be moving to providing services by phone or a HIPPA complaint web based platform. This week most appointments were cancelled in order to work out a process to move in a

TAKE ACTION in 2020: Make a plan to do these 5 things to keep kids safe

Posted by: cacjc / Dec 28, 2019 / Tags: 2018 Action Plan to Prevent Abuse, Betsy Lewis, body boundaries, Darkness to Light, Internet Safety, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training

By Summer Lewis, Internet/Social Media Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County The beginning of a new year is a great time to regroup, reevaluate and recommit to a new plan of action for protecting your kids from abuse. By knowing what to do and making a few simple changes, you

Mighty Together on Giving Tuesday

Posted by: cacjc / Dec 2, 2019

By Summer Lewis, Internet Marketing Contractor for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County For a long time I was obsessed with wanting to work for this nonprofit in my community called, The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC). I applied for their various job openings without success — until they needed a contractor to handle

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

Creating a safer world for our children by raising them to be resilient

Posted by: cacjc / Sep 16, 2019 / Tags: child abuse prevention training, lazy parenting, Protect Our Children Project, Resiliency, tertiary prevention

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Spoiler alert! This is really an opinion piece and personal in some regards. You will be reading a lot of “I” statements and a lot of things that are based on my personal experience. If that interests you then I invite you

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

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