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“Jayden” benefits from the Caring for Kids Campaign

Posted by: cacjc / Jun 22, 2017 / Tags: CAC Medical Department, Caring for Kids Campaign, Child-Focused Center, Community, Rogue Valley Oregon

By Theresa Hart, Development Director for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County In March, we created three stories of children who have received services in our Medical Department for our Caring for Kids Campaign. These stories were based on real life experiences of children who had received services in our Medical Department. The details

The tragedy of Victoria Martens we must prevent in the future

Posted by: cacjc / Jan 17, 2017 / Tags: Meth, New Mexico case, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN Child Abuse Prevention Training, Victoria Martens

By Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County Today I am sitting in my office trying to get caught up after the big snow fall in Medford. The office is officially closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is very quiet and peaceful here. I have been

A Call To Action

Posted by: The Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County / Mar 25, 2014 / Tags: Doctors on Call, drug abuse, dug overdose, exercise, Fentanyl, Focus on Health, Health Talk for Teens, healthy eating, heroin, KOBI-NBC, love, Oxycontin, Percocet, Robin Miller, STR8UP, The Smart Woman's Guide to Mid-Life and Beyond, Vicodan

This is a guest post by Robin Miller, MD MHS. Just over a week ago we lost a family friend to a heroin overdose. A drug that was rarely found in the mainstream when I was growing up is now extremely common in high schools, Middle American neighborhoods and even Wall Street. We have a

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