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Our Services
- Our Services
  By providing medical examinations and forensic interviews, we support Clackamas County children and families experiencing suspected physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect, including drug endangerment and witness to violence.
- Our Services
Resources & Training
- Resources & Training
  Our team of professionals has assembled a wide variety of resources for supportive and caring adults. Physicians, nurse practitioners, forensic interviewers, mental health providers, and educators are also available to provide presentations, training, and consultations to interested partners in Clackamas County.
- Responding to Concerns of Abuse
- Prevention Trainings
  - Community Trainings
  - Trainings for Professionals
- Resources
About Us
- About Us
  Children’s Center is a private, non-profit Children’s Advocacy Center accredited by the National Children’s Alliance. Children are referred to us by law enforcement agencies, child protective workers, parents, teachers, health care providers, and others concerned for their welfare.
- About Us
Get Involved
- Get Involved
  There are many ways to help ensure that suspected victims of abuse receive the compassion and care they need. As a supporter, your impact is key to spreading the prevention message. Thank you for believing that all children deserve to be safe, healthy, and happy.
- Get Involved
- Events Calendar

Resources

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PDF: Positive Behavior Management

A big part of discipline is learning how to communicate with your child. Take your child’s development and the situation into consideration when deciding how to respond. Here are some things you can try.
PDF: Consejos para la disciplina

Una gran parte de la disciplina es aprender cómo hablarle a su niño. La situación y el niño le van a ayudar a decidir la estrategia que va a tomar. Aquí hay algunas cosas que puede intentar.
PDF: Caring for Yourself

Being a caregiver is stressful. It’s important to focus on your own needs in addition to the needs of your child. Taking the time to care for yourself will make you a better parent while you navigate this journey.
PDF: Teaching Body Safety Rules

PDF: It is important for caregivers to talk to their children about their bodies and safety rules. This list teaches children about appropriate boundaries and to tell their caregiver if anyone violates those boundaries, which makes children less vulnerable to sexual abuse.
PDF: Enseñanza de reglas de seguridad para el cuerpo

PDF: Es importante que los cuidadores hablen con sus niños acerca de sus cuerpos y de las reglas de seguridad. Esto les enseña a los niños acerca de los límites apropiados y les enseña a avisarle a su cuidador si alguien quebranta esos límites, lo cual hace que los niños sean menos vulnerables al abuso sexual.
PDF: Caregivers: How to Keep Lines of Communication Open

PDF: Here are suggestions for what to do to open and maintain the lines of communication between yourself and the children in your world.
PDF: Cuidadores: Cómo mantener abiertas las líneas de comunicación

PDF: Hay muchas cosas que los padres y otros adultos pueden hacer para abrir las líneas de comunicación entre ellos y los importantes niños que son parte de sus vidas.
Book: Raising Happy, Healthy, Safe Kids

Raising Happy, Healthy, Safe Kids is loaded with ideas, insights, resources and fresh inspiration for taking on both modern and age-old child-rearing challenges. In the process, it aims to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Website: Sesame Workshop

Everything you need to help children grow smarter, stronger, kinder.
Website: Healthy Children

Whether you’re looking for general information related to child health or for more specific guidance on parenting issues, you’ve come to the right place. Here, you’ll find information regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) many programs and activities, our policies and guidelines, our publications and other child health resources, as well as much, much more.
Website: Parenting Teens, Tweens, and Young Adults

A comprehensive, free resource from the Child Mind Institute with guidance on navigating important discussion about mental health, school, relationships, and more.
PDF: Parent Discussion Guide on Youth Healthy Relationships (from Love is Respect)

As teens and young adults learn how to navigate relationships, parents and safe adults play an important role in teaching and modeling healthy relationships. This guide from Love Is Respect covers essential information for parents to know and strategies for supporting their teens in preventing dating violence.