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Prevent Child Abuse Oregon (PCAO) is the local chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America®, working to eliminate child abuse & neglect in Oregon.

06/04/2026

Join OCADSV at the 2026 Prevention Summit! 💙

📅 When: June 16–18
📍 Where: Salem Convention Center

The Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (OCADSV) invites you to two and a half days of prevention programming rooted in connection, skill-building, joy, and creativity.

This gathering is for preventionists across the state—and beyond the field. Whether you're a longtime partner or newly curious about prevention work, you are welcome here.

What to expect:
✨ Presentations and workshops from member programs and colleagues
✨ Space to adapt creatively to the changing needs of our state
✨ Community, resilience, and play in the midst of challenging times

🔗 Register here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=O2uX0MKDg0GOmNca48PXqbWPuIyw-FhOq0R3bq7VxaBUNVhXSThJQzlZRUU0VlBMMEFKVjRRQVU3Ny4u
📧 Questions? Contact [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there!

06/02/2026

At PCAO, we advocate for proven programs that meet every family where they are:⁠
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🏡 Home Visiting – Free, voluntary, two-generational support. Models include Healthy Families Oregon, Nurse Family Partnership, CaCoon, Babies First! + Family Connects.⁠
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🌿 Relief Nurseries – Therapeutic classrooms + family case management to promote stable, attached families.⁠
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📘 Parent Education – Evidence-based programs like Triple P, Effective Black Parenting, Parenting Now, and more.⁠
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Because prevention looks different for every family—and that's exactly why it works.⁠
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Learn more: https://preventchildabuseoregon.org/
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05/28/2026

Last month was Child Abuse Prevention Month & Sexual Assault Awareness Month 💙

Swipe to see highlights from PCA Oregon and our partners during CAP Month 2026!

Slide 1: We kicked off CAP Month at the Oregon Head Start Conference, where PCAO staff facilitated a breakout session on community prevention strategies, trauma-responsive training, and how disability justice helps prevent violence and abuse. We also shared about our online course, Trauma Responsive Training for Providers working with Children and Families. Plus—April 10 was Wear Blue Day for Child Abuse Prevention Month!

Slide 2: We travelled to Corvallis to connect with parenting educators from across Oregon and celebrate the impact Oregon Parenting Education Hubs have on children, families, and communities. We also shared about MAP Oregon and hosted a resource table alongside CARES NW, Protect Our Children, and SATF.

Slide 3: Meet the Community Perspectives on LGBTQ+ Inclusive Parenting Education Research team! Using a Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) framework, OPEC and community researchers are exploring what supports—and what barriers exist to—LGBTQ+ inclusive parenting education within the OPEC network.

Slide 4: Explore Pride Flag History and Georgia’s “Make a Flag” activity, which encourages families to celebrate identity, connection, self-expression, and the protective factors that help communities thrive.
🔗 Pride Flag History: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VhdZ34e7qaaFdguYmknPuszajBYFwafN/view
🔗 "Make a Flag" Activity offered by Georgia: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SI8mxFJED6n6tZLQW32V6m88Gyy5UCz0/view

05/26/2026

New Resource: HeaRT – The Healthy Relationships Toolkit 💙

The CDC has announced an exciting update to a familiar prevention resource. What many have known as Dating Matters now carries a new name: HeaRT – The Healthy Relationships Toolkit.

This model includes seven prevention components designed to work together to prevent dating violence at the individual, relationship, and community levels.

🎥 Watch the overview video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i8CE029Hh8

A powerful new tool for building safety, respect, and connection for young people.

05/21/2026

What is Prevention? A Shared Framework for Oregon's Kids 💙⁠
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Professionals supporting children and families draw from many disciplines—public health, education, mental health, and more. Public health, in particular, has shaped a comprehensive framework for prevention services built on three levels:⁠
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1️⃣ Primary Prevention (Universal)⁠
Targeting the general population to prevent maltreatment before it occurs.⁠
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2️⃣ Secondary Prevention (High Risk)⁠
Tailored support for individuals or families where maltreatment is more likely.⁠
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3️⃣ Tertiary Prevention (Indicated)⁠
Focused on families where abuse has already occurred, aiming to prevent further harm.⁠
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When we understand and implement these strategies together, we contribute to safer communities for every child in Oregon.⁠
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Learn more on our website: https://preventchildabuseoregon.org/prevention⁠
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05/19/2026

Supporting LGBTQ2SIA+ Students: A Report to the Oregon Legislature 🏳️‍🌈💙

The LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Program has released its 2026 Biennial Report to the Oregon Legislature—offering a vital look at how Oregon schools are supporting q***r and trans students, from classrooms all the way to the state capitol.

Despite sustained hostile threats, doxing, and organized opposition, the program's advisory group members and grantees have continued their work with connection, joy, and unwavering commitment to implementing life-saving supports for LGBTQ2SIA+ youth.

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) submitted this report to highlight both the stark challenges faced and the heartening successes achieved in this work.

📖 Learn more about how Oregon is stepping up for LGBTQ2SIA+ students:https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/equity/LGBTQ2SIAStudentEducation/Documents/LGBTQ2SIA-SSP-2026-Legislative-Report.pdf

05/15/2026

Protective Factors in Action: Cheering on Oregon Youth! 🏀💙

CAP members are showing up for Oregon youth by attending and cheering on our local basketball teams—and along the way, we found ourselves asking: How many ways can violence and abuse prevention protective factors show up at a high school basketball game?

Turns out—A LOT.

Here are just three examples we noticed, each with an invitation to reflect on how these moments show up in your own life:

1. Community members showing up
When adults cheer on and affirm youth—win or lose—it models care and support for youth leadership. Showing up says: you belong here. That sense of belonging goes a long way in ending cycles of violence and abuse.

🎭 Any youth sports, plays, concerts, or events you're planning to attend this spring?

2. Coaches modeling healthy relationships
Coaches who intentionally integrate healthy relationship skills into their coaching help players develop practices they can carry for a lifetime. We saw coaches connected with Teams of Men, an initiative that helps coaches incorporate healthy masculinity into the ways they build up and support student athletes.

🧠 Is there a coach, teacher, role model, or family member who positively impacted your life growing up? If not, how do you play that role for youth now?

3. Access to recreation and community spaces
One of the games we attended was at Oregon School for the Deaf, where the level of care and support among student athletes—and from the packed crowd—was unmatched, all within a competitive environment.

🌱 What supports and opportunities for adaptive recreation exist near you?

Any other protective factors come to mind that you notice at a high school basketball game? Let us know!

05/13/2026

Mental health and wellbeing are essential to healthy families and thriving communities.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re reflecting on the importance of connection, compassion, and support for children, families, caregivers, and the people who walk alongside them every day.

No one should have to navigate hard moments alone. When families have access to trusted support, community, and resources, we can help prevent crises before they happen.

Check out a few of the resources below to learn more about how you can be an advocate for mental health awareness and child abuse prevention this May and all year round!

• Trauma Informed Oregon trainings and events: https://traumainformedoregon.org/community/events/
• Oregon Family Support Network Parent Warmline: https://ofsn.org/peer-support/reach-out-oregon/
• Lines for Life Crisis Line (988)
• YouthLine: (877) 968-8491
• Oregon Hopeline: (833) 975-0505
• Alcohol and Drug Helpline: (800) 923-4357
• More Lines for Life numbers: https://www.linesforlife.org/
• PCAO’s Trauma-Responsive Training for providers working with children and families: https://pcao-prevention-training-library.mykajabi.com/trauma-responsive-training-for-professional-landing-page

Together, we can help create communities where every child and family feels safe, connected, valued, and supported.

05/12/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Join Prevent Child Abuse Oregon in uplifting the importance of mental health and wellbeing for children, families, and the people who support them.

Parenting and caregiving can be joyful, meaningful, and deeply challenging—all at once. No one should have to navigate those challenges alone.

When families have people they can count on, spaces where they feel supported, and access to resources when they need them, we can avoid crises down the road.

This month, we invite you to:
💚 Check in on the people around you
💚 Lead with compassion
💚 Help create communities where families feel connected, valued, and cared for
💚 Share resources that support emotional well-being

Because mental health is prevention.

05/07/2026

Welcome Dr. Akhila K. Nekkanti to the PCAO Team! 🎉💙

We are thrilled to introduce our new Statewide Coordinator for the Oregon Family Resource Alliance (OFRA) —Dr. Akhila K. Nekkanti, who joined our team last month!

Akhila is a systems leader whose work is rooted in cultural wisdom, compassionate care, and community partnership. With an interdisciplinary doctorate in Prevention Science, she bridges lived experience, family-strengthening best practices, and inclusive frameworks to co-design strategies that strengthen family-serving systems and advance coordinated prevention efforts across Oregon.

In her free time, Akhila enjoys cooking with her community, going on walks with her cat, and practicing her comedy routine on unsuspecting friends and family!

Akhila will help build the coordination partnerships and funding infrastructure for OFRA—PCAO’s emerging statewide initiative designed to strengthen and align Oregon’s existing family-serving systems. Modeled after nationally proven Family Resource Networks, OFRA focuses on:
• Improving cross-sector collaboration
• Reducing provider strain
• Ensuring families can access timely, stigma-free, comprehensive support

She’ll be joined soon by local Community Family Resource Alliance Coordinators in demonstration communities across Oregon.

Welcome, Akhila! We’re so glad you’re here.

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