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  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
- Training
  - Stewards of Children®
- 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.
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Resources

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Because It’s My Body!

Book: Focusing on empowerment and prevention, this approachable book gives young children a way to reject unwanted, possibly harmful physical contact by adults and other kids.
Being a Girl

Book: Friendly, funny, reassuring, and totally honest, Being a Girl is a book that mothers will wish they had read when they were younger, and the one girls will turn to again and again.
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.
Caring for Yourself

PDF: As you demonstrate self-care, your child learns by example to do the same. Both you and your child will then have more energy to deal with grief and other challenges related to child abuse.
Child Physical Abuse Fact Sheet

PDF: Children of all ages, races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds are at risk for physical abuse. Physical abuse affects both boys and girls across neighborhoods, communities, and countries around the world.
Darkness to Light

Website: Based in South Carolina, Darkness to Light is a nonprofit working to end child sexual abuse by educating, raising awareness, sharing resources, and fostering a network of committed prevention advocates.
Dear Corinne, Tell Somebody!

Book: Corinne’s friend, Annie, is alarmed when Corinne suddenly becomes withdrawn and, through a series of letters, gets her to reveal her frightening secret, but then she must convince Corinne to tell someone who can help.
Electronic Safety for Kids

PDF: Electronic communication and social media have become increasingly important for parents to learn about in order to ensure their child’s safety and well-being.
Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys

Book: The Body Book for Boys will provide you with the answers that will help you take care of yourself better, from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to shaving, acne to voice changes, and everything in between.
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

Video: Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., explains how repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. Transcripción disponible en español.
How Does Domestic Violence Affect Children?

PDF: Most children who live with domestic violence can recover and heal from their experiences. One of the most important factors that helps children do well after experiencing domestic violence is a strong relationship with a caring, nonviolent parent.
I Don’t Want to Go to Justin’s House Anymore

Book: This well-told, very short story gives parents and teachers an occasion to talk with young children about communication, personal safety, and the difference between a bad mood and abuse.