Youth Engagement
Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study (OCAPS)
In collaboration with the Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study, CSAW conducted informational interviews with youth and adults to understand the gaps in preventing child maltreatment, focusing on the intersections between punitive systems and violence in our local context. This effort leverages community expertise to create a better understanding of lived experience and to center youth more deeply in the work.
CSAW Youth Advisory Council Featured at National Conference
CSAW’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) has been hard at work this summer! In addition to designing their own initiative exploring the intersection of mental health and child maltreatment prevention, YAC members created a video highlighting the power of youth voice in violence prevention. Through peer-to-peer interviews, members shared their experiences contributing youth perspective to this important work.
The video was featured in August at the Prevent Child Abuse America Conference during CSAW’s presentation, Transforming the Narrative: Youth-Led Solutions to Prevent Child Maltreatment in Lane County, Oregon.
A special shout-out goes to YAC member Nathan Wooley for editing and producing the video—thank you for helping bring youth voice to the forefront!
CSAW's work is centered around the expertise and recommendations of youth, survivors, and the pursuit of equity promotion.
In a partnership between the Ford Family Foundation, South Coast Education Service District, CSAW and Cultivate, a student-led leadership initiative called the Senate for Safe Schools was formed.
This student group created two professional development training videos for school staff about the essential components of trauma informed schools and positive school climates.
For more information about training opportunities for schools, contact Cultivate.
As part of the 90by30 initiative, Voices leverages University of Oregon student talent and resources to advance CSAW’s mission, vision and values. Voices serves as a bridge between Lane County youth and the UO student body in efforts to reduce violence in childhood, youth, and early adulthood.
This student-led organization develops resources that are tailored to student experiences and actively promotes the prevention and recognition of interpersonal violence among youth.
