Community-Campus Research Partnerships
Our research and evaluation prioritize youth and survivor leadership, individual action-taking, systems-level change, and learning and community environments that foster safety, connection, and wellbeing.
The Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study (OCAPS)
The Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study is designed to tap Oregon youths’ insights on violence prevention and resilience, and to measure and track rates of child abuse, neglect, and identity-based violence.
This will help Oregonians to direct resources where they are most likely to be helpful, and to determine whether we are making progress toward a shared goal of safety and wellbeing for children and youth in our communities.
The report summarizes the impact of Protect Our Children's first 7 years, showing individual and systems-level changes in rural Oregon and Siskiyou County's efforts to end child sexual abuse. Key findings are based on over 10,000 pre and post surveys, 425 selected participants compared to 457 randomly selected Oregonians, focus groups, and partner site representative surveys from 2015-2022.
The additional Protect Our Children reports feature next-steps in violence prevention in Oregon and Siskiyou County, CA.
For more information about Protect Our Children
View PDF: 7 Year Impact Report in English
View PDF: Next Steps in Curriculum, Design, and Prevention Systems
View PDF: Envisioning Communities Where Trauma in Childhood is Rare - and Oregon Children Thrive
Oregon Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force
CSAW collaborated with the Oregon Attorney General Sexual Assault Task Force to author a report featuring the impact of Oregon’s 20-year effort to prevent sexual violence.
Youth and Survivor-Inspired Promotive Action Plan
The Promotive Plan is a community-driven approach to preventing child sexual abuse, developed in partnership with Protect Our Children and Oregon youth. It identifies the key conditions that help children stay safe and supported, and translates them into clear, actionable steps for families, organizations, and communities.
Designed to complement broader prevention frameworks such as Prevent Child Abuse America’s Blueprint for Family Well-being, the plan strengthens upstream efforts by focusing specifically on the prevention of child sexual abuse. It offers a shared roadmap for building safer, more connected communities where children can thrive.
IPV Universal Screening and Education
Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Education is a procedure designed for counselors, therapists, and other health care providers. Its purpose is to create an avenue that fosters conversations about abuse and trauma and to universally provide information and safety materials for patients and clients.
We have conducted a large body of research to better define and use IPV screening in clinical settings.
