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By Kyle Spurr, The Bulletin, September 21, 2019 A recent child abuse conviction and a current trial have highlighted how tragic abuse can become. One case allegedly resulted in a 5-year-old girl starving to death. The other abuse case left a 2-year-old boy permanently injured. While those extreme examples are relatively rare in the region, child welfare officials say the problem is prevalent in many ways. Child abuse cases often involve physical and sexual abuse, neglect and exposure to...

Elise Burke, Sept 4, 2019 For careoregon.org . This summer, CareOregon has continued funding for community-based organizations that focus on housing and adverse childhood experience (ACEs) as key determinants for health and well-being. A total of $215,000 was granted to six social services organizations that provide housing services and programming to address ACEs in children and families. "CareOregon’s award will support at-risk Latinx youth to achieve academic excellence by addressing and...

Native American Congressional Internship Link View Program Website Sponsor Morris K Udall and Stewart L Udall Foundation Deadlines Jan 31, 2020 Contact Jason Curley curley@udall.gov 520.901.8564 Purpose The Native American Congressional Internship offers a summer internship for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian country. Interns work in congressional and agency offices where they have opportunities to...

By Wyatt Stayner, The Columbian, August 19, 2019 The Healthy Columbia Willamette Collaborative has identified discrimination, racism and trauma as the main drivers of health concerns for people in Clark County and the Portland metropolitan area, according to the recently released 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment. The Collaborative is made up of four Public Health departments — Clark County and Oregon’s Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties — as well as 15 hospitals and one...

Staff Writer, The Columbian, August 22, 2019 Housing Initiative LLC, a subsidiary of the nonprofit Council for the Homeless, on Sept. 6 will celebrate progress on its 18-unit apartment complex for people exiting homelessness. Located in central Vancouver, The Pacific is expected to open in January. It will be the first completed project from Housing Initiative, which was formed in 2016 to increase housing options for those with the highest barriers to renting in the private market. All of...

By Amory Zschach, Aug 9, 2019, ICWA (PORTLAND, Ore. August 9, 2019)— Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published its decision in Brackeen v. Bernhardt , the federal court challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The court’s decision affirmed the constitutionality of ICWA, recognizing the unique political status of tribal nations and upholding the federal law that is so critical to safeguarding Indian child welfare. It is a resounding victory for the law and those who fought...

Are your ACEs initiatives collaborating with those addressing workforce development? Please click here to read more. HRSA awarded approximately $20 million for Rural Residency Planning and Development Program (RRPD) grants to develop new rural residency programs while achieving accreditation through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education . Read the press release – HHS awards $20 million to 27 organizations to increase the rural workforce through the creation of new rural...

Please click here to read more. HRSA awarded $80,000,000 to 80 grantees to strengthen and expand substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery services in rural areas. West Coast Awards:

Learn more, click here: HRSA Integrated Behavioral Health Funding in OR State HRSA is awarding more than $200 million to 1,208 health centers across the nation to increase access to high quality, integrated behavioral health services , including the prevention or treatment of mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder through the Integrated Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) program.

Recently Funded Projects (8-1-19) To date, we've awarded about $83.4 million to support 415 projects through the Engagement Awards program. In the past month, we approved about $3.1 million in new awards to support projects including: A project led by ARC XVI Fort Washington Inc. to build capacity for dissemination of PCORI-funded falls prevention research to older adults, senior-service providers, clinicians, and academic researchers. An initiative from the Global Healthy Living Foundation...

Click on Healthy Klamath Coalition (to find many resources!) The Healthy Klamath website is a community-based effort to improve the health and well-being of Klamath County Residents . Together, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Klamath County Public Health, Klamath Open Door Family Practice, and Cascade Comprehensive Care have worked to create this resource for community members, policy makers, and health and social service providers. It provides local health data, resources, promising best...

By Maria Trent, et. al., American Academy of Pediatrics, July 29, 2019 Racism has a profound impact on children’s health. With the goal of helping all children reach their full potential, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is publishing new recommendations on ways to lessen the impact of racism on children and teens. In the policy statement, “ Racism and Its Impact on Child and Adolescent Health ,” the AAP calls on pediatricians to create welcoming, culturally competent medical...