Research in Practice

CPAN is focused not only on research but on putting that research into practice, connecting with community members to effect meaningful change in Lane County and across Oregon. The 90by30 Initiative and the K(no)w More media campaign are two examples of community-driven projects.

Stewards of Children

Stewards of Children is a facilitated, video-based child sexual abuse prevention curriculum designed for adults. It is being delivered across 12 Oregon rural regions (n=32,000+). CPAN is conducting a developmental program evaluation in partnership with The Ford Family Foundation.

Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study

The Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study (OCAPS) is designed to measure child abuse and neglect prevalence rates. Currently, abuse rates are primarily estimated with reports to child welfare – which significantly under-represent actual rates – and retrospective research with adults. In 2018, CPAN completed an OCAPS pilot survey with Lane County 16-18+ year-old youth, and in 2022 received funding from the Oregon Legislature to begin a Oregon-wide high school youth prevalence study in the 2022-23 school year, 

Child Abuse Prevention Climate Survey

The Child Abuse Prevention Climate Survey (CAPCS) is a 50-item measure that was recently administered (random-digit dial) in Lane (n=503) and Whatcom, Washington (n=410), counties. It will be re-administered every four years through 2032. The measure is designed to identify public beliefs, attitudes, self and collective efficacy, and perceptions of child abuse primary prevention strategies.

Trauma-Informed Schools

This partnership between the Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect, Oregon Research Schools Network, and the South Coast ESD focuses on implementing trauma-informed school systems.

McBee

A partnership with the University of Kentucky and 24 public colleges and universities. McBEE is evaluating the activities and effectiveness of University of Oregon sexual assault prevention efforts and quasi comparing those findings with 23 other U.S. universities. Click here to read the full executive summary.

IPV Universal Screening & Education

IPV Screening and Education is a protocol 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.

To explore how the Strengthening Families protective factors framework, developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), can be applied to transform communities, CPAN partnered with CSSP to conduct a survey to capture the various ways organizations approach community-level work​, as well as their viewpoints on community conditions that support children and families. Other partners include Safe and Sound in San Francisco, Colorado’s Office of Early Childhood, and the Center for Public Partnerships & Research at the University of Kansas.

On the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force, CPAN interviewed 27 key players in the Task Force’s history to compile “Transforming Space and Place: The Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force – A 20-Year Retrospective., which highlights the game-changing nature of the Task Force’s work and looks ahead to the future of violence prevention.