This toolkit was created in collaboration between the Oregon Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force (Oregon SATF) and organizations from across the state. Please see our “Acknowledgements” section below for a full list of partner organizations that are included and contribute to this guide.

Mandatory Reporting + Confidential Advocacy Partnership Guide

This resource packet compiles best practice approaches, guidelines, laws, and history around collaboratively supporting youth in Oregon who have experienced violence or abuse. It has been compiled to support youth serving institutions (like schools) to partner with confidential resources to improve outcomes for young people.

HOW CAN THIS TOOLKIT HELP YOU?

This resource provides brief overviews of laws and policies impacting youth rights, as well as models and samples of collaboration that varying stakeholders can utilize as you develop, refine, or bolster your existing partnerships and support mechanisms. Additionally throughout this resource we have pulled from other tools that may provide more in-depth information and/or synthesized documents on specific topics. We encourage you to explore those in more depth as needed.

WHO CAN USE THIS TOOLKIT?

This resource is for anyone who is in a position, either through their organization/institution or through their professional role, to interact with young people who have experienced violence and abuse. It is especially relevant for people who are mandatory reporters of child abuse. They can use this resource packet to better provide a wrap-around approach ensuring youth are connected to as many supports as meaningful and necessary to them.

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Acknowledgements

This guide pulls together resources from partners and stakeholders across Oregon implementing best practices to support young people, kids, and children, and help prevent violence and abuse. It would not have been made possible without the partnership, expertise, feedback, existing resources, and input from people and organizations across the state.

Some key stakeholders and partners who informed this resource include:

  • CARES NW

  • Clackamas Women's Services

  • Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

  • Oregon Crime Victims Law Center

  • Oregon Department of Education

  • Oregon Department of Human Services

  • Oregon Health Authority

  • Oregon Law Center

  • Peace at Home Advocacy Center

  • Prevent Child Abuse Oregon

  • Protect Our Children

  • Raphael House of Portland

  • Sexual Assault Support Services

  • Victims Rights Law Center

  • Volunteers of America Home Free

    Women's Crisis Support Team