Key Findings from the Oregon Early Childhood Health Summit, Report
A new report from Children's Institute and Trauma Informed Oregon shares key findings from the 2024 Oregon Early Childhood Summit on social-emotional health.
CI in the News
Prioritizing Children is Oregon’s Path to a Brighter Future
Oregon must invest in strategies that support children from prenatal through age five, and their families, to create more equitable opportunities now and prevent challenges in the future,
Five Ways we can Harness Love to Help Children Thrive
Each one of us is wired for love. We all need it, and children have the greatest opportunity to thrive when immersed in it.
Swati Adarkar to Receive Leadership in Education Award
Next month, Concordia University will honor CI President & CEO Swati Adarkar with their Governor Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Education Award. The award, named for former Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh in recognition of his life-long passion for and leadership in...
CI’s Dana Hepper Named Early Childhood Advocacy Hero
This week, The Ounce of Prevention Fund named Dana Hepper, our director of policy & advocacy, one of their Early Childhood Advocacy Heroes. In her interview with The Ounce, Hepper describes the long path to passing the Student Success Act, an historic state...
Early Mental Health Support Is Vital
Writing in The Oregonian today, CI's Senior Health Policy & Program Advisor Elena Rivera argues for the importance of programs and services to support early childhood mental health. Research tells us that children who suffer from abuse, neglect or...
Early Works Families to Visit Umpqua Community Health Center
News Radio 1240 KQEN reported today on an upcoming visit to the newly opened North Douglas County Family Medicine Clinic. Families participating in our Early Works initiative at Yoncalla Elementary School will visit the clinic on August 1. Umpqua Community Health...
Children’s Institute Selects Beaverton, Forest Grove as Early School Success Partners
Contact: Rafael Otto | Director of Communications | (503) 219-9034 | rafael@childinst.org Portland, OR — Children’s Institute, an early childhood policy and advocacy organization, has chosen Beaverton and Forest Grove School Districts to participate in the first...
Massachusetts Takes Note of the Student Success Act
The recently passed Student Success Act includes $400 million in investments in early childhood programs and services. This is big news, and not just for Oregon. Strategies for Children, a Massachusetts organization devoted to increasing funding for children from...
Lyn Hennion Interviewed by KOBI-TV
Children's Institute board member Lyn Hennion spoke with KOBI-TV on the importance of early childhood. Ninety percent of a child's brain is developed before they enter kindergarten, yet Oregon lacks an early childhood system to ensure that every child gets what...