Douglas CARES Temporarily Shifts Leadership as Aviva Health Steps in to Fill Child Advocacy Needs

Douglas CARES temporarily shifts leadership as Aviva Health steps in to fill child advocacy needs

On Jan. 1, advocacy services for children and families victimized by abuse in Douglas County were set back when Douglas CARES temporarily suspended its services. After weeks without child advocacy center (CAC), another organization has now stepped up to fill…

AVIVA HEALTH BEGINS PROVIDING CHILD ADVOCACY SERVICES

January 29, 2026 3:20 a.m.  Aviva Health has begun providing child advocacy services in Douglas County, effective immediately, to ensure children and families continue to receive critical, trauma informed care following the suspension of services at Douglas C.A.R.E.S. earlier this month. An Aviva release said since Douglas C.A.R.E.S. shuttered operations, January 1st, the Oregon Department of Human Services, local law enforcement and other agenc…