TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Ask Raven
Raven will answer your questions
about problems associated with
alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Look
for boxes in tribal offices with Raven's
picture. You can leave your questions
for Raven in these boxes. Those suitable
for Siletz News will be answered here.
If you want a confidential answer to a
question, please leave an address and
Raven will contact you.
Dear Raven: My grown daughter
is drinking so much she can’t keep a
job. She sometimes drinks and drives
with her kids in the car and ever since
I confronted her about it, she treats
me like I am her worst enemy. Please
help. I am getting desperate. Grandma.
Dear Grandma: There is the
possibility that an intervention might
result in your daughter getting help. For
an intervention to work, significant
people in your daughter’s life would
need to participate in intervention
preparation meetings with a counselor
who has been trained in intervention.
Please call a counselor in one of the
offices listed above and discuss this
option with them.
The issue of drinking and driving
is another matter. If you have not been
able to intervene successfully to prevent
your daughter from continuing to drink
and drive, I suggest you speak with a
tribal law enforcement officer to see
what other options you have. Many
people hesitate to do this, but as you
know the potential consequences of
drinking and driving are injury, death,
and imprisonment.
Alcohol and drug problems affect
the entire family. The physical effects
as a result of stress, worry, and depression
can be severe. Please talk with a counselor
or attend ALANON meetings. To find
out where to find a meeting, look in
your local newspaper or the white pages
in your telephone book.
Dear Raven: Drinking alcohol is
the only thing that helps me when I
have a lot of anxiety. Seems like it’s
better to drink once in awhile than
to be miserable and cranky with my
kids, but my husband just doesn’t
understand that. Frustrated
Dear Frustrated: Some people have
problems with anxiety that are actually
caused by intoxication and withdrawal
from alcohol and other substances. For
Siletz Tribal Alcohol & Drug Programs
Prevention, Outpatient Treatment, and
Women’s Transitional
Siletz: 1-800-600-5599 or
541-444-8286
Eugene: 541-484-4234
them, once they have been sober for a
period of time, usually at least one
month, the anxiety starts to lessen.
Others have anxiety problems
separate from alcohol or other drug use.
When they are clean and sober and have
a strong support system, they still have
severe anxiety. That anxiety can cause
relapse and other negative outcomes.
The best thing you can do for
yourself and your family is to stop
drinking and see a counselor who will
help you monitor your moods. Your
counselor will refer you to a mental
health therapist if you continue to have
problems with anxiety.
we will have to limit overnight activities
for boys and young men.
We will be glad to talk with you about
the kinds of activities you are willing
to chaperone. All volunteers need to have
a criminal background check, so please
contact us now if you have any interest!
Area Office Services
Two counselors provide outpatient
services to the area offices. Their
schedules are as follows:
Kayaking
Siletz Tribal youth between age 12
and 18 who are interested in learning
to kayak should call Crista.
Meth Task Force
Methamphetamine Task Force
meeting: Sept. 1 at 2:30 p.m. at the Siletz
Tribal Housing conference room.
Male Volunteers Needed
Conrad Douma in Salem on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday; and in Portland
on Wednesday
Lori Kraus in Eugene on Monday, Tues
day, and Friday; Salem on Thurs
day; and in Siletz on Wednesday
When services are needed on a day
that no counselor is on duty, please call
the Siletz office at 1-800-600-5599.
Elders Make
Beaded
Brooches
Announcements
If you think your child may be at
risk for alcohol, tobacco, or other drug
problems and/or juvenile delinquency
behaviors, please call Delina or Crista
at 1-800-600-5599 or 541-444-8286.
One of them will talk with you about
risk factors and the things that help pro
tect your child from developing those
problems. They will help you develop
a prevention plan that will support you
as a parent and provide your child with
support for making good choices.
Summertime is often a time when
young people get involved in experi
menting or increasing the use of alcohol
and other drugs.
Salem: 503-390-9494
Portland: 503-238-1512
Gladys Staggs and Liz John
by Kathryn Dick
The elders held six craft days learn
ing to make beaded brooches. Classes
were held in Siletz, Salem, Springfield, Portland, and at the annual Culture Camp.
At Culture Camp, 72 brooches were completed. The classes in the different
areas were well attended with a total of 30 elders taking part. A big thank you
to Liz John for all her patience and for teaching how to make the brooches.
Another Year of Wisdom
Happy Birthday!
Lillie Butler, 9/23
Carl Caba, 9/26
Wayne Case, 9/30
Charlott Depoe-Herz, 9/21
Earl Edmonds, 9/4
Grant Gassaway, 9/5
William Green, 9/14
Oscar Hatfield, 9/17
Robert John, 9/29
Judy King, 9/25
Georgia Knapp, 9/12
Pamela Lane, 9/5
Franklin Larsen, 9/9
Danny Murra, 9/12
Charles Orton, 9/14
Theresa Paez, 9/7
Agnes Pilgrim, 9/11
Linda Powell, 9/13
Ameva Pyle, 9/9
Kenneth Robertson, 9/18
Ruben Sanders III, 9/15
Loma Scott, 9/25
Lavera Simmons, 9/9
Juanita Smith, 9/27
Calvin Van Pelt, 9/4
Sylvia Walker, 9/16
Peter Wertin, 9/28
Maria Westervelt, 9/12
Diane Wheatley, 9/24
Men! We need you to volunteer, even
once a year, to chaperone a youth activity.
We currently have one male staff person
who is chaperoning. Without more help,
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