TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Underage
Drinking Survey
Results
Ask Raven
Raven will answer your questions
about problems associated with alco
hol, tobacco, and other drugs. You can
call in your questions to the numbers
below or mail them to:
Raven
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
Dear Raven, I know that there has
been a lot done so that we don't have
meth labs in our communities. But there
still seems to be a lot of meth around.
Where is it coming from? (Unsigned)
My Friend: You are right. Meth is
still very easy to get. even though we
no longer have problems with labs.
Oregon and many other states have
taken a strong stand and made it very hard
for people to get the ingredients needed
to make meth. That is great news for our
environment and tor the children who
would otherwise live in homes where
meth is made.
The meth we now see is mostly
coming into the United States from
Mexico. There are good people who
are working internationally to reduce
or even stop the supply of meth com
pletely. A CEDARR member. Rob
Bovett, is one of those people and we
ravens really appreciate his efforts.
Rob recently was awarded the Gov
ernor's Golden Award for all his work
reducing meth. Congratulations, Rob!
Even though we still see a lot of
people still struggling with meth addic
tion. I have hope that as meth is harder
to get and treatment programs continue
to be available, we will start to see
fewer people devastated by this drug.
Thank you for writing. Raven
ATOD (Alcohol,
Tobacco, and
Other Drugs)
Prevention
bv Delina John
Siletz Valley School,
Tribal
Prevention staff, and Lincoln County
are working together on the Metham
phetamine Awareness Project (MAP).
This project gives interested middle
school students an opportunity to
participate in making meth awareness
videos that could be chosen tor
broadcast on a major television station.
All
interested
middle
school
students were invited to participate in
a poster contest for the No Meth. Not
Here campaign. The top three winners
will be involved in making the posters
along with MAP project youth.
This spring, the videos will be
shown at the Newport Center for the
Performing Arts. We will notify the
community when we know the dates
for this exciting event!
Delinquency Prevention
by Jenifer Metcalf
The Community Accountability
Board (CAB) is once again active and
serving tribal youth.
Juvenile departments refer youth
who are in legal trouble and eligible
for diversion. CAB volunteers meet
with the youth and parents/guardians
to develop a culturally specific diver
sion plan to help the youth have a posi
tive diversion experience and give
back to their own community.
Volunteers are always needed. If
you are age 18 or older, a positive role
model in your community, and inter
ested in being a resource to tribal youth,
please contact me at 1-800-600-5599
or 541-444-8267.
Volunteer trainings are held several
times a year. All volunteers must fill
out an application and agree to a crimi
nal background check.
Parents - If you think your child
may be at risk for alcohol, tobacco,
or other drug problems and/or delin
quency behaviors, please call Delina
or Jenifer at I -800-600-5599 or
541-444-8267.
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 make a
prevention plan that will support you
as a parent and provide your child with
the tools for making good choices.
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
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Salem: 503-390-9494
Portland: 503-238-1512
February 2007
Following are more results from the
survey called the Tribal Underage
Drinking Community Profile, given to
the parents of middle and high school
students and to non-parents. Sudents
themselves also completed them.
Surveys were given out in the fall
of 2005 and the spring of 2006. Look
for more survey information in March!