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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS 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: Ra ven P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs) Prevention Dear Raven: My sister has had drug problems for a long time. She is pregnant now and I suspect she has been using again. What will happen to the baby if she continues to use drugs? Worried Sister Dear Sister: It's good that you are concerned for your sister and for the baby. Here is what we know: What the mother takes, the baby gets. The stress caused by drugs affects the way that the baby's brain develops. There are critical times during brain development that cause improper brain development. This leads to develop mental delays, including delay in physical skill abilities; hypersensitiv ity or lack of sensitivity; language problems; eating problems; lack of self help skills, such as slow to toilet train; sleeping problems; attachment prob lems. including lack of empathy, rage, negative self-image, and poor bound aries; poor impulse control, hyperac tivity, tantrums, and mood swings; anxiety issues; aggression; sexualized behavior; and ptxtr social skills with peers. 1 would like to hear from you to know if you are able to talk with your sister about your concerns and offer your support. Consider talking with a counselor before you talk with your sister so you can be sure you are not approaching her with anger or shame. The counselor also can tell you about resources that are available to your sis ter to support her during and after her pregnancy. If you do not already attend the monthly CEDARR meetings I encour age you to start. It's a good feeling to participate in a community coalition that is working to making your com munity safer. Raven by Delina John Siletz Valley School. Tribal Preven tion staff, and Lincoln County are working together on the Methamphet amine Awareness Project (MAP). This project gives interested middle school students an opportunity to par ticipate in making meth awareness vid eos that could be chosen for broadcast on a major television station. Update: The poster contest for the No Meth, Not Here campaign is com plete. The top three winners were Kendra Mura, Darian Dorman, and Kayla Stokes. Together with the three winners and project participants, the signs are be ing made. When they are finished, the signs will be distributed throughout Lincoln County. We do not have a date yet for the premiere of the videos at the Perform ing Arts Center in Newport. We will notify the community when we know the dates for this exciting event! In 1999 a Prevention Planning Group of tribal staff and community members developed the Four Healing Principles. These serve as the mission statement and guide staff in their work. They are: • • • • Healing from problems associated with alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs comes from within - our selves, our tribe, our community. Together we will find the support and resources to heal, renew, and rebuild. Our journey is linked to the past. We will use traditions, cultural val ues, and knowledge to strengthen ourselves and our community. We will send a message to our chil dren and families about the harm ful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The healing of the individual, the community, and the tribe go hand in hand and are inseparable. The Siletz Tribal Prevention Team currently consists of Delina John, pre vention coordinator; Jenifer Metcalf, youth development specialist; DeAnna Pearl, tobacco prevention coordinator (541-444-9659 or 1-800-648-0449, ext. 1659); and Angela Martin, resident 6 • Siletz News • March 2007 advocate/rental program supervisor (541-444-8311 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1311). They are starting a Half-Day Club at Siletz Valley School. Club members will meet on March 21 and then every third Wednesday of the month when school is only in session for half a day. Staff and club members will plan activities. So far, button making and bicycle safety activities are scheduled. Parents, this club is for all commu nity youth age 8 to 18. We will meet at the Siletz Library from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Please encourage your youth to participate! CEDARR Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore March 7 • 5:30 p.m. Siletz Community Health Clinic Please attend! Delinquency Prevention by Jenifer Metcalf The Community Accountability Board (CAB) is active and serving tribal youth who are in legal trouble and eligible for diversion. CAB volunteers meet with the youth and parents/guardians to de velop a culturally specific diversion plan to help the youth have a positive diversion experience and give back to their own community. Currently, CAB is serving two tribal youth. 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 training is provided. All volunteers must fill out an application and agree to a criminal background check. Parents ... If you think your child might be at risk for alcohol, tobacco, or other drug problems and/or delin quency behaviors, please call Delina or Jenifer at 1-800-600-5599 or 541-444-^267. One of them will talk with you about risk factors and those things that help protect 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 to make good choices. Underage Drinking Survey Results Following are more results of the survey called the Tribal Underage Drinking Community Profile, given to the parents of middle and high school students and to non-parents. Students themselves also completed them. Surveys were given out in the fall of 2005 and the spring of 2006. Look for more survey information in April! Community and/ or youth consider drinking a "right of passage." □ Middle School ■ High School □ Adult Non-parent □ Parent ■ Grand Parent □ Not Identified ■ Total Are drugs a problem in your life? Narcotics Anonymous We can help. You are not alone. Please call 1-877-ADDICTS to get meeting times and places.
