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Prevention programs have long focused
on reducing particular risk factors or con-
ditions associated with child abuse and
neglect. Prevention services are also recog-
nizing the importance of promoting protec-
tive factors – circumstances in families and
communities that increase the health and
well-being of children and families.
These factors help parents who might
otherwise be at risk of abusing or neglect-
ing their children find resources, supports
or coping strategies that allow them to
parent effectively, even under stress.
The following protective factors have
been linked to a lower incidence of child
abuse and neglect:
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Nurturing and attachment. When
parents and children have strong,
warm feelings for one another, chil-
dren develop trust that their parents
will provide what they need to thrive.
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Knowledge of parenting and child
and youth development. Parents
who understand how children grow
and develop and know the typical
developmental milestones can provide
an environment where children can
live up to their potential.
Parental resilience. Parents who are
emotionally resilient have a positive
attitude, creatively problem solve,
effectively address challenges and are
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Concrete supports for parents.
Parents need basic resources, such as
food, clothing, housing, transportation
and access to essential services that
address family-specific needs (such
as child care, health care and mental
health services) to ensure the health
and well-being of their children.
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less likely to direct anger and frustra-
tion at their children.
Social connections. Trusted and
caring family friends provide emo-
tional support to parents by offering
encouragement and assistance in
facing the daily challenges of raising
a family.
Social and emotional competence.
Children with the ability to positively
interact with others, self-regulate their
behaviors and communicate their
feelings have relationships that are
more positive with family, friends and
peers. Children without these tools
may be at greater risk for abuse.
How can you help? Parenting is one of
the toughest and most important jobs and
we all have a part in ensuring that parents
have access to the resources and support
they need to be successful. Entire com-
munities play a role in helping families
find the strength they need to raise safe,
healthy and productive children.
Here are some things you can do
to help:
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Get to know your neighbors. Prob-
lems seem less overwhelming when
support is nearby.
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Help a family under stress. Offer to
babysit, help with chores and errands,
or suggest resources in the community
that can help.
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Reach out to children in your com-
munity. A smile or a word of encour-
agement can mean a lot.
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Be an active community member.
Lend a hand at local schools, com-
munity or faith-based organizations,
children’s hospitals, social service
agencies or other places where fami-
lies and children are supported.
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Keep your neighborhood safe.
Start a neighborhood watch or plan
a local community event such as a
neighborhood picnic. You will get
to know your neighbors better while
helping to keep your neighborhood or
children safe.
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Learn how to recognize and report
signs of child abuse and neglect.
Reporting your concerns may protect
a child and get help for a family who
needs it.
Please note that this service
is not eligible for the “Auto-
Fill” program. ALL “Auto-Fill”
prescriptions must be picked
up at the pharmacy.
Tribal Council Committee Reports
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Announcements
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PHARMACY STAFF
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Tribal Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
Tribal Members’ Concerns
Safe, stable and nurturing relation-
ships are the foundation to healthy child
development and preventing child mal-
treatment. Everyone in the community can
help children be safe.
Chairman’s Report
Naytlh - ‘a “We Carry the Children”
For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program,
please visit siletzlanguage.org.
SOCIAL
SECURITY
DISABILITY/SSI
Everything You Wanted to Know
Our home visiting program provides parenting and life skills for successful and positive parenting.
We serve Native families that are either expecting or have infants under the age of 12 months,
continuing through the child’s third birthday. We travel throughout the 11-county service area of
the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians. The model and curriculum we provide is called Family
Spirit and was developed by the John Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. We are funded
by the Tribal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (TMIECHV).
A FREE
Workshop
by the
Social Security
Administration
How do you qualify for Disability and/or SSI
How to apply for benefits
The appeal process
What you need to know when receiving benefits
How to create and use your mySocialSecurity
account and other online services
***Please create & print out your personal
mySocialSecurity account for this workshop
at ssa.gov/myaccount***
When: Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Time: 10 a.m. – Noon
Speaker : Kimberly Herrmann is a public affairs specialist with the
Family Spirit is evidence-based and culturally sensitive to Native families. Parents gain knowledge
and skills for their developing infant through 36 months of age. We also focus on goals and
healthy living for parents as a support system for the family as a whole. The program consists of
63 lessons over a 39-month period and is divided into six modules. The modules are broken into
these categories: Prenatal care (9 lessons), infant care (16 lessons), your growing child (11
lessons), toddler care (9 lessons), my family and me (6 lessons) and healthy living (12 lessons).
While this may seem like a big commitment, the lessons vary from 30 minutes to 90 minutes and
some can be combined together as we work with your schedule. Family Spirit suggests we
deliverer at least 32 lessons to our families in order for families to benefit from the evidence-
based curriculum. For the full benefits of the program, we would like to provide all 63 to our
families. As a thank you for participating in our program, we offer some incentives that we will be
happy to share with you upon enrollment in our program.
During your participation, if you feel like the timeline of lessons is too often, we can adjust the
home visits to accommodate your schedule while still keeping the programs timeline in mind. We
are a voluntary program that delivers home visits in the comfort of the homes of our families. If
you would like to get more information and or meet our home visiting staff, we would love to
schedule a home visit to give you a full overview of the program.
Location:
Siletz Community
Health Clinic
(Upstairs –
Shell Room)
C ONTACT I NFORMATION
201 SE Swan Ave., Siletz, Oregon (covering Siletz and the coastal range)
Danelle Smith, Home Visitor: 541-444-9603 or 541-270-1027
2468 W 11 th Ave., Eugene, Oregon (covering the Willamette Valley area)
Jessica Phillips, Program Coordinator/Home Visitor: 541-484-4234 or 541-222-9503
Social Security Administration (SSA). Having worked as a claims
representative and in the Leadership Management Program, Kimberly has
extensive experience with SSA's many programs and conducts educational
seminars and trainings throughout Oregon.
April 2016
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