Sign up for health insurance if you don’t have any
By Starla Brown, Patient Benefits
Coordinator
Patient Benefits
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It’s not too late to enroll in OHP
(Oregon Health Plan) or a market-
place plan. I can help!
Letters were sent to people who didn’t
have insurance showing in their chart. If
you received one, please follow up with
me. We may not have your insurance
information or it could have been sent
in error. These letters were sent to Tribal
members and community members
who use the clinic. If you receive any
kind of letter, email or call from me, I
recommend making contact. I am here
to help you keep your health coverage,
including Purchased/Referred Care, for-
merly Contract Health. Most of the time
when people lose coverage, it’s because
they have moved and did not update,
didn’t follow up with correspondence
from the Oregon Health Authority or
simply because a signature was missed.
It is crucial to update any changes.
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Starting January 2019, all clinic
patients without insurance will be
required to apply for the Oregon
Health Plan.
For a name to be changed legally, it
must be changed with the Social Secu-
rity Administration. This includes
name changes done in Tribal Court.
Medicare letters should be coming
soon! Remember to get them to
Sara Bell-Tellez at 541-444-9670
or 800-648-0449 to update your
reimbursement.
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Starla Brown
Ask Raven: Considering inpatient residential treatment
Dear Raven: I have a family member
struggling with addiction. Why should
we begin considering inpatient residential
treatment?
The goal of inpatient treatment is to
create a foundation for the individual that
includes learning healthy coping skills,
enhancing ability-to-communicate skills
and finding a support system that will help
them live a life in recovery.
Once in residential treatment, indi-
viduals and counselors develop a treat-
ment plan. This consists of specific areas
to work on, e.g., learning healthy coping
skills, learning relapse prevention skills
and tools, physical health, mental health,
healthy boundaries and goals directly
Save the Date
January 2019 Planning Community Meetings
Jan. 10 @ the Eugene Area Office
Jan. 17 @ the Siletz Tribal Community Center
Jan. 24 @ the Salem Area Office
Jan. 31 @ the Portland Area Office
All meetings start at 5:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be available.
Culture Craft Night
Nee-Dash ‘vm-nitlh-ts’it
(Feather Dance
we are learning)
related to giving our clients the best
chance to succeed in post-residential
treatment. Residential allows clients to
get intensive support and service to work
on their treatment plan, which they often
cannot get outside of this structure.
Residential facilities like NARA
(Native American Rehabilitation Asso-
ciation) incorporate culture into their
treatment, while others can offer trauma-
based therapies. Each residential place has
certain strengths that can be beneficial to a
person and it’s best to discuss your options
with Tribal Behavioral Health staff.
People of all backgrounds and life
circumstances attend these residential
facilities, which often help individuals
understand they are not the only one
struggling with drug addiction and or
traumatic life experiences. Residential
treatment gives them an opportunity to
access tools and support in order to work
on themselves outside of the chaos that
has often become their lives.
Once people complete residential treat-
ment, they can access various resources.
The Siletz Behavioral Health Department
has a team of people who are willing to
help get individuals into treatment and help
with housing options afterward.
Our only motivation is to help our
people, our families and our community.
We must heal from within. There are no
quick fixes, but as a department backed by
this community we can begin and continue
the healing process. This department is
staffed by our people for our people.
If you or a family member is strug-
gling with addiction, you are not alone.
Please reach out for help. Call Siletz Tribal
Behavioral Health at 541-444-8286 or
800-600-5599.
Elders Holiday Party will be held at the Siletz Tribal
Community Center on Dec. 7 at noon.
Elders Council Meeting
Dec. 8 • 1-4 p.m. • Chinook Winds Casino Resort
For more information, contact the Elders Program at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261.
Culture Craft Nights
Rope/String Making
Come and learn to dance our traditional dances.
The Feather Dance is handed down to us from our ancestors.
Come and learn about our ancient dances and protocols.
Tribal members and their families welcome.
Siletz
Portland
Tribal Community Center
Dec. 3 • 5-7 p.m.
Portland Area Office
Dec. 10 • 5-7 p.m.
Eugene
Salem
Eugene Area Office
Dec. 4 • 5-7 p.m.
Salem Area Office
Dec. 11 • 5-7 p.m.
Jan. 7 • 5-7 p.m.
Siletz Tribal Community Center
Jan. 14 • 5-7 p.m.
Portland Area Office
Jan. 8 • 5-7 p.m.
Eugene Area Office
Jan. 15 • 5-7 p.m.
Salem Area Office
Siletz Tribal members and their
families are invited to come and learn
how to make string and rope the old way.
All ages are welcome. Young people
under age 10 need an adult to accom-
pany and assist them.
The Siletz Culture Department
will provide material and instructors.
If you have your own materials, please
bring them.
Contact: Bud Lane, budl@ctsi.nsn.
us; 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399,
ext. 1320.
Sponsored by the Education and
Culture Departments
December 2018
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