Portland Observer, May 13, 1982 Page 11
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Emanuel wins award
For the second year in a row
Emanuel Hospital and Public Rela
tions Director Frank Parchman
have been awarded one of the na
tion's highest honors for hospital
public relations.
The Academy of Hospital Public
Relations meeting in Orlando, Flori
da announced recently that the hos
pital and Parchman had won a
MacEachern Merit Award for work
typifiying "the highest achievement
in hospital public relations" as ex
emplified by publication of the hos
pital’s foundation magazine, Out-
Reach. The Academy cited the issue
of the magazine devoted to the Ore
gon C hildren’s Medical Center at
Emanuel Hospital. The issue fea-
tuied a young Colton boy’s recovery
in the center from a head injury
which left him near death and crip
pled. the fight for life of a prema
ture baby weighing only two pounds
in the Center’s Newborn Intensive
Care Unit, and other services of the
center. The magazine was named
one of the best special publications
published by any hospital in the
United States.
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Parchman serves as editor of the
magazine. Irene Doti is art director
and writers include Mariann Koop,
Monte Olsen and Mike Dolan.
It was one of the few times in the
37-year history of the awards that
the same hospital had been awarded
the special publication honors two
years in a row.
Last year the Academy awarded
Parchman and the hospital the Mac
Eachern Award and the Webster
M erit Award for Feature W riting
for a story about a team of loggers
who were caught in the M ay 18,
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
and brought to Emanuel Hospital
for treatment.
On Tuesday, April 27 Parchman
received the second place award for
"Best M agazine’ * published by a
member hospital of the Association
o f Western Hospitals. The award
was presented for the publication of
OutReach when representatives of
the 1,000-member hospitals repre
senting 13 western states met for the
association’s annual convention in
San Francisco.
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Options program aids young prostitutes
by Harris Levon McRae
I f you are a young girl who has
run away from home because of
conflicts vou can’t handle, like sex
abuse, incest, or physical abuse, or
if you are involved in prostitution,
pornography or other sexually ex
ploitive activities—where can you
go for help?
“ I ran away from home at 13 with
no thought of ever going back. My
mother was a space case and my
step-father’s favorite pastime was
getting drunk and feeling and kiss
ing on me. I split before it got
worse."
Where can this person go for
help?
Options is a program designed for
young women sponsored by the
Multnomah County Juvenile Court.
The program provides vital support
to young females.
"Options, as the word implies, is
what we would like to do with these
kids. We would like to give them
some options to help stabilize their
lives," Adrian Navarro, Counselor
for Options, said.
"W e kept seeing kids in our case
load involved in prostitution and
nothing was being done with them.
We found that kids kept coming
back to prostitution for many rea
sons—a grief or severe sadness, a
parent murdered, physical abuse,
incest— very traum atic exper
iences,” added Janice Barrett, also
a counselor with Options.
Last year, 73 teenagers were ar
rested for prostitution in the Port
land area; all but six were females.
One-third of the girls committed to
the State Training School from
Portland last year were sent there
for prostitution.
According to Hal Ogburn, Direct
or of the Juvenile Detention Home,
"P ro s titu tio n has always been
toward the bottom o f seriousness
and priorities. The Options Pro
gram is for prostitutes. Many kids
want out, but they have no way to
support themselves, no way to live.
They are dealt with in a group set
ting. Pimps provide a lot o f what
families provide. They provide for
the needs of the prostitute. We need
to transfer them into legitimate sup
port systems, such as Options. Here
experts talk regarding medical prob
lems, health, etc. When the person
leaves these resources, they have
some options."
Girls are referred to Options in
various ways including self referral,
youth service centers, Portland po
lice, parole officers and juvenile
court counselors.
"W e want to get their [the girls’]
attention, we want them to know
that we are providing a service that
is not going to be taken away if kids
mess up, we try to make whatever it
is we stsrt with positive,” Janice
Barrett said.
When juveniles are arrested they
are interviewed by an intake worker
and disposition then takes place:
children are released to a responsi
ble parent or guardian and put on
probation.
If parents cannot provide parent
ing services, homes are unsafe, etc.,
the children are taken to Childrens’
Services Division (CSD). CSD han
dles assignment to foster homes.
"C S D placements are not work
ing well with girls. A lot of them are
in need of someone who under
stands their sexuality. About 80 per
cent o f the girls have been abused
sexually or physically and don’t re
late well to men,” Adrian Navarro
commented.
The Options Program provides
weekly group sessions as well as in
dividual counseling and guidance.
Through guest speakers ana field
trips the following inform ation is
provided: career training, assistance
in locating housing, self defense,
health information and educational
programs.
“ There is a need for more in
volvement from the business com
munity. It would be great if they
could provide us with some posi
tions for these girls to work. Also,
people in the community could
donate tickets to different events,”
said Duane McNanny, supervisor of
Options.
" I was 13 years old and ran out of
drugs and needed more. I supported
myself by dating [selling sex] in ho
tels. I did it for about three years
and decided to leave. I wasn’t feel
ing very good about myself,” one
16-year-old form er prostitute
related.
"M o s t kids would rather rob a
John before turning a trick if possi
ble. When they do work [sell sex],
they work enough to pay for a few
weeks’ rent, clothes and food and
then they don’t work for a while,”
Janice Barrett said.
Children should not have to sell
their bodies in order to stay alive.
The key to any successful approach
to problems of juvenile prostitution
will have to include a widespread
community awareness of and sensi
tivity to the issues of sexual exploi
tation of children by adults.
Adrian Navarro: “ The Options
staff is concerned with the success
of the girls in our program and we
are here to give support.”
For more information about Op
tions, please call 248-3460.
The Governor’s Commission on
Hispanic Affairs opened an office in
Salem on May 2, at 790 NE Winter
Street.
This commission, along with the
Governor's Commission on Black
Affairs, was created by executive or
der in 1981 by Governor Victor Ati-
yeh. During the last legislative ses
sion efforts failed to pass an ade
quate budget for each commission;
instead, the legislature allocated one
dollar (SI .00) to each commission.
" I f the Hispanic Commission is
going to be effective, it has to be vis
ible, so I have solicited donations to
pay for the rent o f the office and
w e'll staff the office with volun
teers, if necessary. We cannot, we
will not wail two years to get a bud
get approved,” M r. Gutierrez em
phasized.
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FIRM.
FAIR.
lohn loran believes its time for tudges to rejoin and help lead their
communities aixl that lawyers he required to contribute some legal
services each year to offset costly court appointed attorneys
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• The Portland Observer
5/6/82
• The Portland Skanner
4/21/82
• Oregon Black Political
Convention
For public
accountability in
City government
Straight answers from
government.
An independent voice on
the Council.
Cultural opportunities for
all Portlanders.
Citizen participation in
decisions.
Human dignity for all
people.
lohn loran wall hght to give sentencing judges, who know the
details concerning dangerous lawbreakers a veto over the
parole board which mav release them
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Accountability for our tax
dollars.
Efficiency & Economy in
City Government
Hiring local people for
local jobs.
Increased employment and
programs for SemorCitizens.
Increased revenues by
improved bidding procedures.
Itthn Toran believes ludges should be elected by the public, should
be re evaluated every year with the findings published, and that
every judge's office should maintain an open dsxrr policy
Other members o f the commis
sion are Luz Gutierrez, Maria Thiel,
Consuelo Saragoza, Gregoria Perez-
Selsky, Jose Vasquez Jr., E frain
Diaz-Horna, Candido Morales, and
Lisa Heller.
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Vote for Jewel Lansing for
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