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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (March 26, 2009)
Spily^y Tyrooo, Wgrro Springs, O regon M arch 26, 2 0 0 9 Page 5 Some facts from VOCS about abuse By Mark M atthews Victims of Crime Services True or false: Children usu ally molested by strangers. Answer: False. It is a myth that children are usually molested by strangers. Research has shown that 85 to 90 percent o f children are molested by someone they know. Even within the walls o f their own homes, children are at risk o f sexual abuse. According to Stewards o f Children, a n o n profit organization dedicated to the prevention o f child sexual abuse, between 30 and 40 per cent o f child sexual abuse vic tim s are abused by a family member. A n o th e r 50 p e rc e n t are abused by someone outside o f the family whom they know and trust. Approximately 40 percent are abused by older or larger chil dren whom they know. There fore, only 10 percent are abused by strangers. An example o f this is a re cen t child sexual abuse Case from an In d ian reserv atio n . The case was prosecuted in fed eral court. A 31-year-old male was sentenced to more than 15 and a half years in federal prison for sexually abusing three o f his younger female relatives who were living in the family home. The victims were between the ages o f 6 and 15 during the time o f the sexual abuse. Children cannot take the re sp o n sib ility o f fe n d in g o f f sexual advances by adults or older children. A dults are re sponsible for the safety o f chil dren. Adults are the ones who need to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse? D u rin g A p ril, em ployees from V ictim s o f C fim e Ser vices, the C om m unity H ealth Education Team, Early Child hood Education and Tribal Com m unity C ounseling will offer three-hour classes for interested adults on how they can prevent child sexual abuse. T he first D arkness to Light class will be presented at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, A pril 1 at the C o m m u n ity C e n te r a fte r lunch. T h e seco n d o fferin g o f a Darkness to Light class will be Young Achiever presented at 5 p.m. on Thurs day, April 23 at the Seniors Pro gram building after dinner. T hese classes are free and each participant will get a work boo k and the inform ation to h elp th em to p re v e n t child sexual abuse. April is both Sexual Assault A wareness M onth and Child Abuse Awareness Month. Vic tims o f Crime Services (VOCS) and Children’s Protective Ser vices (CPS) will be presenting awareness information and sev eral activities in A pril abo u t sexual assault and child abuse on the Warm Springs Indian Res ervation. The purpose o f Sexual A s sault Awareness M onth is to in crease the public’s understand ing about sexual violence and child abuse, and their impact on its victim survivors, their fami lies and the community. To learn more online visit the website www.rainn.org. Or th e site: www.darkness21ight.org. You can also call and talk to a VOCS victim advocate at 553- 2293. A t W arm S p rin g s ing through the questions E le m e n ta r y S ch o o l, within a minute. M ichael E altsukis is the H e is g rea t a t math, fir s t third-grader this p ea r but M ichael’s favorite p a rt to w o rk a l l th e w a y o f school is P.E., espe through the M ath Facts cially kick-ball. In A Flash computer p r o M ichael one day wants gram. to be a p o lice officer. H is The program requires favorite television program students to work through is CSI. m ath questions, starting M ic h a e l h a s on e with basic questions a t brother, Hale, who is a level one. B y the tim e the f i ft h - g r a d e r a t W arm student reaches level 44, Springs E lementary. H is the questions are hard, teacher is M s. Bennett. involving squared num through the levels a t two m in Congratulations, and utes, and a t a m inute an d a keep up the g o o d work, bers an d square roots. M ich a el has w ork ed half. H e’s now working o n go M ichael! Sponsored by Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises An update from the IHS clinic pharmacy T he following inform ation gives a little explanation o f some popular items for which a pre scription is required at Warm Springs Health Center: Bacitracin ointment, used for antibiotic ointment to help heal cuts. Safety issue: Im proper use could be masking a problem that n eed s a n o th e r tre a tm e n t o r medical attention. treat diarrhea with this medica tion when something more seri ous is happening. Providers can help patients to understand the warning signs o f m ore serious stomach (gastrointestinal) con ditions and can test for other diseases if the diarrhea has been going on too long. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 25mg tablets, used for allergies. ab le to p ic k u p b y ju st c o in in g C lotrim azole 1 p ercent topi to our pharmacy are now only available by prescription from your provider. . Please know that we did not m ake this decision lightly or overnight. As always, we consulted your providers and they helped us decide which items need to be given only with a prescription for safety reasons. cal cream , an tifu n g al cream used for athlete’s foot, diaper rash . S afety issue: sam e as above. Clotrimazole 1 percent vagi nal cream , an tifu n g al cream used for vaginal yeast infection. Safety issue: same as above. L o p eram id e (Im m odium ) tablets and liquid, to treat diar rhea. Safety issue: patients may Safety js,sjie: a less sedating al ternative is available a s a n O T C By Chi Duong Chief Pharmacist Warm Springs Clinic The pharmacy has been mak ing some changes and I wanted to take a m inute to tell you about a few o f them. You may have noticed some o f the things you once w ere ■..I ' r , ........... item. All diabetes supplies are now prescription items at our phar macy as well. Please request these item s when you request your regular m edication refills if you need them. Please call 553-1196 if you have questions or concerns. — — — — — — - — . . .. ------------------------------------------------------------------ -, ; &TV 525 S.E. 5th Street M adras, OR 97741 stnce <974 For more information, contact Judy Charley at the Community H ealth E ducation Team, 553- 3438. ■ Ralph s Furniture wn Women of Wellness meeting at IHS The topic o f discussion will be dressing for success w ith little or nothing. There will also be a special clothes swap. 1 to Percent O ff On- Stock. Sofas, Loves eats a n d PficÎiners wenfraf W om en o f W ellness are scheduled, to meeting at noon this Thursday, March 12 in the atrium at IHS. ; 1............................................ \ (541) 475-2578 ErUtesoiMs Thriftway Locally owned and operated since 1915 — W estern Family tuna in w a t e r - case of 48 - $ 3 4 .9 9 W estern Family apple cider juice - 64- ounce - $12.99 a case Hunts spaghetti sauce - 26-ounce cans - $13.99 per case W estern Family corn or green beans - 15.25 ounces - $13.99 a case W estern Family tomato sauce - 15-ounce cans - $12.99 a case W estern Family Mac and 1 Cheese - 24 boxes - $10.99 a case W estern Family re frie d beans - 16-ounce cans - $18.99 a case "No Foolin' on our A p ril Prices!" Sale good through April 14 ■ 4 g.
