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lingering stigma of charity
among those in need could
be lifted with this service.
Extent of Abuse
Child abuse remains a
pervasive issue worldwide
and continues to be a prob-
lem in the U.S. According
to the U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services,
an estimated 674,000 chil-
dren were victims of child
abuse or neglect nationally
in 2017, a 2.7 percent in-
crease over the previous four
years.
Each year in Oregon, a lit-
tle more than half of received
reports are referred for in-
vestigation and a quarter of
those are founded for abuse
or neglect. Oregon totaled
7,063 cases and 11,077 vic-
tims in 2017. Other reported
cases were either dismissed
or handled with alternative
methods such as parental
assistance.
Though definitions of
abuse differ state by state,
these numbers are reflective
of nationwide trends and
tend to stay relatively pro-
portional as they scale more
locally.
While the number of re-
ceived reports across the na-
tion scores in the millions,
nearly half are screened out
of the system, lending suspi-
cion to a lack of understand-
ing about when abuse is
taking place. Indeed, public
attention toward child abuse
often skews in the direction
of the more emotionally
evocative forms of physical
or sexual abuse.
“It’s one thing to be phys-
Teens from A7
Mental Health. Having a
consistent presence in the
schools across the district,
SLMH works with seniors
in high school all the way
down to kindergarteners.
Whether in group therapy
or one-on-one meetings,
these counselors are able to
form bonds with students.
“Humans rely on rela-
tionships and connection.
And children develop into
healthy adults when they
have healthy attachment,”
said South Lane Mental
Health’s Valeria Clarke in an
interview last year.
A key part of SLMH is the
ability to be present. Being
at schools across the district
at least once a week, getting
help — in the form of play,
guided conversation with
peers, individualized pro-
gram — can be as simple
as walking down the hall.
ically or mentally abusive,”
said Nordquist, “but if the
child is neglected and their
basic needs aren’t being met
and they’re not healthy or
given the support and love
that they need to grow emo-
tionally, then they’re going
to have issues and problems
as adults.”
The Oregon Department
of Human Services (ODHS)
reported neglect as account-
ing for about 47 percent of
cases in Lane County and 46
percent statewide in 2017.
These high numbers may
be attributed to the broad
criteria of what constitutes
neglect, which may in-
clude non-compliance with
healthcare
recommenda-
tions, malnutrition, poor
sanitation, being deprived of
education and exposure to
drugs or violence.
The prevalence of this
form of abuse points to
some parents’ and caregiv-
ers’ lack of education about
child-rearing, though a gen-
eral confusion as to what
constitutes abuse could also
play a role.
Precise definitions of
abuse can be elusive. The
perimeters vary by fami-
ly and culture worldwide,
including what constitutes
responsible parenting and
acceptable disciplinary ac-
tion. Further muddying
the waters is the pragmatic
question of who a definition
aims to inform. A definition
to raise public awareness, for
instance, differs from defini-
tions serving legal, service or
research purposes.
Nonetheless, in an ef-
fort to reconcile the di-
versity of perceptions, the
World Health Organization
(WHO) Consultation on
Child Abuse Prevention in
1999 drafted a broad and
adaptable definition:
‘‘Child abuse or maltreat-
ment constitutes all forms of
physical and/or emotional
ill-treatment, sexual abuse,
neglect or negligent treat-
ment or commercial or oth-
er exploitation, resulting in
actual or potential harm to
the child’s health, survival,
development or dignity in
the context of a relationship
of responsibility, trust or
power.’’
Although
determining
which cases meet the crite-
ria may still be a source of
disagreement, there is near
consensus on classification.
Types of abuse typically fall
under four categories: physi-
cal, sexual, psychological (or
emotional) and neglect.
Like neglect, psycholog-
ical abuse is fairly nebulous
in its definition and charac-
terizing it can pose a chal-
lenge. The psychological and
emotional well-being of a
child is complex in contrast
to physical health and its ef-
fects are not always immedi-
ately obvious.
Indeed, the WHO has
lamented in its World Re-
port on Violence and Health
that psychological abuse is
given less attention world-
wide than physical or sexual
abuse.
Locally, the prevalence of
the problem is unclear.
Though ODHS keeps a
record of “mental injury,”
Oregon holds a separate,
broad category for “threat
of harm,” which under na-
tional criteria may qualify
as psychological, physical,
sexual abuse or neglect. En-
dangering a child by leaving
them in a life-threatening
These conversations, at a
number of levels, can help
lead to students feeling that
they have been seen.
“That’s the beauty of
working with youth in gen-
eral — to able to, as the ther-
apist, really provide them
with the awareness that they
have their own power,” said
Clarke. “Because so much
of our society sort of says,
‘You’re lesser than.’”
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541-315-1617
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195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
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Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
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Worship: 11:00am
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541-942-4771
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situation, for example, may
be recorded under the same
category as exposing them
to domestic violence. Rep-
resenting 41.6 percent of
incidents, this form of abuse
is second only to neglect in
Lane County.
The consequences of this
form of abuse are wide-rang-
ing and vary from person to
person. Often, the victim’s
interpersonal relationships
suffer in myriad ways and
the victim may later turn to
substance abuse or self-harm
to dampen overwhelming
emotions such as anxiety or
depression.
Physical abuse, which ac-
counts for only six percent of
cases in Lane County, is not
the most prominent of abuse
types, yet remains a contro-
versial issue due to disagree-
ments about discipline.
Forms of corporal pun-
ishment which do not cause
physical injury or “substan-
tial pain” are legally accept-
ed in Oregon. ODHS has
stated, “Although not rec-
ommended, spanking is not
abuse. However, a spanking
that leaves marks or bruises
on a child might be abuse.
Spanking a baby is always a
concern.”
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33087 Saginaw Rd. East
541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend
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First Baptist Church
301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242
Pastor: David Chhangte
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship Service 11:00am
Youth Wednesday 6:30pm
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First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Rev.: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd.
541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
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Trinity Lutheran Church
6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Pastor: James L. Markus
Sunday School & Adult Education
9:15am
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
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Living Faith Assembly
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a
Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all ages
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Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades)
United Methodist Church
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen
Worship: 10:30am
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1041 Pennoyer Ave
541-942-8928
Preacher: Tony Martin
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
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103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
Pastor: Jim Edwards
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541-942-3420
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