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235 S Canyon Blvd. John Day, Oregon 97845
Accepting new Patients! Go to:
www.canyoncreekclinic.com
Heart Advocates Rayme Lacey and Shelly Whale with April’s Health and Wellness Kit
Teen Health and Wellness Kits
The next wave of Health and Wellness Kits will be distributed to Grant County
teens during April. If your teen does not receive one from the school they attend,
please email the Grant County Community Health Improvement Coalition at grant-
countychic@gmail.com. This month’s kit includes an orange Heart of Grant County
sport bag as well as information and contributions from Community Counseling
Solutions, Families First Parent Resource Center, Oregon Department of Human Ser-
vices, Grant County 4H, Blue Mountain Hospital, Advantage Dental and Grant/Harney
County CASA.
What is Heart of Grant County ?
Heart of Grant County is a community based 501(c)3 non-profit organization that
offers confidential advocacy and emergency services to victims of domestic violence
and abuse, sexual assault, adult and teen dating violence and stalking. Educational
programs are provided throughout Grant County to promote the value of living life
free from violence.
Under Federal law, Heart of Grant County advocates have special confidential
privilege and are not mandatory reporters. This essential protection allows victims to
seek confidential help, information and guidance without disclosure of their person-
al situation to anyone else unless they grant permission.
Heart of Grant County services are free and confidential. Assistance and support
are based on an individual’s specific needs for emergency crisis assistance and shelter
and as well as providing the tools to enable survival and encourage healing.
Zachary Bailey, MD
Janessa Sickler, DO
Emily Lieuallen, DO
Nora Healey, FNP
Erika Adams, FNP-C
Caitlin MacCoun, MD
Brian Jennings, MD
Robyn Jennings, MD
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence not only includes physical and sexual abuse, it includes the trau-
ma resulting from unhealthy personal relationships and can take form in a variety of
ways that restrict a person’s sense of well-being including:
Physical Assault - Sexual Assault - Verbal, Emotional and Psychological Abuse
Social Control and Isolation - Financial and Spiritual Control
Stalking and Harassment - Threats and Intimidation
Dating Matters / Relationship Red Flags for Teens
One in four teens report verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual dating violence each
year. Those who experience dating violence are more likely to show symptoms of
depression and anxiety; engage in unhealthy behaviors like using tobacco, drugs and
alcohol; and think about suicide. Those who experience dating violence as a teen are
at increased risk of partner violence in adulthood. Parents should encourage their
teen to reach out for confidential help.
Check Website for Upcoming Events
541-575-0110
jdccparksandrec.rc@gmail.com
Safety Planning
Domestic violence can escalate over time and especially when someone wants to
leave the relationship. Heart of Grant County can offer guidance in keeping safe and
developing appropriate safety plans.
Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Long term effects on children who witness domestic violence often suffer emo-
tional psychological trauma from living in homes where one parent abuses the oth-
er parent and/or others in the home. Children whose primary parent is abused are
denied the kind of normal life that fosters healthy development. Children who grow
up observing a parent being abused, grow up with a role model of intimate rela-
tionships in which one person uses intimidation and violence over the other person
to get their way. Seeing a parent treated with enormous disrespect teaches children
that they can disrespect that parent as well as disrespect someone they love. It can
also contribute to problems in developing healthy relationships that are essential for
their emotional well-being and their sense of self-worth and value.
CCS
Changing Lives
NO COST SCREENING
High Quality Services Include:
Mental Health
Alcohol and Drug
Developmental Disability
528 E. Main • John Day • 541-575-1466
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sexual assault is an act of violence. It is any touch or act that is sexual in content
either by force, threat of force, trickery, coercion, bribery, or between individuals
where an imbalance exists in age, size, power, development or knowledge. Anyone
can be a victim of sexual assault – your partner, your parent, your child, your friend,
neighbor or co-worker. Sexual assault cuts across lines of race, sex, class, age and
background. Over 90% of victims know their assailant.
Call or Text 541-620-1342 24 Hour Crisis Line
Office 541-575-4335 / Fax 541-575-4336
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