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Welcome to this space dedicated to understanding three critical focus areas: child abuse, domestic/intimate partner violence, and human trafficking within our community. We aim to provide education and resources for direct service providers, including healthcare professionals, teachers, case managers, and Community Based Organizations in our region. Our goal is to increase recognition of victims and survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, and human trafficking, offering resources for the next steps in recovery and healing, as well as prevention for future generations.

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Free Trainings & Summits

The Linn-Benton-Lincoln Partners for Health committee presents the Addressing Violence in Rural Oregon Communities (AVIROC) 2025 Violence Prevention Summit at the Chinook Winds Casino/Event Center in Lincoln City, Oregon on Friday, May 23, 2025.

This year our summit focus is on Supporting Youth with In Our Backyard providing the keynote presentation. Additionally, there will be three informational sessions, a panel to address how to support youth and prevention regarding human trafficking (and other violence experienced by youth), and 15+ resource tables hosted by local agencies that support survivors of child abuse, domestic/intimate partner violence, and human trafficking (includes commercial sex and labor trafficking).

Acerca de este evento

El comité Linn-Benton-Lincoln Partners for Health presenta Abordando de la Violencia en las Comunidades Rurales de Oregon (AVIROC) en la Cumbre sobre Prevencion de la Violencia en el Casino/Centro de Eventos Chinook Winds en Lincoln City, Oregon, el viernes 23 de mayo de 2025.

Este año, nuestra cumbre se centra en el Apoyo a la Juventud, con In Our Backyard/En nuestro patio proporcionando la presentación principal. Además, habrá tres sesiones informativas, un panel para hablar sobre cómo apoyar a los jóvenes y la prevención de la trata de personas (y otros tipos de violencia que experimentan los jóvenes) y más de 15 mesas de recursos organizadas por agencias locales que apoyan a los sobrevivientes de abuso infantil, violencia doméstica/de pareja y trata de personas (incluye trata comercial, sexual y laboral).

AVIROC 2025 Violence Prevention Summit

May 23, 2025 at Chinook Winds Casino

Main Event Schedule: 9:00AM – 3:10PM   

Preliminary Event Schedule: 8:00am-9:00am Registration, Breakfast, Networking, and Resource Tables

 9:00am-9:05am Youth Drummers- Honor Song and opening prayer (10 mins)

CTSI Youth Drum, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

9:05- 9:10am Emcee (housekeeping, land acknowledgement, etc) (5 mins)

Dr. Jeannie Davis (she/her), Co-Chief, Section of Community Health, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

9:10am-9:20am Welcome (10 mins)

Dr. Lesley Ogden (she/her), VP/CEO SNLH/SPCH, Samaritan Health Services

9:20am-10:20am Keynote (60 mins) 

It’s Never Game Over, Cheryl Csiky (she/her), Executive Director, In Our Backyard

10:20am-10:35am Break (15 mins) 

10:35am-11:20am Session 1 (45 min presentation w/ Q&A)

Session 1: Wings of Hope: Supporting Survivors Through Flight, Jen Cooper (she/her), Pacific NW Outreach Associate and Rob Brunner (he/him), Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight West

 11:20am-11:35am Break (15 mins)

11:35am-12:20pm Session 2 (45 min presentation w/ Q&A)

Session 2: TBD, Tristin Young (he/him), Title, Jackson Street Youth Services

12:20pm-1:20pm Lunch break (1 hr) Tribal Royalty lord’s prayer (networking and resource tables)

 1:20pm-2:05pm Session 3 (45 min presentation w/ Q&A)

Session 3: Ampkwa Advocacy- Protecting Indigenous Futures, Amanda Freeman , Executive Director and Kola Shippentower, Ampkwa Advocacy

 2:05pm-2:15pm Break (15 mins)

 2:15pm-3:00pm Panel (45 min Panel Discussion)

From Tech to Advocacy: Addressing the Unique Challenges Facing At-Risk Youth and Their Families

Panel Facilitator: Dr. Davis (she/her)

Panel Participants:

• Cheryl Csiky (she/her), Executive Director, In Our Backyard (rural/nationwide trends focus)
• Amanda Freeman, Executive Director, Ampkwa Advocacy (Tribal youth focus and MMIP)
• Tristin Young (he/him), Title, Jackson Street Youth Services (Hispanic families focus)
• Jacob Stewart (he/him), Community Education Coordinator, ABC House (tech focus)

3:00pm-3:10pm Closing remarks (10 mins) (evaluation)

Dr. Jeannie Davis (she/her), Co-Chief, Section of Community Health, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Past Trainings & Summits

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Strangulation Training session held on May 3rd, 2024, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm PST at the Boulder Falls Event Center in Lebanon, OR. Hosted in collaboration with the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention, this event equipped attendees with essential knowledge and skills. Participants explored topics such as understanding the lethality of strangulation, identifying signs and symptoms, and navigating medical aspects in both surviving and non-surviving victims. Additionally, attendees discovered invaluable tools and resources tailored for professionals in various fields, including medical providers, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, judges, law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, civil legal representatives, attorneys, psychologists, MFTs, and LCSWs.

The inaugural AVIROC annual summit brought together medical and other professionals working with patients/clients in rural Oregon communities to address pressing issues such as child abuse, domestic/intimate partner violence, and human trafficking. Held on May 17th, 2024, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm PST at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, this summit offered a unique opportunity for learning and collaboration. Summit sessions featured presentations from Rebecca Bender, Legacy Health, and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Spanish interpretation was available, and attendees were offered an opportunity to record a message for the Bilingual media campaign. While the focus was on rural Oregon communities, the summit welcomed all to join this important event.

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