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Date: 15 Jan 2009 - 7:00 PST

The Child Abuse Prevention Month Action Committee invites every community to
take action for children by "Building a Blue Ribbon Tree". The blue ribbon is
the international sign for child abuse prevention and serves as a constant
reminder that all of us have a responsibility to help keep children safe.


The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) along with various
community organizations will display pictures of the trees and their sponsor
information during Child Abuse Prevention Month at the State Capitol in April
2009. Last year's theme, "It Only Takes a Minute … to make a difference in the
life of a child," will be used again this year.

A "Tree Registry" form
is provided for people and organizations to register their trees with the OSDH
Office of Child Abuse Prevention where photo entries will be put into a
PowerPoint scrapbook with music to be shown at the state capitol. To
participate, trees must be completed and registered before April 14, 2009. The
registration form is also available to print from the OSDH Web site at http://fsps.health.ok.gov.

To "Build a Blue Ribbon
Tree," select any materials you choose. If using a living tree, choose a highly
visible location and secure needed permission. Creativity is encouraged.
Decorate tree with blue ribbons to represent any of the following:

--The
confirmed number of abused and neglected children in your county
--The
number of new babies born in your community
--Or to show your community's
support for children, or something important to your organization, agency,
program, or community

Source
Oklahoma Dept. of Health

 

PROVIDED BY BROKEN SILENCE... thanxs

IF YOU KNOW OF ABUSE OR SUSPECT CALL THE CENTER CLOSE TO YOU. IF YOU ARE A VICTIM... CALL!! THERE ARE PEOPLE WAITING TO HELP.

I thought I would forward these to you. I'm going to post these resources in my blog and thought maybe you might want to as well? I know some women won't ask for a number or something but they would take it if its right there.

 

Statewide Domestic Violence Resources

 

The Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
3815 North Santa Fe Ave. Suite 124
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Office: (405) 524-0700
www.ocadvsa.org

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
www.odmhsas.org

Oklahoma Casa Association, Inc.
PO Box 54946
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154
Phn: 800.742.2272
Phn: 405.524.8999
www.oklahomacasa.org

 

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Local Domestic Violence Resources
(by city or town)

Ada
Family Crisis Center, Inc.
PO Box 2274
Ada, OK 74820
Office: (580) 436-3504
fccada@sbcglobal.net

Chickasaw Nation Office of Violence Prevention
PO Box 1548
Ada, OK 74821
Office: (580) 272-5580
karen.gaddis@chickasaw.net
angela.connor@chicasaw.net

Altus
ACMI House, Inc.
PO Box 397
Altus, OK 73522
Office: (580) 482-3800
Hotline: (800) 466-3805
acmihouse@cableone.net

Alva
NW Domestic Crisis Service
1323 Kansas Woodward, OK 73801
Office: 580-327-6648
Hotline: 888-256-1215
woodwardcrisis@sbcglobal.net

Antlers
SOS For Familes
106, West Maine
Antlers, OK 74523
Main Office: PO Box 394
Idabel, OK 74745
Hotline: 580-298-5575

Ardmore
Ardmore Family Shelter of Southern OK
PO Box 1408
Ardmore, OK 73402
580-226-3750
Crisis: (580) 226-6424
thefamilyshelter@cableone.net

Bartlesville
Family Crisis & Counseling Center
PO Box 5016
Bartlesville, OK 74005
Office: 918-336-1188
Hotline: (800) 814-1188
safe@onenet.net

Broken Arrow
Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc.
4300 S. Harvard Suite 100
Tulsa, OK 74135
Office: 918-585-3163
Hotline: 918-585-3143
www.dvis.org

Broken Bow
SOS For Familes
PO Box 394
Idabel, OK 74745
Hotline: 580-584-6403
sosfamily@sbcglobal.net

Cheyenne
Action Associates, Inc.
PO Box 1534
Clinton, OK 73601
Cheynne Outreach: (580) 497-3397
Crisis Line: (580) 323-2604 (May call collect)
actionclinton@itlnet.net

Chickasha
Women's Service and Family Resource Center
PO Box 1539
Chickasha, OK 73023
Office: 405-224-8256
Hotline: 800-734-4117 or 405-222-1818
wsfrc1@mcleodusa.net

Claremore
SafeNet Services
PO Box 446
Claremore, OK 74018
Office: 918-341-1424
Hotline: 918-341-9400
rccsci@sbcglobal.net

Clinton
Action Associates, Inc.-Main Facility
580-323-0838
Crisis Line: (580) 323-2604 (May call collect)

Duncan
Women's Haven, Inc.
PO Box 555
Duncan, OK 73534
Office: 580-252-5324
Hotline: 580-252-4357 or 877-970-4357
womensha@texhoma.net

Durant
Crisis Control Center, Inc.
PO Box 113
Durant, OK 74702
Office: 580-924-3056
Emergency: 580-924-3030
nssclass@redriverok.com

El Reno
Women's Service and Family Resource Center
PO Box 1539
Chickasha, OK 73023
Office: 405-262-4455
Hotline: 800-734-4117 or 405-222-1818
wsfrc2@sbcglobal.net

Elk City
Action Associates, Inc.
PO Box 1534
Clinton, OK 73601
Office: 580-243-5913
actionclinton@itlnet.net

Enid
YWCA Option House
525 S. Quincy
Enid, OK 73701
Office: 580-234-7581
Hotline: 800-966-7644
ywca@ywcaenid.com

Grove
Community Crisis Center, Inc.
17 N. Main
Miami, OK 74354
Office: 918-786-8009
Hotline: 800-400-0883
ccci@cableone.net

Guymon
NW Domestic Crisis Service
1106, North Ellison
Guymon, OK 73942
Main Office: 580-338-2780
Hotline: 888-256-1215
nwdcs@itlnet.net

Hugo
SOS For Familes
111 E Jackson
Hugo, OK 74743
580-326-8323
sosfamily@sbcglobal.net

Idabel
Southeastern Okla. Serv. for Family Violence Intervention
PO Box 394
Idabel, OK 74745
Office: 580-286-3400
Hotline: 888-286-3369
sosfamily@sbcglobal.net

Jay
Community Crisis Center, Inc.
17 N. Main
Miami, OK 74354
Office: 918-253-3939
Hotline: 800-400-0883
ccci@cableone.net

Lawton
New Directions, Inc.
PO Box 408
Lawton, OK 73502
Office: 580-357-6141
Hotline: 580-357-2500
nddirector@mariedetty.com

McAlester
McAlester Care Center
PO Box 1404
McAlester, OK 74501
Office: 918-423-4010
Hotline: 918-423-0032

Miami
Community Crisis Center, Inc.
17 N. Main
Miami, OK 74354
Office: 918-540-2275
Hotline: 918-542-1001 or 800-400-0883

Children Advocacy Center
918-540-1621
ccci@cableone.net

Muskogee
Women in Safe Home, Inc.
PO Box 487
Muskogee, OK 74402
Office: 918-682-7879
Hotline: 918-682-7878
muskwishkl@emptychair.net

WISH - Whitlock House
918-683-3900
muskwish@swbell.net

Norman
Women's Resource Center, Inc.
PO Box 5089
Norman, OK 73070
Hotline: 405-701-5540
wrc@wrcweb.net
www.wrcnorman.org

Okfuskee
Okmulgee Safehouse
PO Box 73
Okmulgee, OK 74447
Office: 918-756-2545
Hotline: 918-756-2545 or 877-756-2545
casaokm@swbell.net

Oklahoma City
YWCA Crisis Service
2460 West I-44 Service Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Office: 405-948-1770
YWCAOKC@aol.com
www.ywcaokc.org

Okmulgee
Okmulgee Safehouse
PO Box 73
Okmulgee, OK 74447
Office: 918-756-2549
Hotline: 918-756-2545 or 877-756-2545
casaokm@swbell.net

Pauls Valley
Family Crisis Center, Inc.
PO Box 2274
Ada, OK 74820
Office: (405) 238-6511
fccada@sbcglobal.net

Ponca City
Domestic Violence Program of North Central Oklahoma
PO Box 85
Ponca City, OK 74602
Office: 580-762-2873
dvpnco@cableone.net

Poteau
Women's Crisis Services of LeFlore County
PO Box 774
Poteau, OK 74953
Office: 918-647-2810
Hotline: 918-647-9800 or 800-230-9799
wcs100@alltd.com

Pryor
Rogers County Community Services Center, Inc.
21 N. Vann
Twin Pine Bld Unit 4
Pryor, OK 74361
Hotline: 888-372-9400
rccsci@sbcglobal.net

Sapulpa
Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc.
210 East Dewey
Sapulpa, OK 74066
Office: 918-224-9290
www.dvis.org

Seminole
Family Resource Center
212 E. Oak
Seminole, OK 74868
Office: 405-382-5979
Hotline: 800-373-5608
familyrc@sbcglobal.net

Shawnee
Project Safe, Inc.
PO Box 465
Shawnee, OK 74802
Office: 405-273-9953
Hotline: 405-273-2420 or 800-821-9953
www.projectsafe.org

Skiatook
Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc.
4300 S. Harvard Suite 100
Tulsa, OK 74135
Office: 918-584-2328
www.dvis.org

Stigler
KiBois Women's Shelter
PO Box 727
Stigler, OK 74462
Office: 918-967-3325
Hotline: 918-967-3277 or 877-810-5637

Stillwater
Stillwater Domestic Violence Intervention Service, Inc
115 E. 4th Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074
Office: 405-377-2344
Hotline: 405-624-3020 or 800-624-3020
director@sdvs.org
www.sdvs.org

Tahlequah
Help In Crisis, Inc.
PO Box 1975
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Office: 918-456-0673
Hotline: 918-456-4357 or 800-300-5321
hicdirector@cablelynx.com

Tulsa
Call Rape, Inc.
2121 S. Columbia, Suite LL-6
Tulsa, OK 74114
Hotline: 918-744-7273
info@callrape.com

Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc.
4300 S. Harvard Suite 100
Tulsa, OK 74135
Office: 918-585-3163
Northside Office: 918-425-0588
www.dvis.org

Tulsa Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program (SANE)
918-596-7608

Vinita
Community Crisis Center, Inc.
17 N. Main
Miami, OK 74354
Office: 918-256-1945
Hotline: 800-400-0883
cci@cableone.net

Woodward
Northwest Domestic Crisis Services, Inc.
1323 Kansas
Woodward, OK 73801
Office: 580-256-1215
Hotline: 580-256-8712 or 888-256-1215
woodwardcrisis@sbcglobal.net
nwdcs@itlnet.net

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Legal Resources
(for free or low cost legal services)

LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA
Main Website: www.legalaidok.org
Website with legal information and help in finding legal services:
www.oklaw.org/

Local offices throughout the state:

Ada Satellite Office
106 E. 12th Street
Ada, OK  74820
580-332-7141

Altus Satellite Office
3000 N. Main, Suite 500
Altus, OK  73521
580-482-7431

Ardmore Law Center
115 W. Broadway, #402
Ardmore, OK  73401
800-421-8007
580-226-4863

Bartlesville
217 South Choctaw,
Bartlesville, OK  74003
1-918-336-5736 or 1-800-421-4066
Serving: Craig, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, & Washington Counties

Chickasha Satellite Office
608 Oklahoma Nat. Bank Bldg.
Chickasha, OK  73018
405-222-1231
Serves Kiowa County

Clinton Law Center
506 Fresco
Clinton, OK  73601
800-256-1978
580-323-6450

Hollis
3000 N. Main St, Suite 500
Altus, OK 73521
580.482.7431

Hugo
1001 E. Jackson 
Hugo, OK  74743
1-580-326-9655 or 1-800-299-9655
Serving: Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Coal, McCurtain, Pittsburg, & Pushmataha Counties

Jay
Courthouse Square,
312 S. 5 Street
Jay, OK  74346
1-918-253-4980 or 1-800-725-8930
Serving: Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, & Ottawa Counties

Lawton Law Center
621 Southwest D Avenue
Lawton, OK  73501
800-850-5950
580-248-4675

Muskogee
323 W. Broadway, Suite 408
Muskogee, OK  74401
1-918-683-5681 or 1-800-725-5681
Serving: McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, & Wagoner Counties

Norman Law Center
210 E. Main, #216
Norman, OK  73069
800-421-4057
405-360-6631

Oklahoma City Law Center
2901 Classen Boulevard, Suite 112
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405- 521-1302
800-421-1641

Poteau
224 Dewey, P. O. Box 906,
Poteau, OK  74953
1-918-647-8136 or 1-800-299-8136
Serving: Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, & Sequoyah Counties

Shawnee Satellite Office
316 N. Broadway, #C
Shawnee, OK  74801
800-421-8017
405-275-6870

Stillwater Law Center
920 S. Main
Stillwater, OK  74074
800-256-9601
405-624-1734

Stilwell Satellite Office
219 W. Division, P. O. Box 924,
Stilwell, OK  74960
1-918-696-2331 or 1-800-574-2331

Tulsa
423 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 200
Tulsa, OK  74103
918-584-3338 or 800-299-3338
Intake phone number 918-428-4357 or 888-534-5243
Serving: Creek, Mayes, Rogers, Okmulgee, Pawnee and Tulsa Counties

Woodward Satellite Office
1211 Main, #2
Woodward, OK  73801
580-256-4903
800-283-6949

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LEGAL SERVICES
1118 Dustin Drive
Edmond, OK 73033
405-348-4271
Serving:  Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Hughes, Jackson, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Seminole, Washita and Woodward

Spirit of Hope
3701 SE 15th, Suite 208
Del City, OK 73115
Tel. 405-619-9707
www.onadvc.com/programs.htm
Legal Assistance Program for American Indian survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

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The following information is from a Brief on "Adverse Childhood Effects" Study sponsored by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy...

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domestic violence: state level findings

In 2004 in Oklahoma, over 24,500 domestic violence cases were reported to Oklahoma law enforcement agencies, reflecting a 32% increase since 1993. Experts indicate that only 50% of intimate partner violence incidents are reported. Oklahoma ranks 7th nationally in the number of females murdered by males, with 92% of the perpetrators being known by the victim.

As of January 2006, the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board had reviewed 170 of the 359 domestic violence death cases that occurred from 1998 to 2002. They found that almost 40% of the victims had children with the perpetrator, and 46% had children with another partner.

The following is an excerpt taken from a 2006 report from the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy...

Picture of Abuse in Oklahoma

In 2005, over 13,300 Oklahoma children were confirmed victims of child abuse and neglect. This is an increase of almost 1,000 children from the year before. In fact, it represents a dramatic reversal in the trends of steady decline in child abuse since reaching an all-time high in 1998.

Child deaths due to maltreatment in 2005 are still being investigated, so the numbers are not yet available. But in 2004, 51 children died. It may be surprising to learn that from this group of children, only 11% were known to child protective services. Most were under 3 years old.

When compared with the ages of children who were subjects of reports, we find an inverse correlation – meaning that children under three are the least reported, but the most abused. This may be because young children are least likely to be in the public eye, where observant adults could take note and make reports. Child protective workers cannot intervene unless a report is made. To save more children, we should refocus our efforts on strengthening families, making sure they have the tools and support they need be effective and nurturing parents.

Most Maltreatment is Neglect

Contrary to common belief, the overwhelming majority of confirmed cases of maltreatment - 82% - are due to neglect. Only 5% is due to sexual abuse, and the remaining 13% is due to physical abuse. The most common form of neglect stems from substance abuse. Over half of the perpetrators are mothers; one-quarter are fathers. Most of the rest are relatives. Even in sexual abuse cases, the vast majority of the abusers are people the child knows.

Based on these facts, our current focus on strangers and sex offenders may be off base, leading us to divert attention and resources that could be better spent where most of the abuse really occurs – within the family.