April is Child Abuse Awareness Month!


Wednesday April 29th - "Child Abuse is Everybody's Business" 8:30am - 4:00pm - The 2009 CARES Community Conference will focus on the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study or ACE which demonstrates the relationship between childhood trauma and negative consequences later in life.
See the Conference flyer here.
See the Conference Brochure here.




Friday April 24th 2009 - CARES presents a Wine Pairing Dinner.- An evening of delicious dishes paired with elegant wines and a variety of exciting items to be auctioned. Catered by the Kings of Catering, a division of Bel Tramonto and supported by local business and individuals.
See the poster here.
...And the invitation.
We know you will have a good time.

As of the beginning of Child abuse awareness month we have a donation list of over sixty items.  Here is just a partial taste of the exciting things for you take home from either our live auction, silent auction or raffle list.

• Usage of the Colliers Cabin by the Sea Donated by Barb & Doug Collier
• 3 night stay in Seattle Condo donated by the Bailey's
• Weekend stay at Sunriver cabin
  
• An Evening w/Danny Miles donated by Danny Miles
• African safari donated by Dennis Caldirola
• Trip to Bali donated by Dennis Caldirola
• Web site design donated by Copper Island
• Half a natural beef cut & wrapped donated by Sue Lorenz/Diamond S
• Roe Outfitters flyfishing class for 6 donated by Roe Outfitters
• 18 Holes golf/cart/range tokens donated by Running Y
• Vallejo's Family portrait donated by the Vellejos
• Bracelet from Sabrina's donated by Sabrina's
• Flight to Crater Lake for 2 donated by Dr. John McKellar
• Luncheon for 8 donated by Larson/Hall
• Vase - RJ Classics donated by RJ Classics
• 1 day fishing on Hyde Lake for 2 (May-Oct) donated by Gerda Hyde
• 18 Holes golf at Harbor Isles donated by Harbor Isles
• 2 season tickets to Linkville Playhouse donated by Linkville Players

Our Mission:

CARES (Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services) works to prevent the repeated abuse of children. Klamath-Lake CARES strives to ensure children receive the highest quality assessment services, while dramatically reducing the trauma young victims endure when grappling with a confusing system.

Klamath-Lake CARES is a centralized child abuse assessment center with a two prong approach: (1) medical examiners specially trained in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of child abuse conduct complete physical examinations; and (2) highly trained interviewers conduct an interview with the child.

The CARES approach is thorough and sensitive, conducted in a child-friendly environment and always focuses on the best interest of the child.

Klamath-Lake CARES is a full member of the National Children's Alliance and a member of the Oregon Network of Child Abuse Intervention Centers. CARES is a Merle West Medical Center (MWMC) affiliated program.