April is a commemoration month for a lot of different campaigns and causes. It is Child Abuse Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and includes National Crime Victim Rights Week (April 21-27).
You can see an overriding goal: making sure all of us aware of the things that can and do happen to the people around us. Community Works Domestic & Sexual Violence Resource Center is bringing several organizations together for an afternoon in Medford, April 16th, to get familiar with the services available in the area, and to get familiar with the Start By Believing campaign.
We get an overview of the services and the day in a chat with Barbara Johnson, who heads Community Works, and Jennifer Mylenek, the boss at CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) of Jackson County.
Contact numbers if you or someone you know needs help:
Community Works Helpline:
541-779-HELP (4357) | Toll Free: 855-216-2111
Child Abuse Reporting Hotline:
855-503-7233 (SAFE)