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April 22, 2020
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Lines for Life has created a Virtual Wellness Room to offer support to helpers, mental health professionals, first responders, social workers and anyone considered an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon. Each check-in call will have a facilitator to guide the conversation.
“We at Lines for Life want to thank you for all the work you do to keep our communities safe,” the organization said. “We are offering a place for helpers to exchange stories of hope and areas of need. We especially want to hear what things are coming up for you personally and explore how we can cheer one another on to continue the good work you are already doing. We ultimately want to create space to breathe out stress and breathe in hope.”
The meetings are held using Zoom conference calls from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at this link: https://zoom.us/j/4848426773. Please share this invite with anyone in your network of Oregon helpers.
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With schools closed, kids and teens are spending more time at home. They’re likely online more than usual. We want to share a few tips for parents to help keep youth safe online:
- Talk to them about online safety. Even if you already have, a reminder won’t hurt.
- Monitor what they do online and know their passwords. Maintain an open line of communication.
- Get wise about online privacy. Review the privacy settings on social networks and websites that your children frequent and use them to limit who can view their profile.
- Minimize the amount of publicly available personal information such as phone numbers, email addresses, where they live, birthdates and other identifying information. Help your kids understand what information is okay to share and what should never be shared.
For more information, here are a few more helpful resources:
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Oregon Health Authority reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today bringing the state total to 2,059. The new COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Clackamas (10), Coos (1), Deschutes (2), Jefferson (1), Linn (1), Marion (7), Multnomah (24), Washington (10) and Yamhill (1).
To see more case and county-level data, Oregon Health updates its website once a day: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
Note: Test reports were received yesterday but due to a technical issue, negative test results were not able to be processed overnight and are being processed today. The number of negatives is classified as “pending” in today’s data table.
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