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Immediate Help (U.S.)
Contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, or chat via 988lifeline.org (24/7, free, confidential)
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Oregon Support
Lines for Life
Call 1-800-273-8255 or text 273TALK to 839863
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Local (Lincoln County)
Lincoln County Health and Human Services
Call 541-265-4179 for local mental health crisis response
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Emergency
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911
The following statement is a sworn declaration from Cindy Martinez concerning her experiences while living in the home of Greg and Sheila Dunn as a child.
Cindy Martinez is the seven-year-old child whose statements and interview were referenced in the 1998 investigation reports. An excerpt of that interview is reproduced below. It can also be found by clicking the following navigation link:
As a foster child, Cindy was placed in the Dunn home by the Kern County Department of Human Services, the county agency responsible for administering California's child welfare and foster care programs under the oversight of the California Department of Social Services.
In the statement below, she describes her recollections of those events, her attempts to report her concerns, and the long-term impact those experiences have had on her life.
The 2009 Bakersfield Police Department investigation referenced by Cindy in her statement can be read in its entirety here.
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