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Community Education

Given the alarming teen dating violence statistics, it is essential to provide our teens with the knowledge and skills necessary to determine if their relationships are healthy.

Education is a key factor in decreasing the incidence of teen dating violence.  

The following are some of the free educational programs that Options can offer the teens of your local community.

Call 785-625-3055  for more information.

Some of the programs we offer: 

Coaching Boys into Men is designed to help you talk to your athletes about the importance of respect, integrity, and non-violence. The program was specifically developed for coaches to easily incorporate into your regular coaching strategies and sessions. Getting started is easy!

 

“Reaching & Teaching Teens to Stop Violence is designed to provide teens with information about the various forms of violence. By helping teens recognize abuse, understand why it happens, and learn ways to protect themselves, you can provide them with valuable skills for the future.

 

“Safe Dates is a dating abuse prevention program consisting of five components: a nine-session dating abuse curriculum, a play about dating abuse, a poster contest, parent materials and a teacher training outline.

 

“Choose Respect is a national initiative to help youth ages 11-14 form healthy relationships to stop dating abuse before it starts.

 

“Expect Respect” engages the entire community in preventing teen dating violence and promoting safe and healthy relationships. It consists of three parts: Expect Respect Support Groups, Safe Teens Leadership Training and School Wide Prevention Strategies

 

“Love Is Not Abuse focuses on three critical goals: 1) increasing the understanding of teen dating abuse 2) enabling teens to reach out to a friend or family member who may be experiencing dating abuse and 3) increasing help seeking behavior among teens involved in abusive dating relationships.

 

 

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