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“Nationwide, nearly one in ten high-school students (8.9 percent) has been hit, slapped or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend.”
The “Choose Not to Abuse Curriculum” is geared to youth ages 12 to 18 years old and is designed to begin changing teens’ attitudes, and beliefs regarding violence and health, and to empower them to make informed, conscious, healthy choices in their relationships. It addresses the broad issues of power and control as they relate to teens’ lives. Through interactive role-play sessions, teens explore a variety of familiar social contexts in which power and control are used by some to abuse/oppress others based on perceived factors such as gender, race, sexual orientation, or age, with a focus on how power and control are used in the context of dating relationships. Students are encouraged to think critically about how we are taught messages that promote and prevent violence against women, and they learn about both the short-term and long-term health consequences of violence for both the victim and the perpetrator.
The “Choose Not To Abuse Curriculum” is offered in five one-hour sessions tailored to met your scheduling requirements. Lessons include:
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Teen Relationships
- Sexism and other Oppression.
- The Role of the Media.
- IPV as a Public Health Issue
- What’s Next?
To schedule training session, please contact Darrus Sands at 617-779-2158 or by e-mail: Darrus_Sands@bphc.org.
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