Your Turn: September is National Self-care Awareness Month
Who doesn’t love a new beginning, particularly a new school year? But as with traditional New Year’s, starting anew, whether it is in school, at ...
Harness the Tools of Empathy to Prevent Bullying
“Why do people bully?” Our prevention educators often hear that question in schools, especially when we are teaching students about healthy relationship skills such as ...
July is Disability Pride Month – How Disability Factors in Relationships
Many people in Sullivan County live with a disability, which affect more than 1 in 4 women, and 1 in 5 men in the US ...
June is PRIDE month – Support the LGBTQ Youth in Your Community
According to the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), 21% of GLB youth in Sullivan County reported experiencing sexual dating violence such as coerced sex, ...
The Unspoken Subject: Sexual Abuse
One thing I know for sure, talking about sexual abuse will never be easy. It is about time I did. Being a survivor of child ...
Our Turn: Are You Listening? Teenagers Need You, Right Now
Recently, the CDC released the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results for 2021 and the news is concerning. Sixty percent of teen girls are reporting ...
Our Turn: Violence is Not Inevitable: The Way We Treat Each Other Matters
The first time I was in an abusive relationship, I was 8 years old. My friend punched my arm hard enough to leave a large ...
Our Turn: Domestic Abuse and Support over the Holidays
The holidays can be a time of merriment and gathering of friends, families, and other loved ones. But it can also be a more complex ...
Our Turn: Reproduction Coercion is IPV
Intimate partner violence affects an estimated 10 million people in the United States each year. According to the Center for Disease Control, almost nine percent ...
Our Turn: That’s Not Funny
When I was growing up, my father used to say things to me such as: “You are ugly, you were adopted, I’m going to send ...
