Mar 6, 2021
Since its inception in 1893, the YWCA’s mission has been empowering women of all ages. That means providing resources, a safe place to rest, eat and socialize. Services provided have evolved over the last several years but the core goal to empower lives remains. Educating the community has long been part of our mission to empower women while promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people. Subsequently, we have a Prevention Educator who is dedicated to preventing first-time perpetration of violence and fostering referrals through education.
Since February was Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, that is the topic our Prevention Educator, Jennifer Swanson, has been teaching. On Feb. 12 and 19, she visited Clear Vision in Montgomery to help teens understand that dating violence can happen in any relationship.
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February 25, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and as it winds down this weekend, Michigan advocates say while teen romance can be tricky, it shouldn t be dangerous.
It s estimated that one in three teens experiences some type of abuse by a romantic partner. Paige Welch - a senior at Dewitt High School - is on the Michigan Youth Girls Advisory Board, a program of the Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health. Welch says that many teens don t know that relationship violence can be physical, psychological or emotional and that manipulating or controlling behaviors are becoming more common in young relationships, primarily due to social media. It s very hard to be happy and to feel safe when you re being questioned about who you re talking to, said Welch, you re being questioned about where you are, and especially when it starts getting into giving passwords.