Have you had a chance to talk to the teens in your life about healthy relationships? Do they know what a healthy relationship is? Do they feel safe coming to you if they have questions or worry they are in a toxic relationship?
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Haven FYI – Fri Aug 28, 2020
Verbal and emotional abuse…these types of abuse can be harder to recognize than you think.
Haven FYI – Fri August 21, 2020
Folks often ask, especially those who have never experienced abuse, “why don’t they just leave?” They don’t understand that leaving a violent relationship is more complicated than it seems.
August/September Blog Post
When someone tells you that they were sexually assaulted, the best way to respond is simply to Start by Believing. Survivors are often afraid that others won’t believe them, or that they will blame them for what happened, so it is important to simply listen and offer support and whatever types of assistance they want. Let them take the lead on what they need from you.
