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    VIOLENCE PREVENTION

    Cultivating a Culture of Consent

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    Challenging Systems of Oppression & Cultivating a Culture of Prevention


    ​Because we believe a community safe from violence is possible, we model healthy relationships with youth,
    using sincerity and humor, while delivering a research based anti-violence curriculum.

    Our aim is to cultivate a culture of consent.
     

    TEEN DATING VIOLENCE

    Research suggests that most youth in the United States begin dating between 9 and 12 years of age and are vulnerable to experiencing violence with their first relationship. According to the Center for Disease Control, 12% of youth experience physical violence by a dating partner and 25% experience psychological or emotional abuse by a dating partner.

    Data from our local community health assessments suggest that youth in Allen and Putnam counties are no exception. Further, 14% of youth in Putnam County and 28% of youth in Allen County are at increased risk of intimate partner violence, among other long term health effects, due to exposure to multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences. 

    Day One’s Prevention Program provides culturally appropriate educational curriculum to youth and adults in our community with the express purpose of preventing relationship violence and cultivating a culture where consent and respect for one another is a central tenet.

    ​With over 25 years of combined professional education experience, Day One’s prevention educators deliver an evidence-based curriculum which meets the core educational requirements of the Ohio Department of Education. 



    CONNECTIONS: a primary prevention curriculum for intimate partner violence

    Middle Schools
    Developed for 7th and 8th grade students, Day one prevention educators deliver a six lesson curriculum designed to help student better understand healthy relationship behaviors and develop respect for themselves and others. Lesson topics include:
    • Setting healthy relationship boundaries
    • Understanding healthy vs. unhealthy relationships
    • Gender norms and stereotypes
    • Cultivating a culture of consent
    • Empowerment and empathy building
    • Understanding privilege and oppression
     
    High Schools 
    Day One prevention educators deliver a six lesson curriculum designed to help students develop skills to cultivate healthy intimate partner relationships, while also learning techniques to intervene in unhealthy situations. Lesson topics include:
    • Setting healthy relationship boundaries
    • Understanding healthy vs. unhealthy relationships
    • Cultivating a culture of consent
    • Empowerment and empathy building
    • Pro-social bystander intervention

    After School Programs
    Developed for 5th and 6th grade students, Day One prevention educators deliver a twelve lesson curriculum designed to introduce students to healthy relationship expectations and proactive boundary setting. Lesson topics include:
    • Setting healthy relationship boundaries
    • Understanding healthy vs. unhealthy relationships
    • Online safety & digital boundaries
    • Cultivating a culture of consent
    • Breaking up safely
    • Gender norms and stereotypes
    • Safe Zones: LGBTQ 101
    • Why people abuse
    • Empowerment and empathy building
    • Pro-social bystander intervention

    College Campuses
    Day One provides 1 hour training sessions on consent, bystander intervention, and Title IX to college students in Allen and Hardin Counties. Advocates are also available to support students through the Title IX process.

     Community Workshops
    Customizable training workshops for community leaders and educators are designed to raise awareness of the impact of violence while developing skills to intervene in harmful situations. Training topics include:
    • Cultivating a Culture of Consent
    • Bystander Intervention Techniques
    • Human Trafficking
    • Cultural Humility
    • Neurobiology of Trauma

    Mind Matters: mindfulness techniques for youth and adults

    Small Groups
    Appropriate for youth and adults ages 12 and up, the Mind Matters curriculum explores mindfulness techniques for managing stress and responding to trauma.  Guided by a trained facilitator, participants learn skills to address their physical, emotional, and mental healthy needs. 


    ​Join us in creating a community safe from violence
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     For more information or to schedule a presentation, please contact:
    Erin Ostling Burkholder
    Violence Prevention Coordinator
    erinb@crimevictimservices.org
    567.940.8276

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