Domestic violence puts children at risk. To end domestic violence we must enlist the efforts of the whole community and many institutions. We cannot achieve our mission without the efforts of everyone in the community, every school, every church, and every neighborhood. In an effort to reach persons affected by domestic violence as early as possible we provide domestic violence training for law enforcement personnel and health care providers. And in reaching children affected we have child therapy, childcare, and children's educational programs.
Prevention is given equal priority as intervention.
We have a strong history working with youth to prevent domestic violence while providing some direct services for teens. Teen relationship violence prevention is taught in several school districts and reaches hundreds of young adults each year. Youth relationship violence prevention strives to involve, educate, empower and mobilize youth to result in youth-driven activities addressing relationship violence. The youth will individually be affected by changing the physical and social environment and by determining their own actions and strategies they will impact their community s attitudes and behaviors related to domestic violence.