Friends don't understand why it took years for both Kelly and Aisha to finally get out. Both girls mention their need for a father figure. Therapists point out that it is often the woman who is questioned and blamed for staying in a relationship like this, not the male for his abusive behavior. The District Attorney of Westchester County outlines legal rights and shows what steps the system takes to protect victims. The students and Melanie discuss how to handle provocations more acceptably.
Some programs do exist, but more are needed to help both young women and young men.
Your good friend keeps making lame excuses like falling down or walking into a locker door to explain her cuts and bruises. You suspect her boyfriend is beating up on her. Melissa's boyfriend forbids her to hang out with her friends, talk to other boys or go out after school without him. Your buddy boasts about knocking his girlfriend around the same way he boasted about keeping his last girlfriend in line. She'll be Dead, Ann Jones.