People use drugs. People hurt each other.
Youth have sex.
Acceptance that people who participate in these behaviors are an integral part of the community. Protecting the health of our community means protecting the health of every one of us. Treatment vs. Jail Teach women how to protect themselves while living with a partner- not just how to leave him. Focus on responsibility of perpetrator not victim. Communication, negotiation, decision making skills, birth control and safer sex curricula vs. abstinence only curricula.