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This event is organized by the WCA Youth REPs in recognition of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM)! If you are interested in submitting art to be displayed, performing at the event, or receiving more information, please fill out the submission form here. The Campaign: Our “Love Looks Like” campaign aims to demonstrate what love […]
The Prevention Perspective January 2022
We frequently view the start of a new year with a sense of intention and excitement. We celebrate the victories, revisit the heartbreaks, and reflect on the journey of the past year as we close out one chapter and enter the next. We begin imagining the new year as we’d like it to be. We […]
The Prevention Perspective December 2021
This December, the prevention department is focused on a common holiday theme: peace. This month’s Taking Flight theme is PEACE of mind and coincidentally, we have started to incorporate curriculum from the nonprofit, Peace Over Violence into our groups. Their curriculum empowers teens to have healthy relationships and equips teens with the tools they need […]
The Prevention Perspective November 2021
“What does kindness look like to you?” This month, the WCA is focusing on kindness and what it looks like. As I navigate the topic, I think often about the people with whom I surround myself and the relationships I foster with those people. Much of my work in the Prevention Program at the […]
The Prevention Perspective October 2021
DVAM and LGBTQIA+ History Month Peoples’ experiences with abuse are layered because of their multifaceted identities. These identities color the ways we experience the world, and in the case of domestic violence and sexual assault, may impact survivors’ options and supports. This October, as we turn our attention to both Domestic Violence Awareness Month and […]
The Prevention Perspective September 2021
Working directly with young people is central to the violence prevention work we do at the WCA each day. While educating young people is critical, creating opportunities for youth to explore self-empowerment, identify their values and passions and develop their skills is another way that we promote meaningful, long-lasting change. One opportunity for youth development that […]
The Prevention Perspective: August 2021
It’s August, which means that kids are headed back to school! Whether they’re going into elementary, middle, high school or college, everyone deserves to have safe, healthy relationships. As adults, we may underestimate the difficulty that young people may have navigating relationships. To us, it may appear obvious that a friend is taking advantage or […]
Prevention Perspective: July 2021
“The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change…” – Dr. Bruce Perry In the violence prevention world, we put a lot of time and effort into educating young people and building individual skills. We love our lesson plans […]