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Domestic Violence prevention is the most effective long-term strategy to end abuse. This video explores how schools across the nation—specifically highlighting efforts in California, Florida, Texas, and Washington—are implementing vital prevention education programs for middle and high school students.

Advocates stress that early education builds lifelong respect and empathy, planting seeds for a future with less violence. It addresses abuse at the root level before it escalates.

What Is Prevention Education?
These school-based programs teach youth the foundational skills needed for healthy relationships:
• Consent: Learning clear communication and respect for boundaries.
• Healthy Relationship Skills: Emphasizing trust, equality, and open communication, free of control or jealousy.
• Warning Sign Recognition: Identifying red flags of controlling or abusive behavior.
• Bystander Training: Teaching students how to safely and effectively intervene when friends or peers are at risk.

Why This Investment Matters (Impact):
High DV homicide rates in states like Florida, Texas, and Washington make prevention critical. By intervening early, these programs break generational cycles of abuse and reduce the future burden on overburdened crisis services like shelters and hotlines. The long-term goal is cultural change that reduces domestic violence rates statewide.

Programs Featured Include:
• Coaching Boys Into Men: A program implemented in high schools in California, Miami-Dade, Dallas/Houston, and Spokane, training coaches to teach male athletes about respect and challenging harmful peer norms.
• Expect Respect: Integrated into middle school curricula across states like California, Central Florida, and the Seattle-area, engaging students interactively on conflict resolution and standing up to abuse.

Support expanding DV prevention curricula and ensuring teacher training on identifying abuse. Share this video to advocate for these life-saving programs in your community!

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