CARe2Get Connected is a primary prevention program designed to eliminate dating violence and sexual abuse.
The program is provided in most Madison and Hancock County middle and high schools in a 2 to 10 session format (depending on the school) with the goal of providing teens the tools and knowledge to lead healthy relationships.
CARe2Get Connected teaches teens how to identify the early warning signs of an abusive relationship, understand they have choices, and believe they are valuable people who deserve to be treated with respect.
The following is a list of topics covered:
- What is a healthy relationship and what it should include
- What is dating violence or an abusive/unhealthy relationship
- The cycle of violence and warning signs
- The immediate and long term effects of violence
- What is rape, sexual battery, sexual misconduct, coercion, and sexting
- The use of date rape drugs
- Male victimization
- Forms of abuse (intimidation, violation of personal boundaries, uses of male privilege, limit independence, degradation and humiliation, isolation, harassment, etc.)
- What is consent and who can and can't give consent
- What to do if you have been abused or assaulted
- Bystander intervention techniques and how to help a friend
- Community resources
If you are a teacher or school administrator and would like this program offered in your school or classroom, please contact one of our Prevention Specialists, listed below.
Allison Bradley, Hancock County - 317-462-8777 - abradley@alternativesdv.org
Taylor Wake, Madison, Henry, and Delaware County - 765-643-0218 - twake@alternativesdv.org