Napa Teens Learn Love is About Respect at School Events
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (February) has been a huge success this year with the NEWS #orange4love campaign in full swing. We have already held events at 6 out of 8 middle and high schools and have had over 500 student participate. Redwood Middle School has the largest population of youth and we were able to teach 193 students about healthy relationships on February 18th. We have two new schools this year: Justin Sienna High School and River Middle School!
Read the Napa Valley Register article about this program HERE.
“I told my mom that she should go to NEWS and get help”
“Carla from NEWS came to my school and had a table in the courtyard called ‘Orange4Love.’ They had this bookmark that had information about healthy relationships on it. I recognized things on the lists that were unhealthy or abusive. They were things that my mom’s boyfriend did to her. Things like manipulation, dishonesty, blame shifting, and control. I told my mom that she should go to NEWS and get help.”
(High School Student, Age 16, Outreach & Education Program)
For more Reflections of NEWS click HERE.