COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Education, Training and Outreach

Safe Homes' educators offer awareness and prevention workshops for schools, municipalities, police departments, county agencies, and partner not-for-profits.  Trainings and education sessions can accommodate most schedules, with advance planning.  Our curriculum includes the following subjects;

• General Information on Domestic Violence

• The Women's Shelter Program and Services

• Why Victims Stay

• When Battered Women Use Violence

• Domestic Violence and Children

• Domestic Violence in the Workplace

• The Cycle of Violence

• Working with Victims of Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

• Medical Issues and Domestic Violence

• Legal Issues and Domestic Violence

• Faith-Based Communities and Domestic Violence

• Helping a Friend in an Abusive Relationship

• Volunteer Training

• Other related subjects, tailored to the interests and needs of specific groups.