This year, during Teen Dating Violence Awareness week the WBCWS went to all 3 local  Schools, TCHS, SFIS, WRHS, including JDC. Members of the team that went and spoke to the local youth are: Tillie, Valinda, Lisa, Lino, Melissa, Brenda,  Rich, Javier, RSTDPP, RST Law Enforcement and David. Their message was not intended to tell our young men and women what to do, or  how to live their lives, but rather to give them options; talk about respect, trust, and what it takes to have a healthy relationship. Teen dating violence often is hidden because teenagers typically are inexperienced. Sometimes their peers pressure them to act violently. Some of them want independence from parents or have twisted “romantic” views of love. Teen dating violence is influenced by how teenagers look at themselves and others. Young men and young women may have a distorted view of love and relationships and that may be influenced by a number of reasons.

     It is important for teenagers to learn how to identify the early warning signs of an abusive relationship, understand that they do have choices, and believe they are valued people who deserve to be treated with respect.

     Help is available, if you are a teenager involved in an abusive relationship, you need to Know that no one deserves to be abused or threatened. Know that you cannot change a batterer, and in time the violence will get worse. Please take care of yourself. Think ahead about ways to be safe.
Text Box: Speaker Marc Marshall from RSTDPP provided the young attendees with tips on how to deal with stress and pressure.

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week Workshops...
Text Box: Teen dating violence is often hidden because teenagers are inexperienced

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“Serving the Rosebud Reservation since 1977”

P.O. Box 227

Mission, SD 57555

Police Officer Delta Anderson talked to students about the consequences of  family violence even if it is at an early age, the ramification of their action and the effect it could potentially have in their professional futures.

Text Box: A short discussion on what is a healthy relationship, what is acceptable and what isn’t prove to be something most kids did not know. A questionnaire and survey reveled that most kids have already experience violence.