Sexual Assault Prevention
Project Safe Dates : A Dating & Sexual Violence Prevention Program
Suitable for: Youth age 12-18 years, teachers and parents
Fee: None
To schedule contact: Kent County Health Department
Program Coordinator: Amy Endres Bercher
Phone: 616.632.7123
Email: amy.bercher@kentcountymi.gov
Description: The goal of Project Safe Dates is to reduce the risk that teens will become either victims or perpetrators of dating or sexual violence. The curriculum includes eight 50 minute sessions. Topics included: defining caring relationships, defining dating abuse, preventing sexual assault and harassment, myth and facts about dating and sexual violence, why people abuse, how to help a friend, and developing skills to be an informed media consumer. The curriculum can be modified for use with teens and young adults with developmental disabilities.
Teacher and parent trainings are also available.
This program is funded in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
