Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home

Domestic violence is a growing crisis spreading in households across the country. We know the many effects that domestic violence can have on survivors– from physical injury to lowered self-esteem to destroyed finances. However, domestic violence does not just affect the direct victim. Every year in the United States, 5 million children witness domestic violence.…

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Online Dating Survey

The Katie Brown Educational Program educates about healthy and violent dating relationships in our 8th-grade curriculum, high school curriculum, and college programming. To keep our curriculum information and topics relevant to the everyday experiences of our students, we frequently ask questions and conduct research. Fortunately, we learn a lot from our classroom interactions with students…

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM)

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.   The staff and volunteers at KBEP seek to support and educate the community on all aspects of relationship violence prevention. Here are some of the ways that we are bringing awareness to the issue of domestic violence during the month of October. October 1-31: Throughout the month, we…

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