Women’s Shelter marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
MEDICINE HAT, AB — The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is working to help teens recognize the signs of a healthy relationship.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Throughout the month, members of the Women’s Shelter Society have been visiting schools in the city, teaching junior high and high school aged students about what a healthy relationship looks like.
“This is about early intervention, about letting youth know that they have the right to a respectful, safe partner, and dating life and relationships,” said Peggy Revell, community education and awareness coordinator with the Women’s Shelter Society. “A lot of the lessons we’re teaching them also carry over into all of their relationships, whether it’s friends, family and parents.”