VSS Prevention Education & Awareness

05/03/2024

When working with teens, it's important to call out red flags but equally important to point out healthy signs. Let them know you noticed, you're proud, and why the action is healthy. For more tips and tools, visit our website below.

itstartswithusnm.org

04/24/2024

¡Por supuesto!

The teens you work with will come to you with questions and for help. Give them tools and show them where they can go for more information. For more tips, visit our website via the link below.

itstartswithusnm.org

04/18/2024

Great advice from our partners in prevention at It Starts With Us

Supporting Survivors Starts With Us.

Avoid Judgment. It can be challenging watching a survivor struggle with the effects of sexual assault. Avoid phrases that imply they’re taking too long to recover like:

• “You’ve been acting like this for a while now.”
• “How much longer will you feel this way?”

04/18/2024

Our partners in Catrón County invited VSS down to table at their very well-planned 2024 Teen Health Fair held April 9th.
The participants and hosts from Reserve and Quemado even entertained us with James Junes. For those of you who may not yet be familiar with his name, his voice is epic. He is the Diné-speaking Hans Solo in Star Wars IV, I’ve been told.
(I already saw him in Breaking Bad Season 6, episode 11.)
What a dynamic event we all experienced!
And our mission was accomplished in that the 6th-12th graders were open to our rotation shares on Safe Dates and S.A.N.E. 🏆