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Healthy Teen Dating Relationships, Thalia Hernandez
Healthy Teen Dating Relationships, Thalia Hernandez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Teen dating violence has become a damaging issue in Salinas, California, which forces the community to find immediate solutions to prevent the devastating aftermath of this problem on adolescents. This paper provides ideas for solving this issue by designing the "That's Not Cool" social campaign that was created to maintain healthy relationships between teens. Coordinated with the STRYVE program of the County of Monterey Health Department, the plan was implemented in the Salinas City High School District, where the population is predominantly Hispanic or Latino. As a result of studies, poverty, cultural beliefs, and poor education have been identified as …
Empowerment Workshop: Helping End The Cycle Of Domestic Violence, Brianna Caitlin Anderson
Empowerment Workshop: Helping End The Cycle Of Domestic Violence, Brianna Caitlin Anderson
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The YWCA of Monterey County services victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. Currently too many victims of Domestic Violence cannot leave the cycle of abuse. While there are many reasons for this problem, this project focused on the fact that domestic violence victims cannot escape being controlled because they lack the power to become independent. The capstone project consisted of the development and implementation of a series of empowerment workshops to help clients break the cycle of domestic violence. Surveys collected at the end of each workshop were used to asses if participants had a change in self-esteem. The …