Prevention

Primary Prevention

• Respect a person’s right to say “NO”
• Educate yourself and others on the issues
• Believe in equality
• Volunteer at your local domestic violence and/or rape crisis program
• Be aware of how violence is portrayed in the media
• Believe survivors
• Contact your legislators and political leaders
• Know the statistics
• Speak out against all forms of violence
• Stop yourself and others from ignoring sexual/domestic violence