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Have the chat: Talking about dating abuse with our youth.

3/26/2012

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A new study has found that when sports coaches included a discussion about violence in dating abuse with their male players – they gave examples, and stress the importance of speaking our when they see abusive behaviour toward women. Although the effect was small compared to a control group that didn’t have the discussions, the athletes who did receive the chat were more likely to say they would intervene with a peer if they saw abuse. The coaches focused on changing a culture of acceptance within the teenage circle.

As pastors who deal with youth in confirmation are we not well-positioned to do the same?

Here’s a Washington post story with more details about the study:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-checkup/post/can-young-mens-athletic-coaches-help-stem-dating-violence/2010/12/20/gIQAAQIdbS_blog.html

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