by IH Teen Counselor | Jun 25, 2023 | Abuse, General Information, Relationships, Sexual Assault
For many years I taught a freshmen high school health class which included the topic of sexual assault. In one class, I showed a video, and we processed the scenario afterwards. The Video: A depiction of a female college freshman and a male college junior coming from...
by IHteendirector | Nov 16, 2021 | General Information, Relationships, Sexual Assault
Responding to Disclosures What is a Disclosure? A disclosure is telling another person about an incident or experience of violence or abuse. This incident or experience of violence may have occurred in the past, or it may have happened recently, or it may be ongoing....
by IHteendirector | Dec 7, 2020 | General Information, Relationships
What is sexting? Sexting means to send sexy messages or images using your phone, computer or camera. Some people think that sexting is harmless, however, once a sext is out on the internet, it will always be there. Once you click the SEND button, you have no control...
by IHteendirector | Jul 6, 2020 | General Information, Relationships
Having a good understanding about sex and sexuality starting from a young age allows us to foster healthy relationships for later in life. Talking to our youth about this subject is difficult, scaring and uncomfortable. Sex education is a sensitive subject and not...
by IHteendirector | Mar 2, 2020 | General Information, Relationships
TheraPAWtic Benefits It was a Thursday night at 7:15 pm. I just got home from a long day at work and nothing had been going right all day, in neither my personal nor my professional life. After I realized I came home to an empty house (no other humans), I immediately...
by IH Teen Counselor | Dec 29, 2016 | General Information
Stores are bustling, lights are twinkling through the streets, and school vacation is just a few steps away; it’s the most wonderful time of the year… or is it? Although the holiday season can be filled with joy and love, it can also be a stressful or even painful...
by IH Teen Counselor | Jun 17, 2016 | General Information, Sexual Assault
Much talk around the office this past week included the significant uproar in the recent sentencing of a Stanford student, accused of raping a girl last January on campus. Brock Turner was given a sentence of six months in jail, and a lifetime registering as a sex...
by IH Teen Counselor | Apr 7, 2016 | General Information
ONLINE CAMPAIGNS WE LOVE I’ve been directed to many interesting PSA’s, campaigns, and projects lately, done across the country to put a face to domestic and sexual assault. I’ve outlined a few of my favorites below, but if you’ve seen or heard of others, email...
by IH Teen Counselor | Apr 1, 2016 | General Information, Sexual Assault
April is all about recognizing that sexual assault occurs in our communities, schools, to our friends, and to people we know and love. One in five women and one in six men has experienced sexual abuse at some point in their lifetime. If you were to look around...
by IH Teen Counselor | Feb 12, 2016 | General Information
We are almost halfway through February, which we at IH celebrate as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Though this topic is something that is important to us EVERY month, we’ve taken a few extra steps to help increase awareness on Cape Cod this February. A few...
by capeplymouth | Jan 15, 2016 | General Information
People are finding out about our services and coming to us for help—and that’s great. That’s exactly why we’re here! Did you know that we are also in many high schools across the Cape? Ask me about the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program and how to start it...
