To think there should be lessons about DV at schools?

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As a part of some sort of well being program.

I wish young people at 15-16 were able to talk to social workers and police about the signs of abuse and its consequences.

Every abuser was once that age, maybe if someone taught him that laying hands on your partner is abuse and criminal offence, they’d think twice before doing it?

Maybe women would be better at recognising the red flags early on.

Of course, there’s an issue with such lessons being a trigger to kids who have experienced DV in their homes… And most likely their parents would not support them going to such lessons.

I don’t know, I just feel so disheartened after reading yet other thread on MN about DV with kids involved and my heart breaks. That could’ve been me, thankfully my mum left early on.

Knowing how to safeguard yourself should be taught in schools.

I’d rather my child attend it over sex ed.

There are lessons about healthy relationships (obviously the opposite behaviours are discussed) at our local secondary school. There is information about how to get support too. Obviously it's important to be sensitive to the impact it might have for students in the room.

Relationships including sex Ed has been a large part of pshe for quite a few years here (Midlands).

Oh that’s brilliant, I didn’t know.