"A group of us from Norham Community College have been working with Phoenix detached youth project to pilot their Domestic Abuse Awareness Pack. We have learnt alot including:
* Be aware of what's happening to you and others
* It happens to people our age
* How to support a friend who is in a domestic abuse situation
* That a perpetrator can be anyone
* A victim can be anyone
* How to spot the different types of abuse e.g. mental, physical,financial, verbal and emotional
* The different things that can count as abuse
Our top 5 points for other young people are:
* Make more people aware what counts as domestic abuse
in relationships
* Offer support and listen
* Tell people they can get help
* Do things to boost their self esteem so they can make the right choices e.g. leave and find someone else
* Have the confidence to challenge perpetrators
We feel more young people should do these sessions otherwise you never learn about them. We would like to do more sessions like this on different topics".
Danielle,Ellie and Tyler on behalf of the group
