"The importance of modeling appropriate behaviors and conflict resolution and healthy relationships for young people is so that they can replicate that and spread the word."
"There are things that we have to normalize like consent, having conversations, asking for permission, seeing each other as equals."
"A lot of the messaging [young Black men and boys] are being fed is that you have to subjugate others."
"We're really trying to broaden their perspective and their notion of what it means to be a man. You can still feel whole and powerful and confident and free and liberated while not having to cause harm or put yourself above anyone else."
The Family Violence Law Center in Alameda County provides free legal services, divorce clinics, and programs for survivors, with staff serving as both domestic violence counselors and lawyers. Attorney-client privilege protects survivors' privacy and prevents disclosure without consent. The center educates young people on healthy relationships by modeling conflict resolution, consent, communication, and equality to break cycles of harm. Research on adverse childhood experiences shows children who face early trauma are 80% more likely to experience future abuse and 60% more likely to cause harm. Programs also address patriarchal norms and broaden notions of masculinity to reduce violence.
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