{"id":227,"date":"2022-06-21T11:23:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/31-ways-to-celebrate-domestic-violence-awareness-month\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T21:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:57:48","slug":"31-ways-to-celebrate-domestic-violence-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/blog\/31-ways-to-celebrate-domestic-violence-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Ways to Celebrate Domestic Violence Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To celebrate, we have 31 ways for you to make a difference:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Encourage your child to visit thesafespace.org, the most comprehensive dating abuse resource online.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Adopt a School<\/a> and make sure local teens have the help they need on campus.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Join Break the Cycle’s HOPE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Become our friend on facebook and MySpace!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Wear a purple ribbon all month to show your support for ending violence.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Educate yourself<\/a> about how your state’s legal protections rate!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Change your online profile status to link to breakthecycle.org or thesafespace.org.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Help pave the road to ending violence by supporting your local brick layer!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Host a Valentine’s Anytime Party and celebrate healthy relationships!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tell five friends about Break the Cycle and what they can do to make a difference.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Make copies of this poster<\/a> and ask your local schools, youth-centers and libraries to put it up.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ask your teen to become a fan of thesafespace.org on facebook.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Subscribe to Break the Cycle’s YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Participate in Macy’s Shop for a Cause on October 17.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Enter to win a stay in Hawaii! All proceeds benefit Break the Cycle.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Speak to your local city council or county commission about teen dating violence.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Organize a group, make signs about domestic violence and walk around your neighborhood with them.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Change your homepage to Prod\u00e9g\u00e9 and every time you search, Break the Cycle earns some cents!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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On Twitter<\/a>? Tweet to raise awareness about the issue.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Send a letter to your child’s principal telling them you want the school to take action against dating violence on campus.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Order copies of Break the Cycle’s fotonovela and donate them to youth-based organizations in your local community.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Do some fall cleaning – sell the items that are taking up space and donate the proceeds to Break the Cycle.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Concerned about a loved one’s relationship? Talk to them about it!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Follow Break the Cycle on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Write a blog for us<\/a> and share it with your friends!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Make a donation to Break the Cycle.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Speak to your school’s PTA. Get our tips!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Discuss teen dating abuse with your kids. Don’t worry \u2013 we have tips to make starting the conversation easier.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hold a candlelight vigil for domestic violence survivors around the country.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Write a letter to your local paper’s Op-Ed section.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sign Mary Kay’s End Violence Petition.<\/p>\n

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