Community Education

Prevention, education, and awareness programs

Safe Place of Eastern South Dakota offers a variety of resources to the public including speakers, films, and materials as well as programs designed for awareness and prevention of domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking. Please contact us if you are interested in a program or educational materials.

  • CUT-IT-OUT

    This one-hour training is for salon professionals, to help recognize, respond, and refer clients who may be abused.

  • Violence in the Workplace

    This hour-long workshop will teach, guide, and support workplaces how to respond to domestic violence and sexual assault.

  • Impact of Domestic Violence on Children

    This hour-long presentation covers the power and control wheel, and the impact domestic violence has on the children.

  • Safe U

    Safety Awareness for Empowerment: eight-week, one-hour training sessions provide safety guides at home, work, and in public.

  • Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking

    This one-hour presentation covers a specific topic and covers how to recognize, respond, and refer.

  • In Her Shoes: Economic Justice Education

    With the powerful communication education tool, participants move, do, think and experience the lives of survivors to help increase awareness of the additional struggles survivor face when they are poor.

  • In Her Shoes: Teen and Dating Violence

    Designed with the classroom in mind, In Their Shoes: Teens and Dating Violence - Classroom Edition is an engaging way to talk about dating violence and healthy relationships with young people in one class period. Participants become one of six characters based on the experiences of real teens including sexting, pregnancy, homophobia, and stalking. They make choices about their relationships and move through the scenario by reading about interactions with their dating partner, family, friends, counselors, police, and others.

  • Human Trafficking 101

    This one-hour presentation defines what human trafficking is, how to recognize the crime, and where to report and seek resources. . It is happening in our communities. Human trafficking victims may be afraid to ask for help.

One Love Presentations

  • Escalation

    This workshop encourages participants to recognize the warning signs of emotional and physical abuse

    90–minute workshop, 40- minute video, and 50-minute discussion

    (recommended for seniors and secondary level students)

  • Love Labyrinth

    Shows how emotional abuse can make someone feel like they are trapped

    20–60 minutes

    (recommended for ages 14 - 18)

  • Behind the Post

    Educational workshop about digital consent and social media

    40–60 minutes

    (recommended for ages 14–22)

  • Couplets

    Signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships

    40–60 minutes

    (recommended for ages 11-13)

  • Because I Love You

    Explores how the phrase, “Because I love you,” may sound kind, but can actually be used as a tool for manipulation and deflecting responsibility in an unhealthy relationship.

    20–60 minutes

    (recommended for ages 14–18)

Dating Prevention Program

 

Shifting Boundaries

Evidence based, multi-level prevention program for middle school students on sexual harassment and precursors to dating violence.

(middle school age program)

 

Questions?

Contact us: 605-996-2765