How Strong is Your Relationship? Education Card for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs
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HOW STRONG IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
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How’s It Going? Everyone deserves to have partners who listen to what they want and need. Caring relationships involve:
These qualities can lead to better health and a longer, happier life. |
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Conflict Happens All relationships have conflict, but sometimes they become abusive, such as when a person:
These experiences are common. Most people know someone who has been hurt by a partner or caregiver in their lifetimes. If something like this is happening to you or a friend, call or text the hotlines on this card. |
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Helping a Friend or Family Member Even if you haven’t experienced abuse in your relationship, chances are you know someone who has been abusive or has been abused. You can:
When you help others, it helps you too! |
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Abuse Can Affect Your Health Whether you have experienced abuse or have been abusive, your health can be negatively impacted. Abuse is connected to:
Talking to your health provider about these connections can help them take better care of you. |
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Difficult Childhoods Many people (1 in 4) grew up in homes where there was abuse or other difficult situations.
Childhood can be painful, but healing is possible. |
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Stronger You There are things you can do to feel stronger and to help you heal from past harm.
Seek support within your community, friends, and family, or talk to a professional for counseling, therapy, or life coaching. |
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Safety Planning If your partner is hurting you, it is not your fault. You deserve to be safe and treated with respect. “Safe” looks different for everyone. Here are some things that can help:
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You Can Change If you have been abusive in your relationship, you can choose to change your behavior and heal from past harm.
Change can be hard; it requires seeking new pathways, thinking, responses, and directions. But all your relationships will benefit, and you will feel better about yourself.
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Everybody needs support at some point. The National Domestic Violence Hotline has anonymous 24/7 help for both people who are being hurt and those who cause harm.
Text trained counselors about anything that’s on your mind:
Call 2-1-1 for a 24/7 confidential referral system to get connected to: food banks; substance misuse, mental health, and parenting supports; childcare; and help with relationships. ©2024 Futures Without Violence. All rights reserved. This card was developed with funding from the Office of Family Assistance under contract number 47QRAA19D004U with the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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Author | Samantha Ciaravino (She/Her/Hers) |
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File Created | 2025-07-04 |