CAPSA

To the Editor, 

Cache Valley is fortunate to have resources available to families and individuals going through difficulties such as abuse.  

While providing resources to survivors at their time of need is extremely helpful and necessary, emphasizing prevention efforts can reduce instances of abuse within the community altogether. 

 

Prevention training is providing the skills and information necessary for building healthy relationships and recognizing signs of abuse. That means understanding healthy relationships, how to set boundaries, safety planning, and so on. It also includes knowledge of available resources for survivors.  

One of the main reasons people neglect to provide help to their friends or loved ones despite thinking there might be something wrong is that they second guess themselves. They are unsure of what they have seen or of their ability to effectively intervene to provide help. Prevention education seeks to counter that by ensuring people understand what abuse is so they can recognize it, and know what services are available so they can refer those who need help. 

There are prevention efforts underway in the middle and high schools throughout Cache Valley and the Bear Lake area, as well as offered to community organizations, university students, and businesses in our communities.

  

However, there are still many people who have never had the opportunity to learn about resources in our community. If this is you – especially now, with case counts holding high and the stress of everything compounding in our lives – please seek out ways to learn about available resources. CAPSA offers remote training to ensure safety.  

With so much going on, we must take the time to equip ourselves with the knowledge to protect one another.  

 

 

Bryce Lancaster |Service Awareness Educator     p. 435.753.2500 | c. 828.406.4005| bryce@capsa.org    www.capsa.org | Connect with us