Agency Selected To Battle Teen Dating Violence

Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA has been selected to pilot a new teen dating violence prevention program called Coaching Girls Beyond the Game. DVSSP was one of only three domestic violence programs in Pennsylvania selected for the pilot by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. CGBG consists of a ten-session curriculum that helps high school athletic coaches utilize sports practices, team meetings, and travel time to promote safe and healthy relationships and connect athletes to vital resources if they are facing abuse in a relationship. DVSSP is now offering Coaching Girls Beyond the Game, as well as a similar program for male athletes called Coaching Boys into Men, to school districts in Washington, Greene, and Fayette counties. For more information, please call 724-223-5577 or email cbim@peacefromdv.org.