{"id":9073,"date":"2021-09-13T18:34:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T18:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/?post_type=cde-knowledge-base&#038;p=9073"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:22:44","slug":"take-action-healthy-relationships","status":"publish","type":"cde-knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/en\/knowledge-base\/our-community-says-no-mas\/take-action-healthy-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Take action: Healthy relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9073\" class=\"elementor elementor-9073 elementor-10363\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e5b1d83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"1e5b1d83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7382c7a9\" data-id=\"7382c7a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b52bf5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b52bf5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Take action: Healthy relationships<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200bHere are some ideas for ways to take action to promote healthy relationships.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you learn more and talk more about healthy relationships, it may happen that youth or other adults will tell you that they are experiencing violence. Here are five questions that you can ask to provide support and connect the person to a good resource:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you in danger?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you hurt?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel safe at home?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are there weapons at your house?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you want to happen next?<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h4><b>Keep contact information readily available<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a young person discloses that they are in an abusive situation, you\u2019ll want to help connect them to resources.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Be prepared<\/b><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save the phone number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline in your phone.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Print off emergency contact cards and keep one with you.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can make your own cards with the following information, or print <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decimosnomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Contact_card.pdf\">this template<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Contact card suggested information:<br \/><\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/\">National Domestic Violence Hotline<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong> 1.800.799.7233<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveisrespect.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Love Is Respect<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 1.866.331.9474<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local Shelter\/DV\/SA Program (to find one closest to you, see <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.domesticshelters.org\/\">domesticshelters.org<\/a><\/strong>)<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local youth\/teen resource<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h4><b>Create a random acts of kindness calendar<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/out-the-darkness\/201311\/elation-the-amazing-effect-witnessing-acts-kindness-0\">Performing even the smallest act of kindness<\/a> creates a sense of goodwill and elation1, and thoughtfulness in a relationship communicates to your partner that s\/he is important to you. Create a calendar of daily small actions to express kindness to your significant other to foster a respectful and happy relationship. You can get ideas for your calendar from the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.randomactsofkindness.org\/\">Random Acts of Kindness Foundation<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e25d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e25d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Last updated 2021<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take action: Healthy relationships \u200bHere are some ideas for ways to take action to promote healthy relationships. 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