February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and a Piatt County domestic violence advocate is hoping to raise awareness for not only young people but the adults around them.
Andrea Kocher is the Director of Services at Willow Tree Missions in Piatt County and indicates one in three teens in the US will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse in a relationship they are in before they are an adult.
The theme for this year's Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month set by the group Love is Respect is 'Respect That'. Kocher explains this theme is really centered around your personal boundaries.
For a young person, having a good example at home goes a long way. Kocher explains that many young people, don't have a good example of healthy boundaries at home.
Coming up still this month on Regional Radio, Kocher has more information on healthy boundaries for young people and how to avoid setting up unhealthy boundaries.
Get more information on all things Willow Tree Missions by visiting willowtreemissions.org. You can also follow them on social media. If reaching out locally is not something your teen is comfortable with, you can visit loveisrespect.org or text '22522'.
