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Peers Influence Peers XVI: Through Their Eyes
Airs: May 13, 2010
Sponsor(s): MCTFT, PIPP
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The Peers youth have produced award-winning drug and alcohol prevention programs for the past 15 years. The 2010 program, Peers Influence Peers XVI: Through Their Eyes will examine the pervasive problem of domestic and dating violence. It will look at the role drug and alcohol use plays, how the violence affects children and families, how to recognize symptoms, and what to do about it.
Studies have shown alcohol and other drug use is often linked to domestic violence and child abuse.
According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 92% of domestic abuse assailants reported using alcohol or other drugs on the day of the assault. Drug use is known to impair judgment, reduce inhibition, and increase aggression.
Working with the Office of Violence Against Women - U.S. Department of Justice,
Break the Cycle, and My Sister's Place, the youth of Peers Influence Peers Partnership say they hope to provide their peers and families with the information and tools to address domestic and dating violence. This is a video produced by high school students for high school students.
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