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Marjaree Mason Center’s KNOW MORE program held its annual training on September 24th and 25th at Fresno High School. This beautiful Fresno High building is normally quiet on a weekend, but not this weekend! The halls were filled with laughter and conversation as we brought students together from all over Fresno County. Over 120 students were in attendance, coming from twelve high schools within four different districts.

. Sometimes, we think that abuse is only physical, but that may only be one part of it. We tend to minimize emotional abuse by saying things such as, “at least they don’t hit you,” or “things could be so much worse.” The fact is that emotional abuse is just as serious as physical and sexual abuse.

Usually when we hear some say domestic violence and relationship abuse, we think of a man hitting a woman. This is one of the most universally known examples of relationship abuse, but it comes with the misconception that only women experience abuse. The truth is that this is not always the case, men can be the victims of domestic violence too.

Friends are an important part of anyone’s life and they can become like your second family. You start to spend all of your time with them, talk about everything with them, and you may start to feel the closest with them. With that being said, you know a lot about their personal life. Friends share things with you that they have never shared with anyone else. Statistics shows that 80% of teens go to their friends when they need help with something.