AWARE Partner Abuse Intervention Program | Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois

Domestic Violence prevention program for male and female offenders. Designed to help individuals who have been abusive in their relationships to become aware of:

-- How their behavior influences people with whom they interact regularly.

-- How their past affects their current behaviors.

-- How to develop healthy, safe, and equal relationships.

-- How to be assertive in relationships rather than aggressive.

-- How to stop the cycle of violence.

Program requirements are tailored to the individual needs of group members.

Group leaders encourage participants to think about their relationships differently by:

-- Promoting attitudes associated with healthy relationships, such as safe and equal partnerships and equal rights of both partners.

-- Challenging attitudes associated with abusive behaviors by encouraging full responsibility for the behaviors and the ability to stop.