Educational Offerings
Prevention begins with education—nurtured at every level. DSVS uses a layered approach to prevention, offering education for individuals, families, and communities to build healthy relationships and create lasting change before violence occurs.
Give us a call to learn more! 406-446-2296
Give us a call to learn more!
406-446-2296
School Services
DSVS’s prevention education helps young people build the skills needed for healthy, respectful relationships. Through age-appropriate programming, students learn about boundaries, communication, trust, and the role of power and control—tools that help them recognize unhealthy behaviors and stay safer in their relationships.
Each year, DSVS’s prevention education team reviews national best practices, local research, and feedback from students and educators to create programming tailored to teens in Carbon and Stillwater Counties. We are grateful to the teachers, counselors, and administrators who partner with us to bring this education into local schools and support safer, healthier communities.
Student Programs
Power Up, Speak Out! is a healthy relationships curriculum developed in 2012 for middle school students. This curriculum has evolved and expanded to include separate, age-appropriate healthy relationship instruction for 5th/6th grade, 7th/8th grade, and high school. The purpose and goal of the prevention education instruction have remained the same. All curricula teach the fundamentals of healthy relationships, power dynamics, boundaries, and consent.
Teachers like the program because it teaches young people what to do, rather than what not to do. For more information about Power Up, Speak Out!, or to get your free Toolkit, visit the website.
Teacher Programs
The prevention education team offers professional development presentations to school districts in our service area. Teachers and school staff review their school’s Title IX policies and procedures as well as how to handle disclosure and the power of empathy. Training features scenarios to practice, discuss, and work through them as a team.
We provided CEU Credits! Please contact us for more information.
Violence Prevention Newsletter
Our violence prevention educator has created a Violence Prevention Education Newsletter that is sent out the first week of every month. Each month regards a topic in prevention education such as Mandatory Reporting, Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Suicide & QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), Stalking, Dating Violence, Secondary Trauma, Sexual Assault, Title IX, and Human Trafficking. Each issue includes a short write up about the topic, 3 resources (YouTube Videos, Articles, Statistics, Trainings, Lesson Plans, Worksheets, etc.), and what is going on at DSVS that month. Visit the Power Up, Speak Out! website to sign up.
Community Services
DSVS has been a presence in the community of Red Lodge since 1999. The awareness of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking has spread through Carbon and Stillwater counties thanks to the curiosity and support of our community.
To learn more about bringing a community training to your group or organization, please contact us at info@dsvsmontana.org
Community Trainings We Offer
Domestic Violence 101
An overview of healthy, unhealthy, and abusive relationship behaviors. Participants learn the types of abuse and are introduced to the Power & Control Wheel.
Sexual Assault 101
Explores the realities of sexual assault in Montana, barriers to reporting, common myths and facts, and local survivor resources.
Stalking
Covers myths and facts, stalking behaviors, its connection to other forms of violence, and options for victims in our community.
Teen Dating Violence Panel
A survivor story followed by a panel of local professionals (legal, healthcare, advocacy, law enforcement) sharing resources and prevention strategies.
Elder Abuse
Explains signs of elder abuse, reporting to Adult Protective Services, safety planning, and community resources for seniors.
Everyday Actions, Real Harm
Examines rape culture, victim blaming, and harmful social norms — and empowers participants with practical ways to challenge violence in daily life.
Bystander Intervention
Learn the 5Ds of safe intervention. This interactive training explains the bystander effect and walks through real-life scenarios.
Human Trafficking
Defines sex and labor trafficking, addresses myths, highlights Montana trends, and provides prevention tools and resources.
Parenting Classes
Since 2021, DSVS has partnered with Conscious Discipline to bring free, trauma-informed parenting classes to our community. Hosted in collaboration with the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Carbon County, the four-part series provides more than education—it offers childcare, meals, and a welcoming space where caregivers can learn and grow together.
Rooted in the evidence-based Brain State Model, Conscious Discipline is a social-emotional learning approach that helps adults understand behavior through the lens of regulation and connection. Its “adult first” philosophy recognizes that when adults build their own self-regulation skills, they create the foundation for healthier relationships and stronger families for generations to come.
This partnership has become a transformative part of DSVS’s prevention education efforts. The program has engaged more than 200 parents, caregivers, educators, and advocates—strengthening families and deepening our community’s capacity for resilience.
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Read more about Conscious Discipline
To learn when our next classes are being held, or to sign up, please contact us.
