Safe & Healthy Relationships
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Relationships come in many forms; friends, family, partners, and community. Gain understanding in what makes healthy relationship to enjoy a more fulfilling experience.
Healthy Relationship Resources
College life provides unique opportunities to meet new people and explore a variety of relationships. Regardless of the type of relationship, in healthy relationships you can be yourself, have fun together, respect each other, value each other’s differences, and communicate openly. Relationships with these characteristics can be very fulfilling and contribute to a positive experience while in college.
Unfortunately, not all relationships are healthy relationships. Signs of unhealthy relationships can include demeaning comments, blaming, jealousy or possessiveness, use of force, coercion or pressure, threats, intimidation, and violence. If you are concerned about a relationship, whether your own or someone else’s, Florida Atlantic University, has several resources to help students in these situations.
Unfortunately, not all relationships are healthy relationships. Signs of unhealthy relationships can include demeaning comments, blaming, jealousy or possessiveness, use of force, coercion or pressure, threats, intimidation, and violence. If you are concerned about a relationship, whether your own or someone else’s, Florida Atlantic University, has several resources to help students in these situations.
On- and Off-Campus Resources
Self-Assessment Resources
WorkshopsBystander Intervention TrainingThis interactive discussion helps students recognize the ways in which we can have a positive impact by watching out for each other.
NSVRCNational Sexual Violence Resource ConferenceAdvocates working to end sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. Understanding that also means ending racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression.
One LoveHost a Student-lead WorkshopOne Love Foundation is a national non-profit organization with the goal of ending relationship abuse.
Students in Distress
This guide informs faculty, staff and students how to recognize signs of distress, provides tips on how to respond to distressed students’ observations and their concerns, and provides references which enable faculty, staff and students to determine who to contact.
Mental Health Self-help
Welltrack Boost
You have free on-demand access to Welltrack Boost. Digital self-help tools you can use on your own device and schedule. Take control of your mental health and happiness.
Check out the Thriving with Healthy Connections series.
Check out the Thriving with Healthy Connections series.
LinkedIn Learning
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