safe relationships

Family Services has a long history in assisting families with relationship intervention in order to create a path toward healthier relationships. We learn about relationships from our families of origin, peers and media influences. Our hope is that all relationships can begin in a healthy way and continue to be healthy. Ask yourself if your relationships contain the following components:

	A strong sense of self
	Individual identify
	Sense of individual boundaries
	Mutual trust
	Honesty
	Communication of wants, needs, feelings and issues
	Mutual respect
	Personal responsibility
	Continued outside interests and relationships with friends/family
	Active listening
	Shared decision making
	Privacy
	Conflict resolution; ability to agree to disagree
	Balanced and not one sided
	Valuing what each partner brings to the table
	Support for each other
	Commitment to non-violence