❤️ Healthy Love Campaign

This February, during Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM), we’re celebrating love that’s safe, respectful, and healthy. Did you know TDVAM started after teens and their adult allies highlighted the importance of addressing dating abuse in the 2005 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act? In 2006, Congress declared the first full week in February “National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Week,” and by 2010, the entire month was dedicated to awareness and prevention. (Credit: Teen Dating Violence Website)

At St. Jude House, we know that love should never hurt. Healthy love is about:
💛 Respect
💛 Boundaries
💛 Support
💛 Emotional safety

Unhealthy love looks very different:
💔 Control
💔 Fear
💔 Manipulation
💔 Isolation

✨ This February, we’re proud to launch our Healthy Love Campaign!

Every donor this month will have a heart added to our Wall of Love, displayed right here at St. Jude House. Each heart is a symbol of hope and encouragement. You can write a message of love or support to our staff, volunteers, or advocates who work tirelessly to keep St. Jude House running and even to a loved one in your life. You can remain anonymous or proudly display your name.

You can also engage with us online by leaving comments or sharing posts but the most important part is taking a moment this month to reflect on healthy love and supporting the people who make our mission possible.

St. Jude House is committed to ending domestic violence through education and survivor empowerment. Every year, our family violence prevention center serves hundreds of adults and children, providing housing through our emergency shelter in Crown Point, Indiana, and non-residential group programming. We welcome each and every survivor, regardless of race, religion or background, and create a safe place for survivors to heal and rebuild as they begin a new phase of their lives.

Healthy Love Campaign

Love Lives Here at St.Jude House