Game Change
Raising the Bar from
Intervention
to
Prevention
Get the ball rolling and break the cycle of violence before it affects the next generation
National Statistics
Nearly 70% of women and 54% of men who have been physically or sexually abused, or stalked by a dating partner, first experience abuse between the ages of 11-24.
1 in 15 Children
1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.
94% of Female Victims
Among female victims of intimate partner violence, 94% of those were ages 16-19 years old.
Suicide Ideation Over 10% More Common in Girls
18.8% of students nationwide reported seriously considering attempting suicide (prevalence significantly higher among female [24.1%] than male [13.3%] students).
of Students
In 2017, 16 percent of students in grades 9‑12 reported that they had carried a weapon. Four percent reported carrying a weapon on school property at least one day during the previous 30 days.
of Students Bullied
About 20% of students ages 12-18 experienced bullying nationwide, 15% were bullied online or by text.
A boy who sees his mother being abused is ten times more likely to abuse his female partner as an adult. A girl who grows up in a home where her father abuses her mother is more than six times as likely to be sexually abused as a girl who grows up in a non-abusive home.
No Intervention
6x
more likely to commit suicide
50%
more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol
74%
more likely to commit a violent crime
Violence Interrupted
By providing:
- Gender-based Violence Prevention
- Healthy Masculinity
- Bystander Education
- Girls Inc. of the Seacoast Area
- Intervention Services
Change the Game
Have a Positive Impact
Funding the $1 Million Goal
Funding Levels
Team Up for Social Justice
$250,000
Funds expansion of prevention programs to 5 new communities.
Modeling Change
$150,000
Funds the development and delivery of new curriculum for elementary school aged boys.
Coach the Change
$50,000
Funds and trains a new facilitator to continue to grow and deliver the prevention programs.
Boys Off the Bench
$40,000
Funds an all-male healthy masculinity program for 15 schools.
Raise the Bar
$30,000
Provides one year of healthy relationship education to 8 schools.
Making Champions
$20,000
Enrolls 20 children who have witnessed violence in a week-long session to our Harry Potter child therapy program.
Make the Play
$10,000
Funds bystander education for one high school.
Intervention
Across the United States, more than 15 million children in the United States live in homes where domestic violence has happened at least once. 90% of these children witness the violence. Studies consistently reveal that children who are exposed to domestic violence have more social, emotional, behavioral, cognitive and general health problems than children from families free of intimate partner violence.
Research shows that experiencing violence in childhood impacts lifelong health and well-being. These children are at greater risk for repeating the cycle as adults by entering into abusive relationships or becoming abusers themselves. For example, a boy who sees his mother being abused is 10 times more likely to abuse his female partner as an adult. A girl who grows up in a home where her father abuses her mother is more than six times as likely to be sexually abused as a girl who grows up in a non-abusive home.
Since 1998, the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center children’s trauma program has created safe and supportive interventions for children who have either witnessed domestic violence or been physically abused themselves.
Prevention
We know that patterns of abuse start early; we also know that early intervention and prevention can change the culture of violence. Our Youth Empowerment Services (YES) use research-based and nationally recognized approaches to educate both girls, boys and students who are gender non-conforming. YES prevention programs teach elementary, middle and high school students how to lead conversations about healthy relationships, recognize signs of an abusive relationship, and become empowered to make positive and healthy decisions.
The Game Change Campaign for Growth will enable us to provide students with deeper and more transformative educational programs to help break the cycle of violence before it affects the next generation. Our $1 million goal will allow us to incorporate more programs and serve more youth, targeting those young people most at-risk for abuse.
During the past three years the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center provided intervention and prevention services to 3,697 local area youth. Our goal is to do more! We want to double our impact within the next three years.
Communities We Serve
Office Locations
Office Locations- Newburyport: Administrative Office
- Amesbury: Survivor Survices, Youth Empowerment Services
- Lawrence: Children’s Trauma Program
- Lawrence: Abuser Intervention
Survivor Services, Children’s Trauma Program
Survivor Services, Children’s Trauma ProgramYouth Empowerment Services
Youth Empowerment ServicesPrimary Courts Served by Abuser Intervention:
- Haverhill District Court
- Lawrence District Court
- Lawrence Superior Court
- Lowell District Court
- Middlesex Superior Court
- Newburyport District Court
In addition to serving 16 communities in Massachusetts the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center has a national reach – 21 states and over 200 jurisdictions have implemented the domestic violence homicide prevention strategies, including 26 teams spanning several counties throughout Massachusetts.
Why Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center?
The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center is a non-profit social justice organization that works with survivors and their families to provide free and confidential support. We work to identify unhealthy relationships and respond to the needs of survivors and their families in crisis due to domestic violence. Our mission is to empower individuals and engage communities to end domestic violence.
Since 1982, we have been using research-based practices and innovative approaches to provide comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence. Our track record of success has taught us important lessons about the direction of our work. We know that patterns of abuse start early; we also know that early intervention can prevent future violence.
Youth Empowerment Services (YES)
In order to break the cycle of violence before it affects the next generation, the Center offers our innovative Youth Empowerment Services (YES) through these four programs:
- Gender-based Violence Prevention
- Healthy Masculinity
- Bystander Education
- Girls Inc. of the Seacoast Area
Through these programs, we empower girls, foster healthy dating relationships, and engage boys, girls and students who are gender non-conforming in violence prevention. We are currently reaching students in upper elementary school through high school.
During the past three years, YES programming was provided to over 3,697 students and faculty in schools across Essex County with a goal of doubling those numbers over the next three years.
Now that I am in High School and participating in bystander education, I am using this as my chance to give back to everyone who has helped me. I am hopeful that with bystander education and the efforts of the Crisis Center we can change this cycle of violence so other kids do not have to go through what I went through.
Contact Us
To learn more about our Game Change Campaign or to donate, please contact:
Suzanne Dubus
Chief Executive Officer
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
978-873-1362
scdubus@jeannegeiger.org
Kelly Majewski
Director of Advancement
978-764-8162
kmajewski@jeannegeiger.org