BLOOM365's Phoenix Peer Advocate Academy

BLOOM365 is excited to once again offer the Peer Advocate Academy, this year in collaboration with the Burton Barr Central Library!

This immersive and highly engaging five-day Peer Advocate Academy educates and activates teens (13-17 years old) to promote safe and healthy relationships for all and provides opportunity for teens from across the Valley to connect and collaborate to achieve a common goal: uproot abuse in a generation!

Peer Advocate Academy participants will experience an interactive and inspiring 5 days of thought-provoking training delivered in 4 tracks & one day centered on self care:

1: EDUCATE: Recognize the red flags, root causes, and risk factors of Interpersonal Violence (dating violence, sexual assault, domestic violence, gender-based violence, stalking, etc.) and enhance skills for building healthy relationships.

2: ADVOCATE: Respond to and support peers "going through it" by learning how to L.E.V.E.L.™ with them. (Listen. Empathize. Validate. Encourage. Link to resources.)

3: ACTIVATE: Gather tools to engage 10% of peers and trusted adults in local schools and communities to actively promote safey, respect, consent, and empathy as social norms.

4: SELF CARE: Join your fellow attendees in a day centered around self care. We will focus on art projects, self expression, healing movement, and a furry friend! (Please note that this day will be held from 9am-noon)

5: AMPLIFY: Elevate teen voices and lived experiences to uproot abuse in a generation.

We welcome all teens who want to learn about preventing and responding to interpersonal violence, but we especially encourage teens passionate about ending interpersonal violence to attend. You would be a great fit for the Peer Advocate Academy if you:

• Want to gain knowledge on how to prevent toxic relationships/friendships, sexual assault, and dating violence.
• Are passionate about making a positive impact among their peers.
• Want to gain peer support skills to effectively and safely respond to peers who disclose abuse.
• Are ready to lead awareness campaigns to promote empathy, respect and consent on their campuses or in their community.
• Believe everyone deserves safe and healthy relationships.
• Are a member of a Peer Advocate Crew
• Are a new Lead Peer Advocate

Check out the Schedule at a Glance, below, to learn more about the comprehensive Peer Advocate Academy. For further questions, reach out to [email protected].

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