No matter your age, where you live, male or female, you could find yourself the victim of violence. A recent FBI report showed that nearly 1.5 million Americans were victims of violent crimes in the previous year, and many more incidents go unreported.
Whether there is a stranger following you at night, a bully at school, or an abusive loved one in your own home, you need to think about how you are at risk. January is National Self-Defense Awareness Month, and a great time for you and your family to consider the dangers around you, and how you can best protect yourself.
While physically fighting off an attack is one way to protect yourself, the best form of self-defense is avoiding the situation in the first place. And when this isn’t possible, it’s important to think about de-escalation. Kids Health explains this as recognizing a dangerous situation developing, and speaking and acting in ways that can help to defuse the threat.
We’ve got a lot of great tips for helping you to reduce your risks of harm and violence right here at the AMW Safety Center. Check out some of these posts on self-defense and awareness, with expert advice to get you started:
Protect Yourself Against Violence Or Abuse
January: Self-Defense Awareness Month
Week Without Violence
11 Comments on "Your Best Defense Against Violence"
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Lucy Gamble
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we need help we were playing outside and heard a gunshot coming from inside were inside now and no ones here but were scared to leave we saw someone running outside the neighborhood from outside our window and we dont want to get invoved with the cops please help us …. give us advise what should we do HELP
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