Prevention and Education

Basic and Co-Parenting Classes

Our 7 week basic parenting program includes topics such as self-esteem, boundaries, ages and stages of development, communication, anger and stress management, goals of misbehavior, discipline and consequences and domestic violence/sexual abuse prevention.  [More Information]

Child Safety Tips

We teach children about fire safety, water safety, and how to cross the street. We can and should take advantage of these natural teaching moments to introduce personal safety tips in these general discussions.   [More Information]

Myths and Facts

Read the myths and facts about sexual abuse and domestic violence.  [More Information]

Statistics

Get the real information here. [More Information]

Symptoms of Child Abuse

Did you know that children from violent homes often display a variety of behavioral characteristics as a result of living in an unpredictable environment? Many of these characteristics are similar to those exhibited by children who have been abused in other ways.   [More Information]

Awareness Skills

Awareness is the foundation of personal safety and self-defense and gives you a means of safely avoiding or escaping potentially dangerous situations; it replaces false confidence based on denial with true confidence based on fact.  [More Information]

Assertiveness Skills

Assertive behavior involves the ability to express your feelings, to choose your behavior in any given situation, to exercise your rights when it is appropriate without denying the rights of others, to disagree when it’s important to do so, and, if appropriate, to change your own behavior or ask others to change their abusive behavior.  [More Information]

Cycle of Violence

Learn about the theory of the Cycle of Violence, developed by Dr. Lenore Walker.   [More Information]

Health Fairs

The Women's Center of San Joaquin County participates in a number of health fairs and community events throughout the year. This is a part of our ongoing Public Education and Community Outreach Programs. We provide staffed informational tables for churches, schools, medical facilities, local businesses and agencies, and community centers upon request. Anyone interested in having the Women's Center participate in an event may contact any of the three Women's Center business offices in Stockton, Lodi, or Tracy.

Presentations and Workshops

Our program helps women, men, and children gain a sense of power and well being over their lives by sharing correct information about issues regarding their rights, teaching simple prevention strategies to reduce their vulnerability in potentially dangerous situations, and helping individuals identify and expand their support systems within their personal sphere and the community.  [More Information]