Jacy and Roy explore data and how statistics seem a bit like victim blaming. 1 in 3 women experience SA puts the emphasis on women rather than the men perpetrating the assault. Roy and Jacy talk about reframing our statistics to illustrate it isn't just happening to them but that someone is doing it to them.

Roy brings Jacy into the podcast room for her introductory show as the new interim cohost of Prevention Nation. Jacy and Roy talk stress and mental health and offer some strategies and tips for managing our worries in healthy ways.

Abby and Roy close out their summer conversations by beginning their 25/26 school-year discussion on what to expect and how to navigate this transition.

Roy and Abby discuss the recent and very public display of infidelity played out over the Jumbotron at the Coldplay concert. They discuss specifics of the incident and how it relates to their work in teaching about healthy relationships.

Lyric joins Roy and Abby for a conversation about youth involvement in prevention work, the importance of youth voice in the field of prevention, and how effective peer-to-peer education and support is.

Abby and Roy come back after a short break with their season 8 opener talking about the busy summer season for Education & Outreach here at SAFE on Main. They share about community events and Prevention in the Park (PIP).

Thank you to 4C for Children, North Pohl Farms and their alpacas, Suzanne the beekeeper, and other community partners for your ongoing support at PIP.

Victoria and Emma run the podcast for the day and talk about their internships with SAFE on Main, their plans after high school, what safety is like for women and girls, and their connection to a caring adult (Queen Caitlyn).

Prevention Nation welcomes Kelley on the show to share her heartbreaking story of rape and harrowing story of survival. From reporting the crime to accepting what happened to her, Kelley talks about the importance of being believed and learning to heal from rape.

If you experienced abuse, rape, sexual assault, please get help and assistance.

SAFE on Main crisis line: 1 888 860 4084

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1 800 656 4673

Caitlyn has our senior prevention intern Emma in the studio to talk about where it all started and what has changed in her time interning at SAFE on Main. Emma shares a little about her next steps in college and how Mason High School Focus Areas of culture, inclusivity, and personalized learning helped her develop into the motivated person she is and be so rooted in service and change in her community.

Roy and Caitlyn have local High School student and YEP intern Victoria on to share her story of domestic violence and the juvenile justice system. She shares about the support she received through her situation and how a teacher in her school made such a difference in her outcome in going through such a traumatic event.