Report #: 18
Name of Topic: Healing Diverse Women inner healing issues working with teen pregnancy, motherhood and family issues
Name of Leader: Veronica W. Jackson
Names of Participants: Veronica and Steve Arpin
Previous story regarding this topic if there is one: Teenage pregnancy and dysfunctional families
Highlights of Discussion (present story unfolding):How to help with inner healing: Focus on healthy relationships, have stability in their lives, teach them to have respect for themselves and others, teach the girls that no means no.
Future Action/Next Steps: to have training sessions for inner healing, parenting classes and workshops, teaching some cooking skills and women to mentor, bring in positive role models and mentors to work with them and have pregnant teens to mentor to the preteens to keep them from making some of their same mistakes, to be encouraging and supportive to the preteens.
Resources Required (who should be involved, finances, non-paid labour, other):Organizers need to find common ground and bring in women who have been through the same situations and developed healthy relationships, brining it to the local community centers and churches.
