Encouraging Healthy Relationships April is about spring and
renewal, a chance to start anew in our daily lives. This year,
let’s resolve to use this month to begin exploring healthy
sexuality and to having healthier relationships! April is Sexual
Assault Awareness Month, and the theme this year is “It’s Time…
To Talk About It.” Most of us can identify unhealthy
relationship behaviors but have difficulty defining what exactly
constitutes healthy relationship behaviors. It’s time to start
talking about it! The more we discuss healthy sexuality and
relationship behaviors, the better we will understand them and
the more likely we will be to practice and model them. And let’s
not forget that the identification and promotion of consensual
and respectful relationships and interactions naturally leads to
the primary prevention of sexually violent behavior. That’s
something we can all feel good about! So what exactly is healthy
sexuality? Glad you asked! According to the National Sexual
Violence Resource Center (NSVRC