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Can a Philly-area high school course help prevent intimate partner violence? ‘Coach V’ thinks so.

Open Door Abuse Awareness and Prevention (ODAAP) equips students with tools to manage their emotions and an understanding of what healthy relationships look like.

Valencia Peterson - Coach V - conducts her relationship violence intervention program for teens after-school with members of the Penn Wood High School track team Jan. 14, 2020.
Valencia Peterson - Coach V - conducts her relationship violence intervention program for teens after-school with members of the Penn Wood High School track team Jan. 14, 2020.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer