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Personal Safety: Empower Yourself Against Risks and Harm

This chapter focuses on personal safety topics crucial for young adults, discussing the leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds: injury. It stresses the risks of accidents, such as driving distractions, cell phone use while driving, and the dangers comparable to driving drunk. The importance of practices like wearing helmets, assessing workplace hazards, and practicing safe computing to prevent injuries is highlighted. Addressing the prevalence of violence, it covers topics like hate crimes, online violence, sexual victimization, and the illegalities of sexual harassment and stalking. Strategies to reduce risks of acquaintance and stranger rape are discussed alongside the vital steps to support victims of violence.

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Personal Safety: Empower Yourself Against Risks and Harm

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  1. Personal Safety

  2. Topics of Focus For This Chapter

  3. Almost 75% of the deaths in 15 to 24 year olds are caused by injury

  4. Risk of Accident or Injury

  5. Distraction While Driving Causes Accidents

  6. Cell Phone While Driving = Driving Drunk

  7. These Driving Practices Save Lives

  8. Wear A Helmet!

  9. Is Your Work Hazardous?

  10. Safe Computing To Avoid Injury

  11. Injuries That Happen At Home

  12. Violence Discriminates

  13. Hate Crimes

  14. Sexual Victimization

  15. Violence Online

  16. Sexting

  17. Sexual Harassment Is Illegal

  18. Stalking

  19. Dating Violence

  20. More Violent Sexual Behaviors

  21. Rape

  22. These Increase Risk Of Acquaintance Rape

  23. To Reduce Risk of Stranger Rape

  24. Seek Medical Care After Rape

  25. How To Help A Victim Of Violence

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