As Ethan Young walks up to the front of a Vickery Creek Middle School health class on a Wednesday afternoon, he crosses paths with his mom, Meredith. She’s just finished sharing the story of how her second marriage deteriorated from an abusive relationship, and now it’s Ethan’s turn to speak to a room full of eighth-graders about domestic violence and abusive relationships and how a 16-year-old now makes sense of all the turmoil he saw growing up.
‘Ready to make a difference’: Why one family is sharing their experience with domestic violence to local students