Domestic violence in Nevada County is an ongoing issue. One woman, local high school teacher Lori Osmond, is trying to make a difference by helping women prepare for or avoid a possible assault. Osmond is a trainer with Damsels in Defense. She partners with a local self defense expert, Robert Phillips, to provide education, skills, and tools to help prevent or stop an attack. Damsels in Defense has 3000 women offering workshops throughout the country.
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Osmond shares some startling statics about assaults on women and children.
Click here to listen to Lori Osmond
Osmond says that Damsels in Defense provides services through a home-based presentation where she and Phillips come to a house and demonstrate techniques and tools to women, teens, and children.
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Following the workshops attendees have a chance to explore the tools.
For more information about Damsels in Defense you can visit Lori Osmond’s website.
mydamselpro.net/LoriOsmond
amelia gough
Check out RAD in partnership with dvsac. Call 272-2046 for schedule. Fabulous self defense class! You never know where a perpetrator may be.