The Boston Public Health Commission, a member of the Start Strong Learning Community, is the lead organization for Start Strong Boston. As part of this four-year initiative, Start Strong Boston will be implementing the Start Strong model by:

• Implementing Fourth R, a healthy relationships curriculum, into health classes and developing a new after-school curriculum taught by older teen peers and mentors
• Conducting workshops at schools, hospitals, and police departments to educate community members on the components of healthy dating relationships
• Establishing a series of "Family Fun Events" at the community centers to bring young people and families together to interactively practice what they have learned through the initiative
• Addressing girl gang sexual and physical violence and cyber bullying as part of the overall prevention program

BY THE NUMBER

• Dorchester and Roxbury, the target “micro-neighborhoods,” make up only 25% of Boston's population, yet account for 38% of the city's reported intimate partner violence
• The target population for this project will be two to five Boston public middle schools, reaching approximately 1,000-1,500 students ages 10-14
• 10-20 community-based workshops will be held per year addressing healthy relationships and offering materials on how to identify violent teen behaviors

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

Boston Centers for Youth and Families
Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital
RoxburyMulti-Service Center
BostonPublic Schools,
Boston Police Department
Health Resources in Action

MEET THE TEAM

Casey Corcoran: Project Director, Start Strong Boston
Tre Glover: Start Strong Youth Leader, Age 16
Ruthie Jeannite: Start Strong Youth Leader, Age 17

CONNECT

Address: 1010 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02118
Email: ccorcoran@bphc.org
Website: http://www.bphc.org
P: 617-534-5674

VIDEOS

YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BostonPublicHealth

COMMUNITY UPDATES

• Start Strong Boston Launches Sound Relationship Nutritional Label

IN THE NEWS

• Lady Gaga, 50 Cent & Pitbull Songs Not Good For The Heart
• 'Relationship' scores for songs
• Boston Teen Panel: Lady Gaga, Foxx Songs Unhealthy
• Why Did Mary Murphy Break Her Silence? Rihanna.
• The Education of Chris Brown
• Many Boston teens surveyed say Rihanna is at fault for assault

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