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/programs/cafh/violenceprevention/startstrong/Pages/Home.aspx
P: 617-534-5674

COMMUNITY UPDATES

• TEENS GATHERED IN BOSTON FOR “BREAK-UP SUMMIT 3.0”: A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
• Teens Gather in Boston for “Break-Up Summit 3.0”: A One-Day Conference on Cheating and Break-Ups
• Regional Town Hall Meetings Focus on Engaging Men in Ending Violence Against Women
• Rule for Life: Break-ups Don't Belong Online
• There's No Such Thing as an Easy Breakup Between Friends
• Facebook Makes Breakups More Complicated
• Isn't an "Unhealthy" Break-Up a Healthy Teen Ritual?
• What Are the Basic 'Rules' for Handling Breakups?
• Boston Teens Learn Modern Etiquette for Facebook Romance
• How do kids break up on Facebook? A public health commission wastes money finding out.

IN THE NEWS

• Break up without a breakdown: Workshop teaches teens to help make relationships healthy
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• Boston Advises Teens on How to Break up _ Safely
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• Las reglas para terminar un pololeo por Facebook sin dejar heridos
• Facebook & breakup etiquette for teens
• There's No Such Thing as an Easy Breakup Between Friends
• Breaking Up Is So Very Hard to Do, Except on Facebook
• Everyone's Giving Teens Advice on How to Break-Up on Facebook
• Adults Are Teaching Kids How to Use Facebook During a Breakup

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