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Start Strong Providence Participating in Pepsi’s Refresh Everything Competition
March 5, 2010

Start Strong Providence’s Sojourner House, along with software developer and youth advocacy group & Young Voices, have come together and formed The Game Changers Project as part of their participation in Pepsi’s Refresh Everything Competition. › more

 

Start Strong Bridgeport Hosts MYOscars Event
March 5, 2010

Start Strong Bridgeport Hosts MYOscars EventStart Strong Bridgeport RYASAP’s MYO project (Mine, Yours, Ours: What’s Right in Relationships) hosted their first MYOscars event on March 5th.  The event highlighted “what is right in relationships” in teen’s “most watched” movies of 2009. › more

 

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11-year-olds dating? New survey says YES!
March 15, 2010 | Momania

A new poll shows that  79% of kids ages 11-14 surveyed have been in or are currently in a relationship and more than half (56%) feel it is important for people their age to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Of those who are dating, 53% of kids ages 11-14 say it is hard to get out of an unhealthy relationship. › more

 

11-Year-Olds Dating -- Is This OK?!
March 12, 2010 | Momlogic.com

Moms -- better sit down for this one. A new study shows that 79 percent of kids aged 11 to 14 say they have been in a relationship. Say what?!In a national effort to stop teen dating abuse, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted a major opinion poll targeting the country's tweens. › more

 

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NEW SURVEY FINDS MAJORITY OF KIDS AGES 11-14 ARE DATING
March 10, 2010

PRESS CONTACT:Christina OcchipintiTel: (212) 593-5832occhipintic@ruderfinn.comRobert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Start Strong Poll Developed by Teens in a National Effort to Prevent Teen Dating Abuse › more

 

Lead Teen Dating Violence Experts Unite at Capitol Hill to Urge Increased Prevention Efforts
February 25, 2010

On Thursday, February 25th, a Congressional Briefing was held on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to raise awareness about Teen Dating Violence prevention efforts and to highlight promising programs to build healthy relationships. The event was hosted by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, Jewish Women International, Liz Claiborne, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, Break the Cycle, and MTV.The event, cosponsored by Senators Crapo (R-ID), Lieberman (I-CT), and Whitehouse (D-RI), and Representatives John Lewis (D-GA), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) was attended by nearly 100 congressional staff, members of the media, and leaders from national advocacy organizations and federal agencies, as well as local youth. Panel members included Sue Pfeil - Principal of Jenks Junior High School and Start Strong Rhode Island partner; Dr. Rodney Hammond from the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Catherine Pierce from the Office of Violence Against Women; Jason Rzepka from MTV; and Loribeth Weinstein from Jewish Women International; and Kiersten Stewart, Family Violence Prevention Fund. Learn more. › more

 

 

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