Group looks to teach teens to break up better
August 1, 2011 | The CBS Early Show

Bad breakups are now a major cause of teen violence. According to a 2009 government survey, 25 percent of adolescents report verbal, physical, emotional or sexual abuse from a dating partner each year - and 10 percent say they've been physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend. › more

Group looks to teach teens to break up better
August 1, 2011 | CBS Early Show

Bad breakups are now a major cause of teen violence. According to a 2009 government survey, 25 percent of adolescents report verbal, physical, emotional or sexual abuse from a dating partner each year - and 10 percent say they've been physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend. But now, a nationwide effort has begun to make teen break-ups better. "Early Show" Contributor and psychologist Dr. Jennifer Hartstein shared a look at Start Strong, an unprecedented $18 million initiative sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a private foundation that looks to improve health and healthcare for Americans. The goal is to teach teens how to break-up without breaking down. › more

Teaching Teens to Have Healthy Breakups
July 27, 2011

Nathaniel Fujita already had everything an 18-year-old boy would want. He was the handsome son of a world-famous guitarist and a skilled athlete, dominating the Wayland High School football field and 100-meter dash. He planned to attend Trinity College in the fall. And he had a bubbling and bright-eyed girlfriend, Lauren Astley—until she broke up with him, and he allegedly strangled her and left her lying in a nearby marsh.   › more

For healthy break-ups, talking, not tweeting
July 25, 2011 | Northeastern University

Boston teens got a solid piece of advice for dealing with break-ups last week: “Face it, don’t Facebook it.”At the second annual Break-Up Summit, organized by the Boston Public Health Commission’s (BPHC) Start Strong Initiative in partnership with Northeastern University, teens discussed healthy ways to end relationships, such as communicating in person rather than via text message or social networking sites.The event stressed that break-ups could happen in ways that were not traumatic or destructive – something many teens said they had never even considered before the session. › more