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Breakup Summit Teaches Teens To Be Thoughtful
July 21, 2011 | NPR - 90.9 wbur
BOSTON — The recent murder of a Wayland High School graduate has drawn attention to teen dating violence. According to the state Department of Health, one in five teens will experience some kind of dating violence.Parents often don’t know how to talk to their kids about relationships, so the city of Boston’s Public Health Department has stepped in. The department held its second annual Breakup Summit Wednesday, drawing nearly 250 teens and adults from around the state. › more
Teen Dating Violence Explored for Special Teen Tuesday
July 21, 2011 | American Towns
The Stratford Library’s Teen Services Department continues its “Teen Tuesday” summer program series with a special event about dating violence. In conjunction with MYO (Mine. Yours. Ours.), the group will present three scenes from William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, “Othello”, as part of the discussion process. The program is free and open to the public. › more
Teen summit focuses on healthy relationships
July 18, 2011 | KTVB News
These days it's not uncommon to hear about teen dating abuse and unhealthy teen relationships. So, the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence organized the Idaho Teen Relationship Conference. › more
Start Strong Atlanta promoting healthy teen relationships
July 14, 2011 | Atlanta Journal Constitution
At 4 p.m. last Monday, a dozen or so teenagers gathered in a conference room at Grady Memorial Hospital to plan their next performance around building healthy relationships. Since the launch of Start Strong Atlanta two years ago, this has been their singular mission: Reducing incidences of dating violence. For two hours, they ran through a series of skits aimed at exploring how easily signs of affection among their peers can turn into control games, harassment and violence. › more
Teens join together for first-ever virtual 'Break-Up Summit'
July 13, 2011 | Wicked Local
Break-ups can be messy, uncomfortable, and as evidenced from the recent, tragic death of Lauren Astley, volatile and dangerous. In an effort to teach teens about healthy relationships -- and safe and respectful break-ups -- teens from across the country will participate in the first national, virtual “Break-Up Summit” facilitated and led by the Boston Public Health Commission.Teens will be linked up online with peers in cities nationwide and participate in virtual training sessions as well on-site interactive workshops. The “Break-Up Summit” will train a cadre of teens as break-up “advisors” so they are equipped to teach their communities about healthy relationships -- and healthy splits. › more
Virtual Healthy Break-Up Summit Brings Teens Together from Across the Nation to Promote Safe Dating Relationships
July 13, 2011 | Emory University
Teens from across the nation will showcase skills for ending relationships in safe and healthy ways at the first ever national Healthy Break-Up Summit, organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative. Teen leaders from Start Strong Atlanta will gather at the Jane Fonda Center at Emory University on Thursday, July 14, for a one day web-based summit to connect virtually with other teens from across the country. › more
Teen dating abuse leads to new law
July 13, 2011 | WTHR.com
One in four American teenagers reports they have been physically, verbally, emotionally or sexually abused, and that includes both girls and boys.A video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention re-enacts real-life stories of teen dating abuse. "If things didn't go his way, he'd threaten to hit me," one girl in the video says."What I would give for just one more hug," says Debbie Norris in the video.Norris is a mother who lived a real life nightmare because of abuse. Norris says her daughter Heather started dating an abusive boyfriend when she was a teenager. › more
Teens join together for first-ever virtual 'Break-Up Summit'
July 13, 2011 | The Metro West Daily News
Break-ups can be messy, uncomfortable, and as evidenced from the recent, tragic death of Lauren Astley, volatile and dangerous. In an effort to teach teens about healthy relationships -- and safe and respectful break-ups -- teens from across the country will participate in the first national, virtual “Break-Up Summit” facilitated and led by the Boston Public Health Commission. › more
Teens join together for first-ever virtual ‘Break-Up Summit’
July 13, 2011 | The WaylandeNews
Teens join together for first-ever virtual ‘Break-Up Summit’. Break-ups can be messy, uncomfortable, and as evidenced from the recent, tragic death of Lauren Astley, volatile and dangerous. In an effort to teach teens about healthy relationships — and safe and respectful break-ups — teens from across the country will participate in the first national, virtual “Break-Up Summit” facilitated and led by the Boston Public Health Commission.Teens will be linked up online with peers in cities nationwide and participate in virtual training sessions as well on-site interactive workshops. The “Break-Up Summit” will train a cadre of teens as break-up “advisors” so they are equipped to teach their communities about healthy relationships — and healthy splits. › more
Many teens are baffled by relationship violence
July 9, 2011 | Boston Globe
Adolescents in region say they and their friends are too young for intensity seen in Wayland caseIt’s somebody else’s problem.It can’t happen to me - I’m too young.As metro Boston absorbed the news of the brutal killing of an 18-year-old in Wayland, purportedly at the hands of her longtime boyfriend, a cross-section of teenagers interviewed yesterday said they had given little thought to relationship violence, even if they knew someone who had endured a traumatic break-up.They have friends in relationships as long as the three-year romance of Lauren Astley and Nathaniel Fujita, but they could not imagine any relationship at their age burning so hot that it could end in tragedy. › more