Teen Dating Violence Prevention

February 15, 2010

Listen to what teens and researchers think about how to stop teen dating violence. Texas teen Mikala Jennings spoke about being one of three DoSomething.org and Liz Claiborne Fight Teen Dating Abuse Grant Winners, and University of Texas professor Beverly M. Black and Wayne State University Professor Arlene Weisz discussed the book they co-wrote Programs [...]

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Fall in love…

February 9, 2010

In honor of the month of love, Scientific American Mind magazine features a special section on how to fall in love…and not fall out! Professor Robert Epstein teaches a class at the UCLA San Diego on the science of relationships and let his lucky students be the guinea pigs. Eight students paired up randomly and [...]

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Protecting your friends…everyone deserves a good relationship

January 18, 2010

Katie Couric at CBS is bringing much-needed attention to teen dating violence – especially since 60% of teens know someone who is being abused. You may be the only one who knows that your best buds are in trouble. Do they want to be alone or only hang around with the person they’re dating? Are [...]

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What is a healthy relationship?

October 21, 2009

Happiness is all about relationships – the R word that nobody uses. It’s not taught in schools but it is the way the world works. Today the Start Strong program, which I’m working for, is holding a national Day of Prevention across our 11 sites. We want YOU to tell us what you think a [...]

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