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Survey Says ... Parents Just Don't Understand

How adults can help young people build healthy relationships before dating violence begins | What do teens wish parents knew about dating violence in their worlds? ... read more
The Popular Online Series That Talks Dating Violence

The Halls was created from teens' input on what they wanted to learn about | When the Boston Public Health Commission received a grant intended to help prevent ... read more
3 Steps to Break the Domestic Violence Cycle in Kids' Lives

After a childhood of witnessing abuse, one expert says you can help your children grow up to avoid repeating those patterns | Not all of us have the fondest memorie... read more
Technology and Teen Dating Violence Are Unfortunately Linked

Dating abuse is easier than ever thanks to cell phones and social media | On March 14 of this year, a young girl’s prank had unimaginable consequences. Tysen Benz, ... read more
Breaking the Cycle of Teen Dating Violence

A couple aims to raise awareness of dating violence after their teenage daughter is murdered | In late 2006, Phoenix, Ariz., high school student Kaitlyn Marie Sudbe... read more
5 YA Novels About Dating Violence for Teens and Adults

As these stories reveal, dating abuse doesn't always leave behind bruises | It’s never easy to start a conversation about dating violence, whether you’re the te... read more
Fleeing the Reservation with Children

The unique challenges Native American survivor mothers face | Leaving an abusive partner is difficult enough for anyone. You need to consider where you’ll live, how... read more
The Great Spanking Debate

Corporal punishment for children: constructive or catastrophic? | It’s not quite as divisive an issue as politics or religion, but the debate on whether or not to s... read more
App Review: For Coeds and Cadets

The pros and cons of two new apps aimed to help keep you safe | It’s women between the ages of 20 and 24 who are most likely to be abused by an intimate partner. An... read more
Using Fiction to Teach Facts

Using young adult novels to start a conversation with your teen about domestic violence | Previous generations had Little Women to learn about feminism and To Kill ... read more
Parents: Are You Asking About Guns?

How one simple question could save your child’s life | Do you have pets? Billy’s terrified of dogs. Please don’t let him have anything with peanuts—he’s allergic. A... read more
Majoring in Domestic Violence

Colleges offer graduate programs that ready students to end violence against women | Higher education is meant to churn out well-rounded scholars. Even if you’re go... read more
Mixed (Message) Media

10 times movies and TV shows glamorized abuse | Remember when it was too scandalous for married-on-TV-couple Rob and Laura Petrie to sleep in the same bed on The... read more
Sharing Stories and Changing Lives

Scenarios turns young people’s experiences with gender and power into films | Words are powerful things. And never are they more so than when they’re your own wo... read more
Can I Kiss You?

One author says consent should be given for every single intimate moment | It seems women, especially young women, are constantly inundated with “tips” on how to... read more