Website: Highly-trained advocates offer support, information and advocacy to young people who have questions or concerns about their dating relationships.
Love is Respect mobilizes parents, educators, peers and survivors to proactively raise awareness on healthy dating behaviors and how to identify unhealthy and abusive patterns. Through trainings, toolkits, and curriculum, they are a growing community of educators and advocates who promote healthy relationships and prevent future patterns of abuse.
| Audience | Parent/Caregiver, Adult, High School |
|---|---|
| Format | Websites |
| Language | English, Español |
| Topic | Emotional Abuse, Domestic Violence, Abuse Prevention |
Video: Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called “women’s issues.” But in this bold, blunt Ted Talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are intrinsically men’s issues — and shows how these violent behaviors are tied to definitions of manhood. Transcripción disponible en español.
Book: Joanna Cole’s Asking About Sex & Growing Up provides a reassuring blend of practical guidance and scientific fact for preteens and offer straightforward information on a wide variety of subjects related to sex and puberty.
Video: Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., explains how repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. Transcripción disponible en español.
Book: Regina thinks of the secret she keeps so quiet—the one even her mom doesn’t know. This helpful book provides a tool for adults to gently discuss sexual abuse with young children.