Parents and Teens
The following are links to websites that provide information for both parents and teens.
- loveisrespect.org—National Teen Dating Violence Abuse Helpline, talk to a teen for support, video, sign the Dating Bill of Rights, PSAs
- thehotline.org—National Domestic Violence Hotline; links for each state’s Coalition Against Domestic Violence, click Get Help & Help in Your Area
- loveisnotabuse.com—Liz Clairborne, Inc. great site for dating violence info, including handbooks, brochure for parents, teens
- www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/BreakTheSilence—video for parents & teens, talk about dating violence & healthy relationships before dating begins, 4 min.
- www.giverespect.org—from the Family Violence Prevention, new website, great info for parents, community, teachers
- www.kbep.org—Tips for parents, Quiz for teens
- teensagainstabuse.org—teen group, good site
- www.atg.wa.gov—Washington State Attorney General, good information
- www.acadv.org—Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- labmf.org—Lindsay’s story, facts, and links
- thatsnotcool.com—great website on digital/electronic harassment/abuse
- breakthecycle.org—good site for teens, parents click on “Get Info” , “Get Help”
- futureswithoutviolence.org—Futures Without Violence (formerlyFamily Violence Prevention Fund)
- respectlove.opdv.ny.gov—good information for parents & teens
- www.ncvc.org—National Center for Victims of Crime, click on “Dating Violence Resource Center”, good info for parents and teens; also provides info on teens obtaining restraining orders in all 50 states
- www.kidpower.org—click on Resources, Personal Safety, good articles
- www.joetorre.org—listen to Joe’s story
- www.ricw.ri.gov – RI Commission on Women, links to numerous resources for women in Rhode Island
- www.rainn.org – Rape, Abuse, & Incest Nat’l Network, good resource info
- www.ikeepsafe.org – cybersafety info
- www.netsmartz.org – digital abuse, great for teens, parents, educators
- www.stopbullying.gov – info for educators, parents, teens, kids
BOOKS:
What Parents Need to Know About Dating Violence by Barrie Levy A must read for all parents, especially if you have a teen in an abusive relationship
Saving Beauty From the Beast by Vicki Crompton Good resource for parents, just disregard the last chapter
Tornado Warning by Elin Stebbins Waldal – A must read for all. Elin shares her own personal experience with tdv at age 17 & how it has affected her. Very well written For high school and up.
SELF DEFENSE SITES:- www.nwmaf.org – Nat’l Women Martial Arts Federation In Rhode Island, contact Anne Kuzminsky, member of NWMAF & 6th degree blackbelt, nationally certified to teach self defense & personal safety workshops at akuzminsky@cox.net
- www.girlsfightback.org – Great site: seminars, book & DVD, etc on self-defense aimed at colleges, middle & high schools. Located in CO but gives seminars around country. A must check out!
- www.womenselfdefense.net – WI based, great info, trainings & products
Check out our winning posters for our 2012 Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest!
High School Posters
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About Lindsay
Lindsay could easily be described as the “the girl next door”. She grew up on a small street in the suburbs, knowing all the neighbors and playing with all the children in the neighborhood. They went to school together, played in the neighborhood together, celebrated birthdays together, went to extra-curricular activities together, attended religious education classes together, and sometimes, even went on vacation together. Some of her closest friends from our old neighborhood felt much sadness and pain upon hearing of her murder. Read more about Lindsay’s story.