Category: For teens

November 15, 2011

Sign-up available for Jan. 22-23 TREE training workshop

Workshop: A Faith-Based Response to Healthy Relationships. Teen Relationship Education and Empowerment (TREE) will sponsor a workshop for religious communities on Sunday and Monday, Jan. 22 & 23, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Columbia. The workshop is open to all ...

August 24, 2010

Teen Voice 2010 report studies teens’ needs

The Search Institute, a nonprofit, nonsectarian that studies trends surrounding youth, has released the latest version of its “Teen Voice” report. “Too many teens are growing up without the supports and opportunities they need,” the study concludes after researching ...

April 27, 2010

Personalized Safety Plan

You can take steps to increase your safety in preparation for the possibility of violence. Read a personalized safety plan at the RAVE Project.

April 27, 2010

Teen Dating Violence Warning Signs & Safety Plan

Dating violence is a pattern of abusive behaviors that are used to control a person in a relationship. Abusive relationships happen when one person doesn't respect the rights and wished of the other person in that relationship. What is abuse? What ...

April 27, 2010

Resources from the CDC

The CDC's 2009 Teen Dating Violence Fact Sheet reports: 72% of 8th and 9th graders reportedly "date." 1 in 4 adolescents report verbal, physical, emotional, or sexual abuse from a dating partner each year. About 10% of students nationwide report being physically hurt ...