Teen Programs
Resources for Teachers, Coaches & Advocates
The things we give, give.
Shaping lives in goodness, helps shape the world in kind. For women. For children. For all of us. Let's continue to give, so that others learn to live in respect. Let's usher in an era of renewed responsibility. Together, we can create a world free of relationship violence.
Teachers, coaches and community mentors play a critical role in shaping young people's attitudes and behaviors about respectful relationships. As natural influencers to children and youth, you are in a prime position to work closely with young people and help them understand and embody the core value of respect.
Below are hallmark programs of Futures Without Violence, formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund, that you can use to help youth build respectful, non-violence relationships.
COACHING BOYS INTO MEN ℠
Athletic coaches play an extremely influential and unique role in the lives of young men; often serving as a parent or mentor to the boys they coach. Because of these special relationships, coaches are poised to positively influence how young men think and behave both on, and off, the field. The Coaching Boys into Men Coaches Leadership Program trains and equips coaches with tools to help their young athletes build respectful, non-violence relationships. Get your free Coaches Kit today at www.coachescorner.org!
LESSONS FROM LITERATURE ℠
Lessons from Literature partners with English teachers to bring violence awareness and prevention into their classrooms. Designed to easily integrate into existing literature curriculum, Lessons from Literature helps students build key academic skills and meet national education standards while also learning to recognize abusive uses of power and control and alternatives to violence. A conscious, responsible, and respectful 21st century is in the students' hands. Help them grasp it and download free program materials at www.lessonsfromliterature.org.
Start Strong ℠
Start Strong is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in collaboration with the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF). This $18 million initiative is currently the largest funded national initiative aimed at preventing relationship violence and abuse among 11- to 14- year-old youth by promoting healthy relationship behaviors. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is funding ten sites around the country and Blue Shield of California Foundation is funding one site in California.
Start Strong looks to discover innovative and practical solutions to teen dating violence and abuse. Teen dating violence and abuse is a serious public health problem and is associated with higher levels of drug and alcohol abuse, unplanned pregnancy, STDs, depression and anxiety. Start Strong is taking prevention to a new level by supporting 11- to- 14-year-olds, their parents and communities, to build healthier relationships throughout their lives. The Start Strong initiative is in its third of four years, with the initiative ending November 2012.
Start Strong consists of 11 communities from across the country representing every type of community who have come together to implement and evaluate prevention strategies focused on young people in middle school:
Boston, MA; Rhode Island; Bridgeport, CT; Bronx, NY; Idaho; Oakland, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Austin, TX; Wichita, KS; Atlanta, GA; Indianapolis, IN.
To learn more visit: www.startstrongteens.org
THAT'S NOT COOL ℠
That's Not Cool, a national public education initiative to prevent teen dating abuse, reaches teens using digital examples of controlling and abusive behavior online and by cell phone, such as textual harassment, privacy violations, and pressure to send a private picture. Using interactive videos, games, social media, and creative in-person events, That's Not Cool helps teens to draw their own digital line, talk about the issue, and build healthy relationships. Visit www.thatsnotcool.com!
