Start Strong Lessons Learned Webinar Series

Start Strong Lessons Learned Papers

EDUCATE YOUTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL

The Safe Dates Grant Writer’s Toolkit
Fourth R Research and Evaluation Findings
Expect Respect: Engaging youth, parents, schools and communities in building healthy teen relationships and preventing dating abuse
In Touch with Teens: Peace Over Violence’s Teen Dating Violence Curriculum

ENGAGE INFLUENCERS: Parents

Start Strong Parents Website: Start Relating Before They Start Dating

Workshops:
Start Strong Workshop Guide for Parents and Caregivers, and their Teens
Start Strong Workshop Guide for Moving from a Relationship Bystander to a Relationship Upstander
Start Strong Workshop Guide for Parenting in the Digital Age

Tools:
Start Strong Boston – Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: 10 Tips for Supporting Your Teen
Jane’s 20 Questions: A Card Deck for Creating Conversations
Start Strong’s Ads, Conversations Cards, and Other Materials for Engaging Parents (free for download)
SafePlace (Start Strong Austin) – Parent Handouts

ENGAGE INFLUENCERS: Older Teen Mentors

Tools:
Boston Public Health Commission (Start Strong Boston) – Healthy Relationship Quiz
Boston Public Health Commission (Start Strong Boston) – U R Breaking Up Tool
Boston Public Health Commission (Start Strong Boston) – What Apps Will You Choose
Boston Public Health Commission (Start Strong Boston) – Youth Engagement Process
SafePlace (Start Strong Austin) – Guide to Theater and Video Work with Students

Youth Theater Organizations:
SafePlace (Start Strong Austin) – Changing Lives Youth Ensemble
RYASAP (Start Strong Bridgeport) – MYO (Mine.Yours.Ours)
Start Strong Indianapolis – Young Actors Theatre

ENGAGE INFLUENCERS: Health Professionals

Hanging Out or Hooking Up: Clinical Guidelines on Responding to Adolescent Relationship Abuse – An Integrated Approach to Prevention and Intervention
SafePlace/Seton Family of Hospitals (Start Strong Austin) – Student Health Services Dating Abuse Screening and Response Protocol

SOCIAL MARKETING

Research:
2013 Pew Report on Teens and Technology
2013 Pew Report on Teens, Social Media, and Privacy
2012 Pew Report on Teens and Texting
2010 Pew Report on Social Media and Young Adults

Media Literacy Tools:
Boston Public Health Commission (Start Strong Boston) – Sound Relationships
Boston Public Health Commission (Start Strong Boston) – TrueView
RYASAP (Start Strong Bridgeport) – “Rated R” Guide for Movies, Music and More
Start Strong Idaho – Hunger Games Gender Empowerment Lesson Plan
SafePlace (Start Strong Austin) – Where Do You Draw Your Digital Line?

Videos:
Broken Harmonies (by Start Strong Bronx Teen Advisory Board)
Taking Control (by My Jane) 

POLICY CHANGE

Legislation:
A Summary of State Legislation on Teen Dating Violence
Library of Congress Literature Review on Teen Dating Violence, including Programs and Law

Resources for Schools:
A Guide to Preventing Bullying, Teen Dating Violence, and Sexual Violence in RI Schools
NYC Sexual Harassment (Reg A-832)
Break The Cycle’s School Policy Toolkit
Austin Independent School District’s Respect For All
Indiana Department of Education, Model Teen Dating Violence Educational Materials and Response Policies for Schools

Prevalence Data:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 

Bullying:
StopBullying.gov
BullyBust

Electronic Abuse:
A Thin Line
ThatsNotCool.com

Prevention Education:
Committee for Children
Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM)
Expect Respect
Fourth R/Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships
Respect WORKS!
Safe Dates Prevention Program
True Child

LGBTQ:
Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project [24/7 Hotline: (212) 714-1141]
GLBT National Help Center [Talkline: 800-246-PRIDE]
Show Me Love DC!
Survivor Project
Think B4 You Speak.com
The Trevor Project [Helpline 866-488-7386]

Sexual Abuse:
1in6
Pandora’s Project
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) [Hotline 800‐656‐HOPE (4673)]

Mental Health:
Halfofus.com
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline [24/7 Hotline: 800‐656‐TALK (8255)]