News: Week of 2/21/2011

02/25/2011

In the Headlines
Twilight novels inspire Californian to write memoir of past abusive relationship. After the teen vampire romance novel "Twilight" helped her realize that she had suffered abuse at the hands of her boyfriend as a teenager, Elin Stebbins Waldal has written a book aimed at helping other girls in her situation, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Legal Matters
Tina Croucher Act in Ohio finds problems with implementation.  Implementation of the law, known as The Tina Croucher Act, hasn't gone perfectly, said Cheryl Tarantino, executive director of the Warren domestic-violence shelter Someplace Safe. Because the Legislature didn't provide any funding to carry it out and because the law didn't specify what kind of education is required, some schools are doing almost nothing, Tarantino said.

Research
New study from the University of Illinois finds abused lesbians are in double jeopardy. "A lesbian mom's abuse situation is unique in that she fears losing her kids to the biological father or the state instead of the abuser," says Jennifer Hardesty, associate professor of family studies at the University of Illinois. The study, the first to examine help-seeking for intimate partner violence among lesbian or bisexual mothers, is published in the journal Violence Against Women. For the study, 24 mothers—in a relationship for on average six years who had been abused by a same-sex partner—were interviewed about their experience.

Opinions
In Oklahoma, legislation geared toward teen education is needed but faces uncertain future. Two bills - House Bill 1195 by Rep. Jeannie McDaniel, D-Tulsa, and Senate Bill 535, by Sen. Connie Johnson, D-Oklahoma City - would require local school boards to develop courses in human growth and development that include instruction on "human sexuality, self-esteem, stress management, interpersonal relationships, domestic abuse, sexually transmitted disease" and HIV/AIDS.

Events
Crimes Against Women Conference will be held in Texas in March. The 6th Annual Conference on Crimes Against Women seeks to bring together all those who may respond to crimes of female victimization and arm them with the most effective, most relevant, and most up-to-date training available to battle this worldwide epidemic.

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STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE

02/24/2011

Please join Day One's Associate Board for our second annual fundraising event in honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Enjoy an evening of hors d'oeurvres, complimentary beer and wine, music and conversation. And, with a bit of luck, go home with a door prize!

Tickets: $35 online, $40 at the door.

Thursday, February 24 
6:30 PM-8:30 PM
at
The Salt Space
1158 Broadway
(entrance on 27th Street)
New York, NY 10028 

Categories: Events

News: Week of 2/14/2011

02/18/2011

In the Headlines
Washington, D.C. school to be first to teach program on preventing digital dating abuse. Eighth-graders at Jefferson Middle School will be the first students in the District to take a course to prevent digital dating abuse. "It's a good time to do it -- start with a school that doesn't do [digital dating abuse] and then they'll actually share it with other children, their own peers as to why it's not a good thing to do," said school counselor Nedra Jones.

Legal Matters
Some states propose laws for the creation of a free online database of convicted of domestic violence or dating violence.  Some states, such as Texas, have proposed laws for the creation of a free online database that would list the name, date of birth and photograph of individuals convicted of domestic violence or dating violence. Texas State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer filed the House Bill. Fischer says the proposed law would promote safer dating, because men and women could search for their prospective date's name before agreeing to go out. Fischer also believes it may have an overall decrease in instances of domestic violence and abuse.'

Research
National study finds men who abuse women physically and emotionally may also sabotage their partners' birth control. Several small studies have described this kind of coercion among low-income teenagers and young adults with a history of violence by intimate partners. Now, a report being released Tuesday by the federally financed National Domestic Violence Hotline says 1 in 4 women who agreed to answer questions after calling the hot line said a partner had pressured them to become pregnant, told them not to use contraceptives, or forced them to have unprotected sex.

Events
Massachusetts high school students teach about dating violence. The setting is a high school hallway. A boy is walking with his friends when he sees his girlfriend and starts yelling and gesturing aggressively at her. You see this happen; what do you do? That was the question put forth by the Taunton High School program called Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP). The group of students demonstrated several scenarios of teen dating violence Monday night during the 4th annual "Violence and Dating Should Not Be a Couple" event held at Friedman Middle School.

Opinions
Advocate from the New York City Anti-Violence Project writes about silence about intimate partner violence  in the LGBTQ community for the Huffington Post. Intimate partner violence is about power. It is about control. And it is increasingly deadly. The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) has seen an increase in the severity of intimate partner violence incidents and murders of LGBT victims over the past few years. Yet, these deaths seem to elude public attention, with neither outcry nor a call to action. The result is that LGBT survivors are ignored and marginalized, without the support they need to be safe.

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Categories: News

Stop in the Name of Love

02/14/2011

Please join Day One's Associate Board for our second annual fundraising event in honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Enjoy an evening of hors d'oeurvres, complimentary beer and wine, music and conversation. And, with a bit of luck, go home with a door prize!

Tickets: $35 online, $40 at the door.

Thursday, February 24
6:30 PM-8:30 PM
at
The Salt Space
1158 Broadway
(entrance on 27th Street)
New York, NY 10028 

Categories: Events

News: Week of 2/7/2011

02/11/2011

In the Headlines
Twilight Star, Ashley Green to Raise Awareness for Teen Dating Awareness Month.Ashley Greene has teamed up with the nonprofit Love is Respect to raise awareness for their campaign to raise awareness in honor of Teen Dating Violence and Prevention Month.

Legal Matters
Legal Momentum produces a guide to track laws and pending legislation related to dating abuse. Several states now require school districts toadopt policies on dating abuse among students, which include providing dating abuse education to students and/or protecting targets of dating abuse while they are on campus.This guide tracks current laws and pending legislation relating to dating abuse.

Scholarly Research
Pennsylvania-based international volunteer organization provides an in-depth look at teen dating violence. As many as one-third of teens in the United States experience some form of abuse in their romantic dating relationships, according to a new white paper recently released by Soroptimist, an international volunteer organization for business and professional women headquartered in Philadelphia. Read the white paper here.

Events
Maryland organization holds forum to teach warning signs of dating violence.To help curb the trend of teen dating abuse and violence, the Domestic Violence Center of Howard County, MD (DVC) will co-sponsor "It's Time to Talk: A Forum on Dating Violence" on Wednesday February 16, 2011.  The event for all ages will focus on teaching the warning signs of dating violence, a potentially explosive problem that's more pervasive than many students or parent realize.

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News: Week of 1/31/2011

02/04/2011

In the Headlines:
United States Attorney General Holder calls teen dating violence "a Cabinet-level priority". Stemming teen dating violence and safeguarding children is a "Cabinet-level priority" of the Obama administration, Attorney General Eric Holder told a gathering at the Justice Department on Friday. Addressing the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women, Holder cited some troubling statistics.

Legal Matters:
Virginia State legislators debate strength of dating violence bill. At issue is the process to obtain a protective order. Right now, victims of dating violence are not explicitly covered under the law. Advocates have worked with lawmakers over the last year to draft proposals to make dating violence similar to family violence in the eyes of the law. But 18th District Senator Louise Lucas (D) says that bill is not strong enough. She sought to amend it to add provisions.

Opinions:
"Ben Roethlisberger's redemption on the field doesn't mean he's a changed person off it." Washington Post from sports columnist Mike Wise writes about public perception of Ben Roethlisberger.  "Though charges were never brought against him, those negative perceptions were not invented; he created them. He's the one who was sued in civil court by a woman in Nevada who claimed she was sexually assaulted."

Events:
National organization kicks off a tour teaching students dating etiquette.  Urban etiquette industry lease NAUEP (National Association of Urban Etiquette Professionals), announces the launch of the Just Me and You..Teen Dating Etiquette Tour in recognition of Teen Dating Violence Prevention Month in February.  The tour will kick off with the Just Me and You...Teen Dating Etiquette Tour specifically designed to empower urban youth with dating etiquette skills, conflict management techniques, and communication strategies.

Resources:
Sin by Silence.  A documentary film about women imprisoned for murdering their partners out of self-defense and how they were able to change laws and the lives of young women throughout the country from behind prison walls.

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"Ben Roethlisberger's redemption..."

02/03/2011

Check out this opinion piece in the Washington Post from sports columnist Mike Wise.

"Ben Roethlisberger's redemption on the field doesn't mean he's a changed person off it."

Categories: Voices

Teen Writing Contest 2011

02/01/2011

On January 28, 2011 the Youth Voices Network held the winners' reading for our third Teen Writing Contest. Over a hundred students submitted poems, short stories, and essays rewriting unhealthy relationships they saw in books, television, movies and music to be healthy.

Read more to check out our winners and some photos from the event:

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