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Young Domestic Violence Victim Offers Advice to Teens

Johanna Orozco shows incredible courage.
 

Teen violence bill signed

Warren Ohio:
“House Bill 19 targets ”tweens,” those 14 to 17 years old, by requiring school districts to adopt policies that prevent and address dating violence at school, provide staff training on prevention and include dating violence prevention in the health education curriculum for grades seven to 12.
”We’re pretty happy with the timing in that [...]

Pediatricians take on bullies, dating violence

Carla Johnson at The AP:

The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to take an active role in preventing bullying in schools and violence among dating teenagers.
The academy gives doctors tips for doing that in an updated policy being published in the July issue of its journal, Pediatrics.
Doctors should tell parents to talk to their children [...]

Teen Dating Violence Up In Recession

It seems like a problem all year round but the recession seems to have kicked it up a notch.