The Relationship Tip

Johanna Orozco shows incredible courage.

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 it will be in effect the next school year,” sponsor state Rep. Sandra Stabile Harwood said.

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland signed the bill earlier this week.”

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 about bullying, teach children how to resolve conflicts and promote respectful relationships in dating, the policy says. It also suggests doctors volunteer to talk about the topics at schools, churches and youth organizations.

I know the recession has accelerated things but dating violence has been a problem for decades.

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