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New Podcast: Respectful and Healthy Teen Break-ups

Posted by Brooke on February 11th, 2013 filed in Brooke Lusk, Dating Violence, Podcasts

Adolescence is a time when young people begin navigating many of life’s paths, and romantic relationships are certainly prominent as they begin to chart their course. As adults support and teach youth about healthy relationships and dating violence prevention, we should also remember that the ending of a relationship can affect youth — for better [...]

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How Nutritious is Your Music?

Posted by Brooke on February 5th, 2013 filed in Brooke Lusk, Dating Violence

Brooke Lusk: This is a really interesting project – educating youth about lyrics in popular music representing healthy and unhealthy relationships.  What made Start Strong realize this is an important area of focus? Nicole Daley: Roughly three years ago the American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a white paper that discussed the correlation between music [...]

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New Podcast: Changing School Culture with Restorative Practices

Posted by Brooke on January 22nd, 2013 filed in Brooke Lusk, Podcasts, Positive Youth Development, Restorative Justice / Practices

I first heard of restorative justice a couple of years ago when Colette Kimball, our associate editor, began considering it as a focus topic for an issue. When she explained to me how it works in the criminal justice system, I was amazed.  The idea of a victim, a wrongdoer, and others affected by the [...]

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