Web Resources:

"Love is not abuse" is a site sponsored by Liz Claiborne Inc. containing great resources for teen dating violence.

Links to Oprah Winfrey's past show on Teen Dating Violence. You can view the show from this site and also be linked to other resources on Teen Dating Violence.

The Ontario Women's Directorate site containing resource information for women and teens (youth zone).

Contains information regarding healthy and abusive relationships and relationship choices in 10 different languages when accessed from the sites home page.

The Office for the prevention of Domestic Violence in New York State site contains valuable information of a general nature regarding teen dating violence as well as information that is specific to the state.

Love is Respect is an amazing web site designed for teens sponsored by Liz Claiborne Inc. The site contains a "live chat line" where teens can access other teens who will chat with them live about their concerns regarding abusive and/or potentially abusive relationships.? The site also contains great public service announcements and other valuable links to resources. Note that when you first try to access the site?a ?caution warning will appear. The warning cautions about computer safety in terms of being on a computer that might be monitored by the person who is trying to control you.? Please read the information and if you are on a "safe" computer click "OK" and it will take you to the site.

Equality Rules is an interactive website that helps teens to learn lots of new things about respect, equality between boys and girls, and building better friendships.

The Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team site contains valuable information for all members of the family including the cycle of abuse related to teens. It also contains teen dating violence information including a dating violence quiz and safety planning information for teens.

"That's Not Cool" is a great web site filled with information, videos and "call out cards" to help teens to deal with unwanted text messages, privacy invasion on social networking pages and other types of harassment, control or pressure in dating and/or peer relationships.

"Love and Respect: Teens Helping Teens Develop Safe and Healthy Relatioinships in New Mexico" is an amazing tool that is a teen friendly resource usable by teens and teen educators anywhere. This tool will help to increase awareness and opportunities for dialogue between teens as well as with teens and adults about the issues of teen dating violence.

The "Hideout" is a United Kingdomm website however it has valuable information for children and teens.

"See It and Stop It" is created by teens in the United States but it proves that you can make a difference by just holding a sero tolerance for domestic violence.

Dating Matters: Understanding Teen Dating Violence Prevention is a 60-minute, interactive training designed to help educators, youth-serving organizations, and others working with teens understand the risk factors and warning signs associated with teen dating violence.

Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with Liz Claiborne Inc., Dating Matters also will highlight the importance of promoting healthy relationships.

Dating Matters takes place in a virtual school setting, complete with navigation through school hallways and classrooms. A teacher's whiteboard will present information in a user-friendly way and provide navigation, help, and interactive resources for use throughout the course.

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