WE MADE A MOVIE!
Learn more about our debut film,
BROKEN HARMONIES
Start Strong Bronx blogs too! Click here to see what we're talking about.... Join the conversation and stand up against teen dating violence!
This summer, our Project Coordinator, Alexandra Smith, and our TAB member, Veronica, had the opportunity to attend a party at Vice President Joe Biden's home!
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THANK YOU TO ALL SUPPORTERS WHO TOOK A STAND!
The NYC Department of Education's Panel on Educational Policy added a definition of dating abuse to Chancellor's Regulation A-831 on peer-to-peer sexual harassment at their October 12th meeting. Read NY Times and GothamSchools articles. Download the new Regulation and brochure that should be handed out at all schools on the DOE site , and scroll down to
A-831. Make sure your school or your child's school has a Sexual Harassment liaison and Respect for All liaison who knows how to report incidents and keep victims safe. For more information, contact Christina Alex .
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REGISTER NOW AND SUPPORT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS FOR ALL!
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NYC-based Hispanic advertising agency, for donating their time and talent to spread our message!
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Support for this website was provided by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships.
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Email us by clicking HERE , and let us know about anything new that is of interest to you!
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We are looking for a few smart, fun, and dynamic teens who love the Bronx and are committed to spreading the message of safe, supportive relationships to join our Teen Advisory Board. We meet on Friday afternoons at 3:30pm, and give workshops to teens, and younger kids about having healthy relationships and speaking out against teen dating violence. If you're interested, leave us a note.
Building block of the Week:
Safety
What actions make you feel safe?
Tell us at: startstrongbx.tumblr.com/ask
It's true what they say, "like father, like son". Check out this kid trying to be like his dad.
Does it feel like your kid is speaking a different language? Here are some ideas about how to bring them back.
What Do I Do...
...if my child is bullied?
1) Listen and tell them it's not their fault. It's the bully's choice to be mean.
2) Call the school and let them deal with it. Only call the bully's parent if you know them well enough that you can brainstorm solutions. For more info, go to http://www.youthvoiceproject.com.
...if my child is being abused by a dating partner?
1) Listen to your child and understand that they may love this person.
2) Encourage your child to talk to a school counselor or a dating violence counselor and make a plan about how to safely break up with the abuser. LEAVING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME, SO DO NOT ADVISE YOUR CHILD TO LEAVE WITHOUT KNOWING HOW TO DO IT SAFELY. Call the 24-hour dating abuse hotline: 1-800-621-4673(HOPE) or Day One: 800-214- 4150 for help. Learn more at dayoneny.org . Email us here for more resources in your area.
3) Support your child even if she/he is not ready to leave the abuser right away. Abusive people often isolate their victim to increase their power over them. Your child needs your support and understanding. Research found that victims will go back to the abuser 7 times before finally leaving. Talk to your child about the safe and supportive relationship she/he deserves . Use the Building Blocks as a way to start the conversation.
PARENTS: How much do you know about keeping your kids safe online? Click here to find out!
Have a question for a pediatrician or staff expert? Click here to email it to us. We will answer it here or in our parent newsletter. If you would like us to call you, please leave your phone number.
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WHO WE ARE
Start Strong Bronx is a healthy relationship program to prevent dating violence based at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center 's Department of Pediatrics.
The project is a four-year partnership between NYC Department of Education, Bronx Borough President's Office, Sanctuary for Families, Violence Intervention Program, Pregones Theater , Men Can Stop Rape and the Bronx Clergy Task Force. Start Strong Bronx was chosen out of more than 500 applicants nationwide to be part of the largest public health initiative in history to prevent dating violence. (for more info go to : www.startstrongteens.org )
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WHAT WE DO
Start Strong Bronx offers tools and solutions to building safe and supportive
relationships...where it's safe to be you.
We teach:
* What positive relationships look, feel and sound like
* The building blocks of a healthy relationship
* How to help a friend (or yourself) in an abusive relationship
WHY WE DO IT
* 10.9% of teens in NYC reported being hit, slapped or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the past year. (Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2009)
* 7.3% of NYC teens say they have been forced to have sexual intercourse (Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2009)
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FEBRUARY
is TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
SSB will be hosting screenings of our film, Broken Harmonies, at all of our partner Middle Schools.
For more information about Broken Harmonies, please click here .
MARCH
Stay Tuned for updates!
APRIL
On APRIL 27, 2011 , Start Strong Bronx and the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault will participate in Denim Day NYC because safe supportive relationships are a human right. The theme of this year’s Denim Day NYC is: Partnering with Young Men to Build Healthy Relationships.
We invite youth organizations and schools throughout the city to join us in having a Denim Day NYC activity. It can range from a moment of silence and reading the Dating Bill of Rights to hosting a workshop or planning a poetry slam.
REGISTER HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN NYC DENIM DAY 2011
To DOWNLOAD the one-pager and MOU, please click here .
Send MOUs with scanned signature to:
christinamalex_gmail.com .
In collaboration with Start Strong Bronx, the young men at DreamYard Prep are creating a play celebrating the important role that males play in building positive relationships and preventing sexual and dating violence. They will perform it at middle schools in the Bronx in April. The NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault is offering workshops for youth organizations and Lunch & Learn lectures for corporations. Sanctuary for Families and Violence Intervention Program are also offering workshops.
Everyone deserves a relationship with these building blocks:
Respect, Equality, Honesty, Communication, Trust, Support, and Happiness.
On April 20, 2010, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and representatives from the offices of City Councilwoman Annabel Palma and Speaker Christine Quinn joined Start Strong Bronx to launch the first ever Denim Day in NYC. The NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault , the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, advocates and students joined the rally on the steps of the Bronx courthouse.
Click HERE to see the video.
EMAIL US!
Feel free to downlaod our materials
If you would like more information about our film, Broken Harmonies , or to download one of our PSA's, please contact Christina Alex at christinamalex_gmail.com .
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