loveisrespect Blog

The Wilton bulletin published this story today about a powerful teen dating abuse display created by students at Wilton High School.  Last week was National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Week, but this is a great way to spread awareness of teen dating abuse as an issue any time of the year.

We’re really excited to post our PSA featuring Camille Winbush.  Check it out here and by visiting our new YouTube non-profit channel.

Ashley Hoyle, the winner of our Teen Dating Bill of Rights video contest, met with Tim Gunn and Jaslene Gonzalez during her trip to NYC (the first place prize) last week. We heard she had a great time, and we’re so glad she helped kick off Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.

Her hometown newspaper, the Wichita Eagle, ran a nice story about Ashley and the story behind her winning video. We’d like to thank Ashley again for her time and efforts. We hope her story will reach others experiencing dating abuse in their relationship.

We’d also really like to thank her teacher, Brian Latta, who generated the interest in our video contest within his classroom.

Today marks the first day of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week. Check out our toolkit for spreading awareness of teen dating abuse this week in your school or community. And if there are activities going on in your area this week that you’d like us to know about, leave us a comment.