Have you had a chance to check out Break the Cycle’sHave a Heart Campaign yet? They have a lot of really good resources and ideas for spreading awareness. One thing we really like is their HEART Someone initiative. They made these really cool health-e relationship cards that you can send out to your boyfriend, girlfriend or whoever else you want! The e-cards are free to send out and are a great way of thanking the special people in your life for being a healthy part of your life. Click here to send out your cards.
Have you guys been keeping up with MTV’s “A Thin Line” campaign? It has been so much fun being a partner in this amazing initiative and we hope you have had a chance to check out their awesome website. They have a ton of videos, banners, a quiz, and lots of great resources. We embedded some of our favorite videos from the website on our own site, which you can check out here. Also, be sure to enter their “Redraw the Line Challenge” for a chance to win $10,000! Click here for the details, and hurry because applications are due February 19!
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and there are a ton of ways you can support the cause. We put together a list of cool things you can do this month to help spread awareness.
Put a purple ribbon up as your facebook/twitter/myspace profile pic to show your support for ending domestic violence.
Post a link on your profiles to www.loveisrespect.org to spread healthy dating awareness and let your friends know about the awesome resources we have if they ever need help.
Send anti-dating violence awareness mass texts to your friends.
Organize an anti-dating violence rally at your school.
Submit an article on teen dating violence awareness to your school newspaper.
Write a letter to get a Teen Dating Abuse curriculum in your school; Dosomething.org has great info on the steps you need to take.
Create an anti-dating violence PSA and post it to your YouTube account.
The peer advocates at loveisrespect know that dating abuse happens in all types of teen relationships, including same sex relationships. We take calls and chats every day from GLBTQ teens and talk to them about healthy relationships, safety planning, and if they’re ready, how to end an abusive relationship.
When any of our callers/chatters need help with issues other than dating abuse, we try to give them a resource that can help. As part of our new and improved blog, we’d like to feature those resources on occasion – today we start with the Trevor Project.
Oftentimes, GLBTQ youth have needs that fall outside the area of dating abuse. In these cases, a great resource for GLBTQ youth is the Trevor Project. The Trevor Project has awesomely fabulous advocates to help out with all sorts of life problems that GLBTQ youth could be going through. That’s why we were thrilled to see the Trevor Project profiled by CNN today. Congrats, Trevor Project, keep doing what you’re doing!
Have you had a chance to check out Break the Cycle’s Have a Heart Campaign yet? They have a lot of really good resources and ideas for spreading awareness. One thing we really like is their HEART Someone initiative. They made these really cool health-e relationship cards that you can send out to your boyfriend, girlfriend or whoever else you want! The e-cards are free to send out and are a great way of thanking the special people in your life for being a healthy part of your life. Click here to send out your cards.
