To request copies of the action kit or to learn more about the Students Together Organizing Peace (STOP) youth movement, contact:
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW),
605 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400,
Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Phone: (213) 955-9090.
Web site: www.lacaaw.org

"Relationship violence is preventable."

"Relationship violence is when a person repeatedly threatens to or actually inflicts physical, sexual or verbal injury on their boyfriend or girlfriend."

Nine sturdy cards packed with information on recognizing and eliminating teen relationship violence are tucked into this compact 4 x 6 inch action kit designed by the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW). Arranged in a tiered display, each card addresses an aspect of teen dating violence. The "Check Yourself " card contains quizzes to help teens decide if they are either perpetrating or being threatened with abuse in their current relationship, along with actions steps to take to end the violence. The "Reality Check" card contrasts myths about dating violence and counterbalancing facts and statistics. The "What You Can Do" card includes a safety planning checklist and a set of tips for teens on how to help someone they suspect is being abused. Other cards spell out steps young people can take in resolving conflicts and creating healthy relationships. A set of crisis and hotline numbers are printed on a small wallet size card. The kit also includes information about the S.T.O.P. youth program (Students Together Organizing Peace), a program designed to educate teens, cultivate youth leadership, and mobilize young people to organize violence prevention activities in their own schools, and communities using theater, rallies, peer education and other mobilizing tactics.

Recommended for teens, youth advocates, parents and teachers working to help young people develop healthy, non-abusive relationships.