Domestic Violence Workshop: 2nd Annual See it, Stop it, Prevent it for Teen Presented by BreakFree
October 01, 2007
Oct 01, 2007 -- /prbuzz/ --See It, Stop It, Prevent it will target youth between the ages of 13-18. During the “See It, Stop It, Prevent It” workshop, there will be a skit demonstrating an unhealthy relationship and how to handle the situation in a safe manner. There will be a panel discussion that will consist of teenage panelists, designed to allow them to do more of the talking, voice their opinions, concerns, and come up with solutions as a group with their peers and group facilitators.

Special Guests: National Recording Artist …HESTON, A-Team co-host Rashan Ali-Smith of the HOT 107.9 morning show, Actor/Rapper JT Knight whose credits include “Every Body Hates Chris”, “ER” and the Cartoon Network.

See It, Stop It, Prevent It will shed light on an issue that constantly prevails in the African American community, yet the vicious malady is rarely discussed or tackled. *“Approximately one in five female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner. **Among female students between the ages of 15-20 who reported at least one violent act during a dating relationship, 24% reported experiencing extremely violent incidents such as rape or the use of weapons against them.
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The Break Free Campaign for Teen Domestic Violence was founded in 2005 to broaden the discussion among teen domestic violence, address the epidemic that lies beneath the social phenomenon and become a catalyst for change. Our mission is to eliminate teen abusive relationships by developing, establishing and supporting solutions, resources and program innovations that promote healthy relationships amongst our most affected adolescents.

***For more information and to register your teen, group, or organization please contact either Shameka Gumbs or Bessie Winn 404-551-5213 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ***

*Jay G. Silverman et al., Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality, 286 J. Am. Med. Ass'n 572-579 (2001).

**P.Y. Symons et al., Prevalence and Predictors of Adolescent Dating Violence, 7 J. of Child & Adolescent Pediatric Nursing 14 (1994).
About the Press Release
ATLANTA (September 27, 2007): Shameka Gumbs - Founder of the Atlanta Hip Hop Film Festival, and Bessie Winn, Miss Black Georgia 2006; the founders of BreakFree Inc will be hosting their 2nd Annual See It, Stop It, Prevent It teenage domestic violence seminar on Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Performing Arts Center. The seminar is also in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness month. The colloquium will consist of a panel of youth speakers from the metro Atlanta area.


 
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