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SMART Dating : Safe Mutually Reaffirming Relationships for Teens, includes local help.

The Date Safe Project
The Date Safe Project, Inc. provides parents, educators, educational institutions, students, military installations, community organizations, state agencies, and federal government resources, educational materials, and programming addressing consent, healthy intimacy, sexual education, sexual assault awareness, bystander intervention, and support for sexual assault survivors. View Website

Date Rape Drugs: Rohypnol, Ketamine, and GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate), includes information about How Date Rapes Occur, Ways to avoid Date Rape, and A personal account.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently released a free downloadable video entitled Break the Silence: Stop the Violence.
The video helps parents talk with teens about developing healthy, respectful relationships before they start dating. In honest, straightforward language, it challenges parents to communicate openly about dating violence, to be a good role model, and to monitor their children's activities.

The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center and the Domestic Violence Center have a joint project called Reality Check Cleveland. It’s a myspace site where young people can go to get the facts about dating. The site address is www.myspace.com/realitycheckcleveland

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Articles
2008-09 Archive

30% of Teens Report Abuse in Relationships (CBS, Dec. 3, 2009)
"All I remember was landing face first on the floor," said Tina, 18. Tina - disguised for her safety - says the violence spiraled out of control during her six-month relationship with her 17-year-old boyfriend. <Read More>