Helping Teens Stop Violence, Build Community, and Stand for Justice

Helping Teens Stop Violence, newly revised and expanded 2011 edition

Author: 
Allen Creighton and Paul Kivel
Publish Date: 
2011
Media Type: 
Publication
Category: 
Training Tools
Promising Programs
Capacity Building
Prevention Strategy Type: 
Bystander Intervention
Community Engagement
Community Organizing
Education/Raising Awareness
Engaging Boys & Men
Leadership Development
Mentorship
Peacemaking
Peer Influence/Norms Change
Preventing Adolescent Aggression
Systems Change
Related Links: 
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This publication provides support for adults working with young people and was designed to be a companion piece to Making the Peace, Days of Respect and Making Allies, Making Friends. It helps prepare adults for working with young people on addressing violence and oppression by providing a theoretical framework for violence prevention work along with exercises in being effective allies to youth.

Includes step-by-step support for adult influencers of youth: teachers, coaches; counselors, etc., who are interested in supporting young people to become activists and to work to address issues of social justice.

 

May be viewed as a companion piece to support adults that are facilitating Making the Peace, Days of Respect and Making Allies, Making Friends.

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