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Teen Pregnancy

♦ October 5, 2010 ♦ Leave Your Comment

The US has made remarkable progress in reducing teen pregnancy and birth rates over the past decade-teen pregnancy is down 28% and teen birth rates have declined by one-third. Yet more needs to be done. Too many teens are still getting pregnant and becoming young parents. One in three girls still become pregnant by age …

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HOW CAN I HELP?

♦ October 2, 2010 ♦ Leave Your Comment

ASK. Does your friend seem to miss a lot of school or work? Have their sleep or eating habits changed? Do they have low self-esteem? Have you noticed bruises on your friend’s body? Do seem sad, distracted or depressed? These may be signs of an abusive relationship, and shame prevents a person from telling someone …

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WHAT IS RELATIONSHIP ABUSE?

♦ September 27, 2010 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Relationship abuse is the use of intimidation and/or forces by one person in a relationship over the other. It can include any form of verbal, emotional, mental, physical and/or sexual abuse or violence, and happens in both heterosexual and same- sex relationships. In an abusive relationship it is not unusual for the abuser to express …

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The negotiation of romantic relationships

♦ January 27, 2010 ♦ Leave Your Comment

We believe a behavioural systems approach to adolescent romantic relationships permits an examination of some of the major functions that communication serves in these relationships. We also have discussed how developmental changes in behavioural systems relate to changes in the characteristics of adolescent romantic relationships and in the functions of communication. A critical issue to …

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