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Happy February! While this month often brings to mind love and romance, it has an additional significance for me, as executive director of Break the Cycle, a leading dating abuse prevention agency. I recognize February as National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month.
Did you know, one in three teens will experience abuse in a dating relationship and more than two-thirds of them will never report it to anyone?
It doesn’t have to be that way.
We can all model loving, respectful and healthy relationships for the young people in our lives. And more importantly, we can all offer help to those – especially youth -- who may be in unhealthy or abusive relationships.
Thanks to our partnership with the National Dating Abuse Helpline, young people can now learn dating basics, find communication tips, take quizzes to assess their relationships and get the help they need all in one place—loveisrespect.org. It’s a cooler, smarter, better website where teens can chat, call (866-331-9474 or TTY 866-331-8453) or for the first time ever, TEXT with a peer advocate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. How cool is that?
We are so proud to have launched the first national texting service addressing dating abuse. With Verizon’s support, we will conduct an independent, third-party evaluation on the impact of this valuable new resource. This research will help us continue to improve the help services and the extensive library of relationship tips and tools at loveisrespect.org.
You can help us spread the word! If you know a teen or twenty-something, tell them about loveisrespect.org.
[Editor’s note: Click here for photos from the Louder Than Words, a star-studded musical revue that brought together some of Hollywood’s brightest new talent and the business world’s most caring philanthropists to celebrate the launch of loveisrespect.org, the ultimate resource on healthy dating for teens and young adults nationwide.]
To view vital speeches given by our authors, visit our speeches page.
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Kathy Brown
S.V.P., Public Policy Development and Corporate Responsibility
Kathy leads Verizon's global corporate responsibility initiatives and policy development. She also oversees the Verizon Foundation.
James Gowen
Chief Sustainability Officer/
V.P. of Services Operations
James oversees Verizon’s supply chain, vehicle fleet, investment recovery, purchasing and materials management and sustainability initiatives.
Rose Kirk
President, Verizon Foundation
Rose leads Verizon's philanthropic strategy with an emphasis on projects that demonstrate the use of Verizon's technology in addressing social issues such as education, domestic violence prevention and online safety. The Verizon Foundation is one of the 15 largest corporate foundations in America.
Jack McArtney
Director of Corporate and Community Responsibility
Jack promotes digital wellness and online safety. He works with parents, educators, service providers, application developers and industry leaders to foster responsible use of Verizon's mobile and broadband networks.
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