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 April 2014 

Is Your Teen's Relationship Safe? 

Join us for lunch and an informative program: Love Shouldn't Hurt 

 

 

 

Thursday, May 15, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

YES Bellevue, 999 164th Avenue NE

 

 

Please RSVP by phone at 425.586.2326 or by email

 

 

Nearly one-third of all young people experience abuse in their romantic relationships. This interactive and informative program will offer practical tips for identifying the signs of harmful relationships and what you can do to help your teen. You'll hear from YES staff and be inspired by a client's story of survival and recovery. Love Shouldn't Hurt will cover the early and progressive signs of an abusive relationship, interventions that help to break the cycle, and what supports you can offer.

 

Lunch is complimentary and tours are available. This is not a fundraiser.

In the News 
Important information you want to know 

 

Social media is affecting the way kids look at friendship and intimacy, according to researchers. The typical teenager has 300 Facebook friends and 79 Twitter followers, the Pew Internet and American Life project found in its report, Teens, Social Media and Privacy. The 2013 study also says the norms around privacy are changing and the paper, Online Privacy, Online Publicity, points out that most kids have only a limited understanding of things such as privacy policies and geo-location services.

Teens know that drinking or using a cell phone while driving are dangerous behaviors - that's no surprise. What is surprising is that according to a new survey from SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), teens seem to have a different definition of what it actually means to engage in these potentially deadly behaviors. From drinking and texting while driving to using a designated driver, the new survey highlights a sharp disconnect between what teens acknowledge as risky behavior and what they actually admit to doing behind the wheel.

 
Surveys reveal that many parents place greater importance on caring than achievement. But despite the significance this holds in our lives, teaching children to care about others is no simple task. This article gives good insight into Raising a Moral Child
Save the Date
Jani Sisko Memorial 5K Run benefiting YES
Saturday, June 21, from 9 am to 12 pm  
Grass Lawn Park, Redmond
Please contact Susan Sisko at 425.205.5116 for information and to register.
Youth clients, joined by our keynote speaker - musician Brandi Carlile - inspired a capacity crowd at the 2014 Invest in Youth Breakfast last month.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors and top corporate sponsors that included Microsoft, Costco, Nintendo and Symetra, we raised a record $611K for the YES Lifeline Fund, which supports uncompensated care and underfunded prevention programs and services. Read highlights of the program and enjoy photos in our Facebook album.

The main topic of my remarks at the breakfast was the rising instances of youth suicide. Truly, in all the years I've been doing this work I've never seen such an increase in suicide and self-harm among our youth. Eastside kids are taking their lives at an alarming rate. The common thread among all our client speakers was that adults can make a difference by listening to young people and giving them their full attention - even when it seems they may not want it.

If you were unable to join us at the breakfast and would like to support our work, please donate during The Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG  event on Tuesday, May 6. Watch for news of the heroes in the YES community and help youth and families in distress.

Happy Spring!
 

With gratitude,

 

  

Patti Skelton-McGougan 
Executive Director  
  
 
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