Ages 14 to 18
The years you start making these calls on your own. This page has two halves: one for you, and one for the adults who are raising or teaching you.
What they're ready to learn
Protect yourselfExit plans and code wordsCheck yourselfConsent in plain termsStep inInterrupting at a party, getting a friend home
[Final lines for each path come from the Phase 1 sources.]
For you
Is this love or control?[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedYour exit, your rules: X-plans and code words[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedIf someone's threatening to share your pics[One-line summary, written from the sources]1 sourceDraft · PlannedParties: looking after yourself and your people[One-line summary, written from the sources]4 sourcesDraft · PlannedScams that target people your age[One-line summary, written from the sources]1 sourceDraft · PlannedConsent, in plain words[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedDrunk can mean they can't say yes[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedDon't forward it[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedSaying no to your friends[One-line summary, written from the sources]1 sourceDraft · PlannedWhy your friends make you braver (and dumber)[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedGetting a friend home, and knowing when to call 911[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedThe 5 Ds at a party[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedBeing there afterwards[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedDoes stepping in actually work?[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedWhen your friend is the problem[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · Planned
Stories
Real story. No AI was used to write it.For teens and adultsStacy's near miss: the job interviewDraft · DraftingReal story. No AI was used to write it.For teens and adultsStacy's near miss: the night I don't rememberDraft · DraftingReal story, shared publicly. Credited to Leah Bartell, NPR My Unsung Hero.For teens and adults2 men cornered her on a dark street. Then she saw a carDraft · PlannedReal story, shared publicly. Credited to Everett Miller, NPR My Unsung Hero.For teens and adultsA teenager stopped him from stealing, and he never forgot itDraft · Planned
For parents and educators
For the adults in their lives
Teens learn more from a conversation than a lecture. These guides help you start one, and help schools make it part of the year.
Make the X-plan together, and keep your side of it[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedTalking about dating before they're dating[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedThe sextortion talk, especially with sons[One-line summary, written from the sources]1 sourceDraft · PlannedRaising someone who asks first[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedAlcohol, the teenage brain and their choices[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedRaising an upstander[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · Planned
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