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empower youth to empower communities"To register online, Click here.
Summer Leadership Program 2009 Fact Sheet
The Beginning:
The Teen CONTACT Program at CONTACT Crisis Line partnered with Dallas Parks & Recreation Youth Development Program, Greater Dallas Council of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and Dallas ISD Safe and Drug-Free Schools to create a dynamic summer leadership program for Dallas ISD high school students.
The Name:
sync
. means to link, synchronize, harmonize, agree, correspond, equal, match. (dictionary.com)sync. in for success
.Date:
Every Tuesday & Wednesday from July 14th until August 5th. 1- 4 PM each day.
4 weeks total, 2 Days each week, for 3 hours.
Parent orientation, Monday, July 13th, 6:00-7:30 PM for training and understanding of the program. Dinner provided.
Location:
Dallas Fair Park in the Embarcadero Building, 1229 Admiral Nimitz Dr.
The Mission:
"sync. 2009 tour" is a four week leadership summer program for high school students from Dallas ISD schools. For the first summer, registration will be limited to the first 60 students. Each participant will learn how to build leadership skills and assets that they can use in their everyday lives.
Topics such as positive relationships & boundaries, cyberbullying, teen dating violence, alcohol and drug abuse, depression and suicide, media influence, self-image, and leadership development will be introduced in a new format accented with developmental tools to help students through daily stressors.
Students will be assigned to gender specific groups, which allows both males and females to talk freely, peer to peer, about the issue and how it affects them personally
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We offer many different presentations and trainings for teens. If you would like more information about the topics listed below, just click on the topic.
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Links:
Here are some links to other good sites for teenagers and about teenagers. Have a site you'd like to include? Email us.
Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Illness:
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
National Mental Health Awareness Campaign
Teen DepressionSuicide:
The Befrienders
Reach OutSubstance Abuse and Prevention:
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Youth to Youth
M.A.D.D
Smoking Information for Youth
Smoking Information
Teen Drug Treatment Information
Marijuana Facts for TeensSexually Transmitted Diseases:
American Social Health Association
HIT Squad: HIV Intervention for Teens
National Pediatric AIDS NetworkDallas Resource and Activity Guide:
www.child.net/dallas.htmConflict, Anger Management and Violence:
APA – Warning Signs of Teen Violence and Anger Control
Dating Violence and Rape
Youth Vision Project
National Resource Center for Safe Schools
National Crime Prevention Council – 12 Things Students Can Do
Violence Prevention Resources
National Youth Gang Center
Special on Teen Dating ViolenceDating Violence:
PBS Special on Teen Dating Violence
Dating Violence and RapeDating and Sex:
American Social Health Association
Teen Growth.Com
Planned Parenthood
The Teen Files – The Truth About Sex
Planned Parenthood – Teen Sex
Teen PregnancyRunaways:
National Runaway SwitchboardCareer, Finance and Education:
Career Options (includes the military)General:
Teen Site
Articles on Teen Education
Resources to Help
- Counseling
- Health Care
- Job Help
- Resources for Special Need Teens
- Emergency Numbers
- Local Libraries
- Fire Station / Police Help
Rest Your Mind: The Fun Stuff
- Things to Do in Dallas
- Youth Groups
- Service Opportunities
- Exercise & Outdoor Activities
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