MALE AND FEMALE PRESSURE

Amnion Relationship Education Program
2251 Garrett Road, Upper Darby, PA 19026 610-622-9957 www.relationship-education.org Relationship Education Team approaches the subject of sex in a sensitive yet realistic way that encourages teens and young adults to think critically about their own decisions.
 
Tom Hurster, LCSW BCD
The Wilson Building, Suite 213, 26 Summit Grove Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. 610-525-5030 Clinical social worker with a private psychotherapy practice geared towards children and adolescents, he specializes in therapy groups for adolescents.
 
Council for Relationships-Dr. Stephen Treat
4025 Chestnut Street, 1st Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-382-6680 www.councilforrelationships.org The topic family dynamics is an important area for all individuals to explore. CFR, a non-profit counseling, training, education and research center has been working to help people understand families and build relationship health for 70 years.
 
The Ophelia Project
718 Nevada Drive, Erie, PA 16505 888-256-5437 www.opheliaproject.org This project raises awareness about relational aggression, provide educational resources and original programs and advocate for healthy peer relationships and a system that serves the broader culture, striving to create a safer social culture for all.
 
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
1877 Broadway Street, Suite 601, Boulder, CO 80302 303-492-1032 Under the direction of Delbert Elliott, this University of Colorado center has exhaustively researched "what works" when it comes to violence prevention and reduction programs. For information, contact Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence.
 
Family life Development Center
For information, call 607- 255-7794 www.human.cornell.edu/fldc/
 
The Family Life Development Center's mission is to improve professional and public efforts to understand and deal with risk factors in the lives of children, youth, families, and communities. It focuses on strategies and programs to help vulnerable children and youth by strengthening families and communities. The center accomplishes its mission through research, training, outreach, and education. The current areas of special interest are the role of emerging technologies in training professionals, childhood violence prevention, and programs to guarantee children's rights.
 
ON THE BOOKSHELVES:
 
Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them by James Garbarino, Ph. D.