Sometimes a long talk with a friend can be just what the doctor ordered. Kayla might not realize how much talking and listening mean to Angela, and what a big difference thay can make. But they mean a whole lot to someone who feels isolated by an unhealthy relationship.


"I was embarrassed to talk about it and no one asked!" remembers Rosalind Wiseman, whose boyfriend started abusing her during her freshman year of high school. "Now I understand how hard it was for them to know what to say or how to respond."

Wiseman, a co-founder of the Empower Program in Washington, DC, suggests ways that you can bring up dating violence if you are worried about a friend...

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