Healthy Teen Dating Conference  

November 14, 2009

Saturday 9:30am - 3:30pm

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Montgomery County, MD

Choose Respect Montgomery

Teen Dating Conference

Saturday, November 14, 2009

9:30 am-3:30 pm

The Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC) in collaboration with Montgomery College, numerous Montgomery County agencies and community organizations is pleased to announce Choose Respect Montgomery,

a teen dating conference for teens ages 12-18 and their parents. 

The Rockville Campus of Montgomery College will host this one day conference at their Theatre Arts Building.  The award winning youth performing arts organization, City at Peace www.cityatpeacedc.org/ will be featured as the opening performance. There will be workshops for teens including sessions on healthy teen dating behaviors and recognizing abuse in dating relationships and misuse of technology.

Parents are welcome to stay and participate in their own workshop sessions regarding teen dating behaviors. Parent’s workshops will be offered in both English and Spanish. Bill Mitchell, President of The Kristin Mitchell Foundation, www.kristinskrusade.com an organization that supports educational efforts that raise awareness of unhealthy dating relationships will conduct one of the workshops.

The conference will also feature free lunch and door prizes. The event will conclude with the recognition of the winners of Choose Respect Montgomery Public Service Announcement Contest.

For more information call 240 777-5573