Sex Ed: For Parents or Students (preteens or teens)?

Who needs Sex Ed more? Parents or students (preteens or teens)? From Abstinence Only to Comprehensive Sex Ed, Sex Ed has various meanings and belief systems attached to the concept depending on your community, upbringing, school system, government, and many more variables.

While many towns and cities around the country debate how and if “Sex Ed” should be handled IN the school, WHO needs “Sex Ed” becomes an interesting question. This past summer in an article that didn’t capture the media’s attention, a college student stated he thought PARENTS need Sex Ed today.

As I travel the world speaking with parents, many Moms and Dads share real stories of how naive their fellow parents are when it comes to dating and sexual activity among their pre-teen and teenager sons and daughters. Parents constantly share how everyone wants to believe, “Not my child.”

For parents who do believe in discussing Sex Ed at home, some if not many often don’t know HOW to talk about the issue – besides trying to scare their child away from intimacy. When you share with parents about a sexual fad taking place among school age children, many Moms and Dads look at you with disbelief. Sometimes, you even hear someone say, “I’m 45 years old and have never tried that – and never would.” Their children are thinking and sometimes acting beyond their parent’s imagination.

What do you think? Do today’s parents need Sex Education? What do you think parents need to learn and/or discover? Since many people say, “That is a subject which should be taught at home,” is home the ONLY right place for teaching “Sex Ed”?  Would teaching both AT HOME and AT SCHOOL be more effective or less? Do most parents at home have the right information for teaching the subject matter? If you think parents do need Sex Ed, how would you recommend providing the education and actually getting parents to attend?

Share your thoughts and ideas in the COMMENTS section below.

K12 Certification Training

Get Licensed with THE Educational Program

for Community Educators & Activists

Imagine achieving all 4 of the following goals in your local middle schools and high schools – in less than 60 minutes:

    • REDUCE dating violence & sexual assault.
    • INCREASE Bystander Intervention
      …….
      STOP peers from using alcohol to facilitate a sexual assault
      .
    • Get MORE Students to Properly Support Survivors of Sexual Violence.
    • LOWER Frequency of Sexually Risky Behavior in Teens.

Impossible? Students in middle schools and high schools continually say they DO take the above actions after experiencing a certain one-hour educational presentation. Now, you have the opportunity to become certified to present this powerful program in your local schools.

GET RESULTS
I can’t recall an assembly that was more well received on such a relevant topic to the lives of young people in my 29 years in public education. …The results of evaluations that our students completed following this assembly were overwhelming in evoking pledges of positive behavioral change. I think this was a “wake up call.” ~Michael J. Droll, Tipton High School (IA)

Become THE SOURCE for your local schools!!

Presenting on sexual issues to middle school and high school students requires a highly trained professional because students are going to challenge you. You will have students in the audience who enjoy being a Heckler. The Heckler has one goal – to “mess you up.” If you lose your cool or lose control of the room, the presentation will fail. You must know the keys to effectively interacting with middle school through high school age students.

For schools to give you valuable class time, they will insist that you use an established program which is truly life-changing, content rich, engaging, and SAFE for their students. Throughout North America over the past two decades, the one solution continually praised by educators and administrators is the “Can I Kiss You?” Show because each aspect of the program brings PROVEN RESULTS!

For the first time ever, you have the opportunity to become certified to present the “Can I Kiss You?” program in your local middle schools and high schools. Participate in this fully comprehensive three-day “K12 Certification Training” from February 21st to 23rd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with internationally renowned educator and author, Mike Domitrz. During these 3 days with Mike, you will get the most powerful techniques for engaging students in middle schools and high schools. PLUS, you will become certified to present the “Can I Kiss You?” Show in your local schools!

In 3 jam-packed days, you will receive all the following:


  1. WORKBOOK AND MANUAL. Follow along with Mike throughout the 3 days in this in-depth Workbook and Manual filled with great strategies and insights for presenting the “Can I Kiss You?” Show.
  2. Top Secret ScriptDETAILED SCRIPT of the “Can I Kiss You?” program. You will be one of the first people to ever receive the official script for the critically acclaimed presentation. You will have every word needed to bring this dynamic and powerful program to your community.

    THE POWER YOU’LL BE GIVING STUDENTS:
    “I wanted to let you know how much that presentation has changed my life. I brought my boyfriend with me to your presentation and it has brought a change in him I can barely recognize. I knew that he loved me, but now he shows it by respecting me. I just wanted to say thank you and what you are doing is amazing.” – Student in WI

  3. CLASSROOM vs. ASSEMBLY SPEAKING. Discover the techniques professional speakers utilize to create a powerful impact with ALL audiences. Sharing with an individual classroom is very different than speaking to 500 or 1,000 students in a general assembly. Thus, you must know the formula for being a successful speaker with audiences of ALL SIZES.

    Students having FUN and LEARNING

    Over 700 students learning AND having fun.

    The speaking and improv skills you will obtain during this workshop will stick with you for life – including when Mike Domitrz reveals how to use the “Call-Back” Strategy to get students to take an in-depth look at their own decision-making. To see and hear an entire school unite for positive change is an incredible accomplishment you will love being a part of!
  4. APPROPRIATE AND HILARIOUS HUMOR . When discussing what is often an uncomfortable subject for many students, integrating effective humor into your speech is a necessity. Like adults, students learn FASTER while laughing. Once students are having fun, their mental and emotional barriers are broken down. Now, their minds are open to new ways of thinking.

    Telling a joke or “being funny” is very different than utilizing humor with an educational goal as the focus. Even people who think they are naturally funny will often FAIL with student audiences. The good news for you is the script is already written with lots of humor included. At the LIVE training, Mike will reveal how to bring the humor in the script to LIFE. Get ready to HAVE FUN!

    Wait. Are you someone who doesn’t think you are funny? By learning the techniques Mike is going to share with you, YOU WILL GET LAUGHS. In fact, Mike has frequently found the people who “think” they are not funny are often the best presenters for getting students to laugh.

  5. I like the way you use humor to soften the mood of what could be an uncomfortable subject.Student

  6. ABSTINENCE vs. COMPREHENSIVE SEX ED: Do your local schools teach “Abstinence Only” or “Comprehensive Sex Ed,” or do you have both approaches being taught in your region? Good News! The “Can I Kiss You?” program works with all school approaches to sexual education. Too many organizations use programming schools consider to be controversial. If you can’t get into the school, making an impact is nearly impossible.

    “Can I Kiss You?” has been successful in Catholic middle schools; high schools where condoms are handed out to students; rural communities, inner cities, and some of the country’s most elite boarding schools on the East Coast. You will be getting certified for a program schools consider to be SAFE. Best of all, you will be helping create positive change in the lives of students.

    Your language and examples were right on target for our age group. They were riveted in their seats”
    - Yvonne McGilvary, Teacher at St. Charles School Burlington (WI)”

    During the K12 Certification Training, Mike will provide you with specific language to use based on your local school’s approach to sexual education. If you’ve run into conflict with local schools in the past, bring the comments administrators have stated to you and Mike will provide you with potential solutions.

  7. HANDLING THE HECKLER: Veteran speakers turn to Mike Domitrz for this one-of-a-kind approach he has successfully used throughout the years. Mike will quickly show you how to turn hecklers into fans with his proven, non-threatening approach for overcoming those “challenging” moments. You will have a blast experimenting with this technique throughout the 3-day training.

    You presented such important issues in such a non-threatening manner. We will definitely be asking you to return to our campus. Thank you again for this presentation. You are really on track by connecting with the audience. I will be in touch with you again, that’s for sure!”
    -  Suzanne Sarner, Counselor, Sussex County Technical High School (NJ)

  8. INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE – LIVE. You will have the option to present pieces from the script to a small group of peers during the 3-Day Training. Several attendees will get the chance to present to the entire group and receive personal feedback from Mike Domitrz.
  9. The GUIDE SCHOOLS LOVE: Do you love when someone provides you a resource that makes your life EASIER? The Event Details Guide is that exact resource for the schools you are going to work with (whether it’s one person or a committee). The Event Details Guide is a 32-page in-depth packet with all the tiny bits of detail middle schools and high schools demand, including but not limited to:
    1. Layouts for how to setup the room for the presentation;
    2. Receiving prewritten letters to send to parents;
    3. Sample Press Releases for local media;
    4. How to build community support for this life changing program; and
    5. MUCH MUCH MORE…

    Every time the packet is updated throughout the year, you will receive the newest version from The Date Safe Project.

  10. NIGHT OF GIVING & RECEIVING. On this special evening during the 3-Day Training, you will learn everyone’s best ideas and “Aha” Moments (“Best Practices” that attendees are currently using as well as ideas generated by the group during the training). By sharing, we all grow and expand our possibilities.
  11. Using TECHNOLOGY with Students: See why you WANT the students to have their phones on while you speak. Mike Domitrz will show you an easy way to engage students with their cell phones – while you are actually speaking with them. Plus, he will give you a cool way to keep the conversation going with the students long AFTER you leave the school – all through basic cell phone technology. Gain simple ways to ENGAGE your audience through technology.
  12. CERTIFICATION for ONE YEAR to present the “Can I Kiss You?” program in middle schools and high schools throughout your local region starting on February 27, 2012 (can be renewed before February 26, 2013).
  13. RESULTS = ACTION! The purpose of an educational program is not just to raise awareness. The ultimate goal is to GET STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION. After experiencing you present the “Can I Kiss You?” Show, students in your community will no longer be passive bystanders. In fact, all genders will look forward to peacefully intervening in dangerous situations.

    Students will want to stop the predator at the parties; students will want to ASK FIRST when in an intimate moment (and will want their partners to ASK FIRST); and they will open their hearts and minds to the survivors in their lives – both now and in the future. Imagine helping students take all these actions. You have the opportunity. Become a Certified “Can I Kiss You?” Trainer and Presenter.

    After capturing their curiosity and respect, Mike leads his audience in a profoundly practical exploration of the importance of asking.” 
    ~ Dr. Debra Mashek,
    Editor of Handbook of Closeness and Intimacy.

  14. ONLINE VIDEO TRAINING You will receive FULL ACCESS to Online Video Training for ONE YEAR (video recording of the live training you will participate in from Feb. 21st to 23rd in Milwaukee, WI). Throughout the year, go back and watch any section of the training. Each week, take a few minutes to fine-tune your presentation skills. Included is an online forum for continually sharing with all the wonderful people you will get to know during the training.

  15. EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO YOUR LOCAL AREA. Upon registering for the 3-day training, you will be guaranteed the exclusive rights for presenting the “Can I Kiss You?” Show in your local middle schools and high schools. The sooner you register, the quicker you will be promised your region. Providing you exclusive rights ensures you will not be “competing” with another nearby agency also trying to offer the “Can I Kiss You?” program to your local middle schools and high schools.

  16. BONUS

    GET TWO COMPLETE RESOURCE PACKAGES :

    • 25 Paperback editions of the May I Kiss You? Books for classroom use [$300 Value]
    • Interactive and easy-to-use Instructor’s Guide for May I Kiss You? Book [$175 Value]
    • HELP! My Teen Is Dating. Realistic Solutions to Tough Conversations” DVD & Book Set [$49.97 Value]
    • The COMPLETE SET of the “Do You Ask?” Educational Poster Series on Healthy Dating & Consent [$80 Value]
    • Two of every T-shirt The Date Safe Project Inc sells to students (Both versions of the “Can I Kiss You?” Shirts and the “Want Some Action? RESPECT the Answer” T-shirts) [$150 Value]
    • 1,000 “Can I Kiss You?” Tattoos and Buttons [$420 Value]

    Each Package is Worth $1,174.97 x 2 = $2,349.94 VALUE

    You will have the ultimate combination of resources to make your first presentation a HUGE SUCCESS and to provide your local schools with plenty of follow-through materials.

3 Powerhouse Days with Mike Domitrz:
February 21st – 23rd, you will be getting a rare opportunity to work with one of the leading minds for discussing verbal consent, encouraging bystander intervention, and supporting survivors of sexual assault. You will get to explore and fully comprehend the skills, strategies, and techniques Mike utilizes with middle school and high school students.

You will be challenged, entertained, and inspired by a critically acclaimed author, producer of educational materials, and award-winning speaker. Mike Domitrz is continually sought out by organizations and institutions around the world (from local crisis centers to the U.S. Military). Members of the National Speakers Association seek him out for his incredible track record of engaging audiences AND getting people to take positive actions in their lives.

Be a part of this one-of-a-kind event. Mike has NEVER opened his mind to one group at a live event like he will be for those attending the K12 Certification Training. To guarantee an intimate environment for sharing and learning, REGISTRATION IS LIMITED.

If you have ever had the opportunity to see Mike Domitrz speak, you know his passion for making a positive difference is contagious. By working closely with Mike, you are going to find new ways to draw from your own passion and personal mission to positively impact every audience!

Known for holding nothing back, Mike Domitrz is one of the most openly giving professionals. You will hear the nitty-gritty of presenting a highly interactive presentation: the good, the bad, and the awesome! With Mike sharing as many scenarios as possible during the 3-day training, you will gain a newfound confidence to handle any situation you will face while presenting the “Can I Kiss You?” Show. In fact, you will look forward to the first time a “challenge” comes your way!

DID YOU KNOW? The most highly respected professional trade organization in the world for experts and speakers, the National Speakers Association, recently shared 5 minutes of the “Can I Kiss You?” Show with their members in a brand new segment titled “Awesome Excerpts.” The segment shares live audio from the top speakers in the world.

This past November, Mike received a standing ovation from the Canadian Association for Professional Speakers Convention after he shared unique ways to interact with audiences in his luncheon keynote. Mike Domitrz is the ONLY expert and ally addressing healthy dating, respect, boundaries, bystander intervention and supporting survivors who has earned the Certified Speaking Professional Designation from the National Speakers Association. To do so, your clients over 5 YEARS must rate you at least a 7.5 out of 10 in EVERY category (Mike averages a 90% approval rating with audiences). Plus, you must present at least 50 presentations a year for 5 consecutive years. With Mike Domitrz, you KNOW are working with a seasoned and highly respected professional!

BONUS TIME TOGETHER
Each morning during the K12 Certification Training, get your day started with a dose of positive energy by joining Mike on a group walk (optional). Use this time walking with Mike to ask questions.

The VALUE FOR YOU
When educational institutions and crisis centers around the country contract The Date Safe Project to have Mike Domitrz present the “Can I Kiss You?” program and his popular “Train the Trainer” Workshop in their communities, the standard fee is $6,000 a day. With the K12 Certification Training, you will be getting 3-DAYS with Mike for a tiny fraction of the typical investment.

Plus at the end of the 3-days, you will be certified to give the “Can I Kiss You?” Show (with the exact same content Mike presents) for an entire year in your community. Become THE #1 SOURCE for the middle schools and high schools in your surrounding area to turn to for creating a positive change in the behavior of their students.

Why is the certification specifically for middle schools and high schools only? While the majority of school systems WANT the “Can I Kiss You?” program brought to their community, they do not have the budget to fly Mike Domitrz into their local schools. Thus, schools will be THRILLED for you to provide the program for free or at a greatly discounted fee. Once again, you become the expert everyone is requesting!

THE CERTIFICATION
The K12 “Can I Kiss You?” Certification is provided to ENSURE that the quality and effectiveness of presentations is consistent throughout the United States and North America each year. When you are known for offering an educational program with a fantastic reputation, getting into your schools is much easier. Schools will open their doors more freely.

The Renewal
The yearly renewal is necessary to maintain a reputation of excellence among all providers of the “Can I Kiss You?” program in middle schools and high schools throughout the world.

SAVE MONEY & RAISE MONEY
Mike understands all the budget pressures agencies, nonprofits, and schools are currently experiencing and so he has created a unique system for nonprofits and schools to both save money and raise money.

SAVE UP TO $6,000 a day. Once you are certified on February 23rd, you can present the program yourself and save all the costs of bringing Mike Domitrz to your middle schools and high schools for the next 12 months!

Be a RESELLER. Provide all the educational resources from The Date Safe Project at greatly reduced prices. Then use the profits as a fundraising source for your nonprofit or school system.

Resources include popular T-shirts, books, DVDs, and much more. You can even sell the #1 selling educational posters for addressing consent, bystander intervention in dating violence, and respect of dating boundaries – the “Do You Ask?” Poster Series.

Earning ADDITIONAL INCOME: If you choose to charge for the presentations in your local schools (as low as $500 a day to no more than $2,500 a day), you get to keep the fee you charge – a great avenue for raising revenue for you, your nonprofit, and/or school.


No LIMITS
Once certified, present the “Can I Kiss You?” Program as many times as you want in middle schools and high schools in your specified region throughout the year (starting February 27, 2012). **The certification is good specifically for presentations to Middle School and High School students (not valid for any other audiences including but not limited to conferences, colleges, universities, corporations, military installations).

Renewing your certification is required to continue presenting the educational program after February 26, 2013. The annual renewal only requires an investment of $1500. You do not have to attend a live training to have your certification renewed.

BONUSES for the FIRST 10 to REGISTER:

  1. $1,500 DISCOUNT off the registration fee.
    [EARLY BIRD SPECIAL]
  2. Get a 20-minute personal consultation with Mike Domitrz during the 3-day training. Bring your questions because this is your one-on-one time with Mike.
    [$500 Value ONLY available to first 10 registered attendees]
  3. Participate in a TWO-HOUR IN-PERSON Consultation with Mike Domitrz the next time he is speaking in your region (meet him at the location of the event).
    [$2,000 Value ONLY for first 10 registered attendees]
  4. SPECIAL DINNER with Mike Domitrz at his home for a selected group of participants to be able to brainstorm and network with Mike.
    [$750 Value ONLY for first 10 registered attendees]
  5. Receive FOUR 30-minute phone sessions with Mike Domitrz over the next 6 months following the K12 Certification Training.
    [$2,000 Value ONLY available for up to 20 registered attendees]
  6. GET A BONUS 4th DAY with Mike Domitrz to attend a LIVE PRESENTATION on February 24th in a local middle school or high school near the location of the training. After the program, everyone will get to ask Mike questions about the presentation and the audience interaction they witnessed. Plus, you get a special 3-hour session with Mike to wrap up the training.
    [$3,000 Value ONLY available for up to 30 registered attendees]

    BONUSES COMBINED = $9,750 VALUE

YOUR INVESTMENT
Be one of the first 10 people to register and you will receive over $28,000 in extra training, coaching, and resources.

$9,750 in Bonuses Guaranteed to First 10 Registered (as listed above)

$2,349 in 2 Resource Packages (listed above)

$16,000 for 3-days of Training with Mike Domitrz

$28,099 worth of Training and Coaching for $4,000 only $2,500 with the Early Bird Discount.

SCHOLARSHIPS & PAYMENT PLAN NOW AVAILABLE!!

Get the EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT when you register and your investment will only be twenty-five hundred dollars ($4,000 Registration Fee with $1,500 Early Bird Discount = $2,500 investment). Receive over $28,000 worth of training for only twenty-five hundred dollars!

TO GET A SCHOLARSHIP, read to the bottom of the page.

SUPER MEGA BONUS:
and Bring a SECOND PERSON FOR FREE!!
If you are one of the FIRST 10 People to Register, your guest gets to participate in the special bonuses with you! Bringing a colleague or friend with you results in the 2 of you getting over $56,000 in value for a total of only twenty-five hundred dollars!!

APRIL is Sexual Assault Awareness Month! By getting this exclusive training NOW, you will be able to offer all the schools in your region the “Can I Kiss You?” program in APRIL for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Fantastic timing for your community!

GAIN LIFETIME SKILLS for connecting with and opening the minds of middle school and high school students (both in classroom settings and for school assemblies). You will be getting students to make POSITIVE CHANGES in their behavior toward themselves, their friends, and their partners! Working with schools will be more fun than ever before.

Be THE SOURCE for creating change in your local schools!

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Schools, Campuses, and Communities addressing healthy dating, consent, bystander intervention, and supporting survivors

Bullying MUST be addressed

This past week, much of our country learned about the Tyler Clementi suicide case (after fellow students humiliated him by posting a video of him in a private situation). How are you bringing this conversation about bullying and humiliating others into your home, your community, among your friends, colleagues, and family?

October is National Bullying Prevention Month.  What are you doing to help make a difference?  Have you talked to your children about bullying (both the act of bullying AND being bullied)?  What have you shared with them?

Have you asked them about what if feels like when you see another person in pain?  Have they ever noticed a student who others (whether 1 person or a large group) made fun of?  Did your son/daughter notice the pain the student’s face who was being humiliated?  No one deserves that treatment.

What if your child is being bullied?  Did you tell them, “If anyone ever messes with you, fight back” and just leave it at that?  What if your son/daughter doesn’t physically fight back?  What other options are you providing him/her? Are you reminding the preteens and teens in your life how much you love them and how they can ALWAYS come to you for support.  Let them know how much they DESERVE to have someone to talk with.  If they don’t feel comfortable coming to you, provide them additional options (counseling, resource lines, etc…).

Therapists and counselors are great options for many people.  You go to a lawyer for legal advice.  You go to a medical doctor for your body.  Why wouldn’t we teach our children to go to a doctor for their mind?  After all, the mind is a very complex organ! The more options you provide, the better.

Here is a powerful video from Ellen Degeneres.  Ellen and many other celebrities are speaking out right now.  Their videos are great opportunities to engage the young adults in your life through celebrities they know.  After the video, SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!!

York University in Canada Appreciates Programming

York University was another great show in Canada last night. The appreciation and respect for discussing respect AND survivors of sexual assault is inspiring. The number of times last night an audience member applauded while I was mid-sentence discussing TAKING ACTION and supporting survivors was unique.

I’d make a serious point and suddenly hear an audience member clapping to show how much they wanted to reinforce what you said. Within moments, all the students are clapping. You talk about the strength and courage of each survivor – the students are applauding the STRENGTH and COURAGE of survivors before I even finish my sentence. AWESOME!!!

Plus, York University made a point to show their support by the ADMINISTRATION. The President of the University and several VPs sat in the front row for the entire presentation – a commitment to how much they want the students to know the importance of this discussion. When they heard they were going to have a large audience, they rented a facility just off campus to insure the best attendance possible.

A big KUDOs to everyone at York!!

College Students ARE Taking Action

How much fun is getting students to make positive statements about consent?  In the past 3 weeks of our Fall “Can I Kiss You?” Tour, we have had a record number of audiences choose to make videos for YouTube on Asking First.  NOTE: The university officials in attendance ALWAYS have the final say on what we film for representing their campus. Here is a quick examples:

In addition to spreading the word via video, students typically love fun t-shirts with messages they believe in.  As evidence, a record number of students are purchasing the NEW “Can I Kiss You?” and “Want Some Action?” T-shirts at the events.  The demand has been so high that shipments have had to been sent afterward to meet the demand.  Students are telling us they love the look AND the message.

Often students find opening up and sharing with others to be difficult and/or uncomfortable.  For this reason, we have been hearing that the “Action Pad” Post-It notes (the handout every student receives when entering the “Can I Kiss You?” program – anyone can purchase the Action Pads for their campus) have been a big hit.  They enable students to SHARE positive messages through a simple post-it note.  Southern Utah University reported that their Resident Assistants have been seeing the Action Pads being used throughout the hallways of their residence halls – to promote a more caring atmosphere for everyone.

Evaluate all of the above and what you realize is STUDENTS ARE TAKING ACTION in their own lives and to spread the message into the lives of others.  Provide students fun resources for creating change and they will be happy to help make a positive difference.

P.S. College students recently contacted me to share they’ve recorded a song about “Can I Kiss You?” and are going into a professional studio to record it!!  Once the song is available, we will let you know ASAP.

This high school student Asks First & Supports Sexual Assault Survivors

This Senior student at Bitburg Air Force Base High School makes a strong statement about asking first and supporting sexual assault survivors.  The last 2 weeks was filled with speaking to wonderful groups of high school students throughout Air Force Bases in Europe.

LEAVE A COMMENT to let him know what you think (he is excited to see your comments)!

Share your thoughts by LEAVING A COMMENT!

Senior high school student in England speaks of ASKING FIRST

This Senior student at Lakenheath High School makes a strong statement about consent and asking first. LEAVE A COMMENT to let him know what you think (he is excited to see your comments)!

Share your thoughts by LEAVING A COMMENT!

Thank you to Good Men Project featuring Mike Domitrz

A big THANKS goes out to the http://www.goodmenproject.org/ for recognizing our founder and Executive Director, Mike Domitrz.  Check out the article at http://www.goodmenproject.org/

Articles & Resources

Articles Written by Mike Domitrz & The Date Safe Project

Articles Quoting Mike Domitrz & The Date Safe Project

Resources

National Organizations

State Coalitions Against Sexual Assault

Sites Run by Survivors of Sexual Assault

Articles Written by Mike Domitrz & The Date Safe Project

Below, you will find articles and press releases addressing various issues regarding healthy dating and sexual assault awareness. To obtain permission to reprint any or all portions of the below articles written by Mike Domitrz, e-mail by clicking here.

The “Slut Reputation” Discussion ~Mike Domitrz
Abstinence & Consent — Do They Belong Together? ~Mike Domitrz
Tough Audiences Need You! ~Mike Domitrz
Working with Students – Are They Difficult? ~Mike Domitrz
Do Your Kids Ask? Parents Teaching Respect & Healthy Dating ~Mike Domitrz
Date Rape, Rape, Sexual Assault, Prevention, Awareness – the words we use ~Mike Domitrz
Going Beyond What Is Expected ~Mike Domitrz

Articles Quoting Mike Domitrz

First-Date Body Language — Decoded ~MSN Dating & Personals, Spring ’05
May I Kiss You? Talk To Your Teen About Date Rape ~teenagerstoday.com, April ’04
The Girly Guide ~preteenagerstoday.com, Nov ’04
Boy Basics 101 ~preteenagerstoday.com, Dec ’03
Kobe Case Serves as Lesson for Pro Athletes ~Houston Chronicle, Oct ’03
How Parents Can Help Their Teens Through the Dating Years ~Style Weekly, Sep ’03
Kobe Case Disturbs Survivors of Rape ~Grand Junction Sentinel, Aug ’03

*To obtain permission to reprint any or all portions of these articles, E-mail Mike here

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation’s largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE. RAINN carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice. RAINN uses its extensive entertainment industry and community-based connections to educate more than 120 million Americans each year about sexual assault.
Toll-Free: (800) 656-HOPE
Website: www.rainn.org

Help My Teen is an organization with over 20 years experience in counseling and connecting families with appropriate situations for their troubled teen. Through a network of associates and programs available we have been able to direct many besieged and divided families towards healing and unification to a common goal – that of appropriate and positive relationships with self and within the family and structure of society.
Toll-Free: (800) 247-1696
Website: http://helpmyteen.com

MaleSurvivor, the National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization, is committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism. The organization maintains a web site (www.malesurvivor.org) that includes a wealth of information for survivors and professionals about male sexual victimization as well as a Discussion Board and live Chat Room where survivors can network and support one another, anonymously if they wish. MaleSurvivor also publishes a newsletter and sponsors periodic conferences and healing retreats.
Website: www.malesurvivor.org

AdvocateWeb is the largest internet resource dealing with sexual misconduct, exploitation, and abuse of clients by mental health professionals, medical professionals, clergy, lawyers, educators, and law enforcement officials. AdvocateWeb offers extensvie free resources for victims, survivors, their families, friends, victim advocates, and professionals seeking to address this problem.
Website: www.advocateweb.org

The Awareness Center is the Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault (JCASA). JCASA is dedicated to addressing sexual violence in the Jewish communities around the world.
Toll-Free: (443) 857-5560
Website: www.theawarenesscenter.org

The Arizona Department of Health Services: Sexual Violence Prevention & Education provides rape prevention education to students, professionals, and community members. These interventions have covered all racial and ethnic groups throughout Arizona – including Native American and Hispanic groups.
Toll-Free: (602) 542-7343
Website: www.azrapeprevention.org

The Date Safe Project is committed to being a national leader in the mission to teach youth and adults that “asking first” makes all the difference in creating safer intimacy and decreasing occurrences of sexual assault. By producing interactive presentations, educational resources, and other national initiatives, we teach how a better understanding of consent leads to healthier dating and to a greater awareness of the many issues surrounding human sexuality and sexual assault.
Toll-Free: (800) 329-9650
Website: www.datesafeproject.org

National Domestic Violence Registry is the first national database model for domestic violence convictions available to the public.  We have the opportunity to provide a major program that will vastly help in the prevention of domestic violence, guide citizens to making more informed decisions about those they date, exponentially raise awareness nationally for domestic violence incidences, and provide the opportunity to influence the history of crime prevention throughout the United States. Visit http://www.domesticviolencedatabase.org.

FaithTrust Institute is a national multifaith organization is working to end sexual and domestic violence. WE provide communities and advocates with the tools and knowledge they need to address religious and cultural issues related to abuse. Through training, consultation, and educational materials, we equip religious leaders sexual and domestic violence in their communities.
Website: www.faithtrustinstitute.org

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, statistics, and resources related to sexual violence. It serves as a resource for coalitions, rape crisis centers, allied organizations, and others working to eliminate sexual assault. The NSVRC does not provide direct services to sexual assault victims but rather supports those who do.
Toll-Free: (877) 739-3895
Website: http://www.nsvrc.org

SAKHI provides services for South Asian Women dealing with Domestic Violence.

Stop It Now! is a national non-profit working to prevent child sexual abuse using the tools of public health. Since 1992, our public policy, public education, and research programs have protected children by emphasizing adult and community responsibility.
Toll-Free: (888) PREVENT
Website: www.stopitnow.org

Security On Campus, Inc. is the only national non-profit organization devoted exclusively to providing services to the victims of violence on college campuses and to educate students. When SOC works with victims, university policies are changed for the better.
Toll-Free: (888) 251-7959
Website: www.securityoncampus.org

Men Can Stop Rape mobilizes male youth to prevent men’s violence against women. The organization builds young men’s capacity to challenge harmful aspects of traditional masculinity, to value alternative visions of male strength, and to embrace their vital role as allies with women and girls in fostering healthy relationships and gender equity.
Offices: (202) 265-6530
Website: www.mencanstoprape.org

Gift From Within A non-profit organization with educational materials for survivors of trauma, advocates and counselors.
Website: http://giftfromwithin.org/

SelfGrowth.com A complete guide to information about Self -Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.

Voices of Strength a new series of survivors sharing their words.

EbooksAndMoreForYou Offering ebooks on “Child Abuse Recovery.” Providing valuable information to people who were abused at any age and lists access to 1000s of recovery organizations in over 100 languages.

STATE COALITIONS AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT

To find local rape crisis centers, click on the name of your state coalition against sexual assault and you will be forwarded to their website. If they do not have a working website, then call the number provided. They will be happy to help you the closest rape crisis center.

Alabama Coalition Against Rape
(334) 264-0123
acar.org

Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(907) 586-3650
andvsa.org

Arizona Sexual Assault Network (AzSAN)
(480) 831-1986
azsan.org

Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(866) 63-ACASA
acasa.ws

California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(916) 446-2520
calcasa.org

Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)
(303) 861-7033
ccasa.org

Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS)
(888) 999-5545
connsacs.org

Sexual Assault Network of Delaware (SAND) c/o CONTACT Delaware
Crisis Line in Delaware: (800) 262-9800
contactlifeline.org

District of Columbia Rape Crisis Center
202-232-0789
dcrcc.org

Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
(850) 297-2000
fcasv.org

Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault
(866) 354-3672
gnesa.org

Dekalb (Georgia) Rape Crisis Program
(404) 377-1429
dekalbrapecrisiscenter.org

Hawaii Coalition for the Prevention of Sexual Assault
(808) 733-9038

Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
(800) 669-3176
idvsa.org

Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA)
(217) 753-4117
icasa.org

Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc. (INCASA)
(317) 423-0233
incasa.org

Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Iowa CASA)
(515) 244-7424
iowacasa.org

Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
(785) 266-1874
kcsdv.org

Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
(502) 226-2704
kyasap.net

Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA)
(985) 345-5995
(888) 995-7273 (Toll-free number from Louisiana)
lafasa.org

Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(800) 871-7741
mecasa.org

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(410) 974-4507
mcasa.org

Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
(877) 785-2020
janedoe.org

Michigan Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
(517) 381-4663
mcadsv.org

Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(800) 964-8847
mncasa.org

Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Department of Health – Mississippi State
(888) 987-9011
mscasa.org

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
(573) 634-4161
mocadsv.org

Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault
(816) 931-4527
mocsa.org

Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
(406) 443-7794
mcadsv.com

Nebraska Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Coalition (NDVSAC)
(402) 476-6256
ndvsac.org

Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence
(702) 914-6878 not a hotline number
Crisis Hotline: (800) 656-HOPE
ncasv.org

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Hotline: (800) 277-5570
nhcadsv.org

New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault -NJCASA
(609) 631-4450
Hotline: (800) 601-7200
njcasa.org

New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
(505) 883-8020
nmcsap.com

New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA, Inc.)
(518) 482-4222
nyscasa.org

North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA)
(919) 871-1015
nccasa.org

North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services – Coalition Against Sexual Assault in ND
(888) 255-6240
(701) 255-6240
ndcaws.org

Ohio Coalition on Sexual Assault (OCOSA)
(888) 336-2672
goldbamboo.com

Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(405) 524-0700
ocadvsa.org

Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (OCADSV)
(503) 230-1951
ocadsv.com

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)
(888) 772-PCAR
(717) 728-9740
pcar.org

Rhode Island Sexual Assault Coalition
(800) 494-8100
dayoneri.org

South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
(803) 256-2900
(800) 260-9293
sccadvasa.org

South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse
(605) 945-0869
southdakotacoalition.org

Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
(615) 386-9406
(800) 356-6767 (Tennessee)
(800) 7997233 (National Domestic Violence Hotline)
tcadsv.org

Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
(512) 474-7190
taasa.org

Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(801) 746-0404
(888) 421-1100
ucasa.org

Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(802) 223-1302
(800) 489-7273
vtnetwork.org

Virginia Sexaul and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
(434) 979-9002
vadv.org

Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
(800) 775-8013
wcsap.org

West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information & Services
(304) 366-9500
fris.org

Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA)
Phone/TTY: (608) 257-1516
wcasa.org

Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
(800) 799-7233
wyomingdvsa.org

Sites run by Survivors of Sexual Assault

Powerful words of Nika
Rape Counsel
HOLLY’S FIGHT TO STOP VIOLENCE
Sadly Normal
Finding the Light in the Darkness
Survivors can Thrive!
Beautiful Dreamer – Journal
Angela Shelton’s Blog

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