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A meaningful connection doesn’t have to start with

A meaningful connection doesn’t have to start with a big conversation. 💚

Being present, listening, and making time for a young person can go a long way. Every small act of care matters! 🌱

#healthyrelationships #family

Summer break is here, and while it’s easy to get c

Summer break is here, and while it’s easy to get caught up in gaming, making time for offline connection matters, too! ✨

Strong friendships can support our mental health, and they often start with small, everyday moments.

Here are five simple ways to connect beyond the screen this summer! ☀️

💡 For more tips on supporting healthy gaming habits, explore our free resource for parents and caregivers ➡️ www.tinyurl.com/futures-gaming

#mentalhealth #gaming #HealthyRelationships

Summer jobs can be an exciting milestone for teens

Summer jobs can be an exciting milestone for teens. They can also be a time when unhealthy relationship behaviors, like employment interference, become more visible!

Employment Interference can look like:
🚫 Sabotaging Work Opportunities: Making a partner late, causing them to miss interviews, or creating workplace conflicts.
📞 Excessive Control: Constantly calling or showing up at their workplace to create issues.
💰 Financial Control: Taking their paycheck, limiting access to transportation, or refusing childcare support.
😞 Emotional Sabotage: Undermining confidence, discouraging career growth, or belittling ambitions.

💡 If you or someone you know is in harm, help is available.

Love is Respect:
Call 1-800-787-3224 OR text “LOVEIS” to 22522

#teeneconomicabuse

Helping adolescents recognize red and green flags

Helping adolescents recognize red and green flags in relationships is one way we can support them in building healthy, safe relationships! 💚

Our latest blog, Talking to Adolescents About Healthy Relationships, offers practical guidance and resources to help health care providers, advocates, educators, and other trusted adults start these important conversations.

💡 Access resources to support conversations about healthy relationships at www.tinyurl.com/blog-healthyrelationships

☎️ If you or someone you know needs help, contact the Love is Respect hotline at 1-866-331-9474 or text “LOVEIS” to 22522 for support.

#healthyrelationships #relationships #health #Resources

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