Impact Teen Drivers The Impact Teen Drivers program builds a strong foundation of awareness of the dangers of being distracted while driving and of the tragedy and heartbreak resulting from car accidents, which give teens these important messages: You don’t want to be hurt or dead. You don’t want the pain of causing someone else [...]

Personal safety can be affected in various ways by substance abuse. Many adults are concerned about the numbers of young people whose lives are damaged or cut short by substance abuse. Substance abuse is a form of violence to oneself and potentially to others. As with all areas of personal safety, it is important to [...]

Personal safety for children and teens in group environments can be protected with clearly stated rules that can prevent many problems from developing in the first place. The new Teen Center of the San Lorenzo Valley, a rural community near Santa Cruz, is a crowded happy place, complete with video games, pinball machines, and a [...]

“Your safety and well-being are more important than anyone’s embarrassment, inconvenience, or offense!”  -Ellen Bass, Co-Author of The Courage to Heal and Founding Board President of Kidpower Boundaries for Teens If you are under 18 in the United States, you are not legally an adult. This means that you have less legal rights than adults do about [...]