Action for Teens @ Risk – Stand Up Speak Up Blog

You’ll Love This One Act Play Which Highlights The Issues Faced By LGBQT Teens

April 27, 2017

Action for Teens @ Risk, Articles, Bullying, Discrimination, Real Talk

There are so many different ways that we can speak up about issues that are important to us. Art - in all of its different forms - is something that has been used since the dawn of time as a way of expressing ...

A Night To Remember: Sleepout Helps Homeless Youth

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December 27, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk, Tokii Teens @ Risk

It's hard to fully understand how someone feels until you actually put yourself in their shoes. You might look at a homeless person and feel sympathy for him, but until you've spent a night on the street, it's ...

Giving Homeless Youth A Way Out: 360°kids

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October 20, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk, Tokii Teens @ Risk

Michael Braithwaite is the Executive Director of 360°kids, a Canadian organization serving over 2,000 children, youth and families in the York area every year. It's estimated that there are between 300 and 500 ...

One Teen At Risk Whose Memory Lives On

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August 15, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk

Catch Them Young, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping at-risk youth in Washington DC. Their mission is a noble one; according to their Facebook page, they are "committed to the challenge of co...

A Musical Message To Teens At Risk

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June 28, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk

At 23 years of age, Tyler Barks has done more things than most people can say. The musician/photographer/videographer has been in business for himself since he was 14, and he's made it through some tough times....

Scriptwriter Siobhan Stewart Gives Back To Teens

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April 25, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk

Siobhan Stewart is a talented script writer, and she's been kind enough to share her talents with us here at Wearable Therapy. Her work with us includes writing the scripts for Empowering Youth, The Power...

Intricate Motif For At-Risk Teens Created By: Jill Henrichsen

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April 6, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk, Featured

In the next twenty-four hours… 3,506 Teens will run away 1,439 Teens will attempt suicide 2,795 Teenage girls will become pregnant 15,006 Teens will use drugs for the first time. (Teen Help) Ev...

Raising Awareness On Dangerous Social Predators

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March 3, 2016

Abuse & Trafficking, Action for Teens @ Risk, Design Collection

He is the person that everyone heading out on an online date fears - that person who doesn't see you as strong and beautiful but instead wants to use you and will leave behind scars that might never heal. This...

A Better Night’s Sleep For Teens At Risk

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February 12, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk, Stories of Advocacy

This winter, in connection with the Tokii Teens at Risk Project, Wearable Therapy and Tokii's CEO Karla Stephens-Tolstoy, accompanied by her therapy dog Nucky, visited teens at an Ontario Youth Detention Centre...

The Truth About Teen Runaways

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January 27, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk

Many Americans believe a myth about runaway teens that goes something like this: Runaway teenagers are old enough to know the consequences of their own decisions and so must deal with those. They'll come back h...