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  Teen Girls Program
                                        Next Steps, Inc.
                                       7441 Poe Street
                                    Detroit, MI 48206
                                        313-870-9790
                                    313-870-9791 (fax)

Your destiny will be determined by your...NEXT STEPS!!!
                                                    Copyright ©2006

        IF you are a teen girl, thinking
   about having sex......THINK AGAIN!!!

       Next Steps, Inc. Presents:

                    Our Teen Girls Program

    The REAL DEAL - A 10 Week Awareness
    Program

    For Girls: Ages 13-20 From 3:45 - 5:45 p.m.

    Specific issues addressed include:

•     Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
     Support Services
•     Saying No to Peer Pressure
•     Abstinence/Birth Control
•     Addressing Values
•     Self-Esteem
•     Much More

              "If We Can Catch em, We Can Keep Em."

It' s hard being a teen-age girl these days. Every teen girl wants to
be accepted and to belong. Sometimes that need to be a part of
the crowd can be overwhelming. However, the price they pay in
an effort to be a part of the "crowd" is one that can carry extreme
consequences.

Smoking, drinking, drug abuse, teen pregnancies and sexually
transmitted diseases are issues that teens continue to be confronted
by. Studies show that many of the negative decisions teens make
are directly governed by their peers. Under the auspices of our
"THE REAL DEAL" program, we are targeting teen girls to strengthen
their resistance to peer pressure.

In addition, teen dating violence has risen to epidemic proportions.
In a professional but "straight talk", setting, our facilitators attack
the potential snares that youth face. We challenge our participants
to "stand up," and take an alternate route for their lives.

Many teens who surrender to peer pressure have low self-esteem.
This program will deal with principles that will address issues such as:

1. Identifying issues such as “who am I”? What defines me and make
   me unique from every one else. Identity produces a sense of self in
   addition to one’s individuality.

2. Self -Appreciation- learning how to think favorably of, hold in high
    regard, to enjoy, and to gratefully recognize and value self;

3. Self -Acceptance- Believing in oneself, and receiving oneself
    favorably and with satisfaction.

You've only got a short time to be a kid, but you have the
rest of your life to be an adult.... so, enjoy your youth.

       "Cause" once it's gone, you can't get it back!!!

                 A Few Important Teen Girl Facts:

1.   Among women, teen girls are at highest risk of being victims of
     violent crimes.

2.   Most rapes and sexual assaults are committed against young
     teen-aged girls. The highest incidence of rape occurs among
     older adolescents.

3.   About 1 in 4 teenage girls in the United States - and nearly half
     of black girls - have at least one sexually transmitted disease,
     according to a recently released study, providing the first
     national snapshot of infection rates among this age group.

4.   Teen girls are beginning to smoke at younger ages. Most smokers
     begin tobacco use between the 6th and 9th grades.

5.   20.5% of teen girls ages 12 to 17 report that they have ever used
     an illicit drug; 16.0% report using an illicit drug in the past year
     and 9.5% report using in the past month.

6.   Teen girls are significantly more likely to report symptoms of
     depression than boys.

7.   Teen girls are at highest risk for contracting sexually transmitted
     diseases because they are more likely than older women to have
     multiple sex partners, to have high-risk partners, and to engage
     in unprotected intercourse. Differences in their bodies,
     particularly in the reproductive tract tissues, may also make
     them more susceptible to infections like HIV.

      You've got enough issues to deal with. No need to add more!!!

                                     Seating is Limited!
                   Call us now to register for classes!!!
                                                    at
                                313-870-9790
                                                    or email us at:
                   dmlnextsteps@sbclgobal.net

* Teen Testimonials:

What Our Clients Are Saying ....

The Real Deal is what's happening.
They tell it like it is. That's what's
up."

J.T. Detroit, age 16

"They really help us, I can get with
that."

A. W. Detroit age 16

"I was looking for something to do
that would keep me from getting
bored. They make you feel at
home."

B. J. Highland Park, age 15

"Ms. Shawnte is really a cool person.
I like her cause she keeps it real."

B. O. Detroit, age 17

"They go out of their way to help
people."

M.K Detroit, age 19

"At first I didn't think I would like
them, but they seem to know just
how I feel."

T.S. Detroit, age 14

"I'm not going to let no man hit on
me."

P. P. Detroit, age, 19

Teen Dating Violence Statistics

Teen dating violence, like adult
domestic violence, is a pattern of
coercive, manipulative behavior
that one partner uses over the
other for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining
power and control.

This behavior may take different
forms such as: emotional abuse,
physical abuse, sexual abuse,
limiting independence, isolation,
threats, intimidation, harassment,
minimization, denial and blame.

Usually repeated incidents of
physical violence make someone
realize she is abused. But, the
meaning and impact of physical
violence can only be understood
in the context of other controlling
tactics.

36.4% of teenage girls and 37.1% of

boys   reported receiving some
form of physical aggression from
dating partners at least once. Girls
reported that their boyfriends
initiated the violence 70% of
the time, while boys reported that
their girlfriends were the initiators
only 27% of the time.

Approximately 43% of teen dating
violence victims reported that the
dating abuse they experienced
occurred in a school building or on
school grounds.

Note: Females between the ages of 16
and 24 experience the highest rates of
domestic violence.

Designed to Make A Difference!!!
Copyright ©2007

Disclaimer
Results are not typical, as we recognize
that we cannot reach everyone.
However, we will do everything we
can to make a positive impact in the
lives of those we serve.