SINEAD O'CARROLL AND EDELE LYNCH OF B*WITCHED AT THE LAUNCH OF THE "TELL SOMEONE" POSTER CAMPAIGN AND THE TEENAGE TOLERANCE RESEARCH AT A CONFERENCE IN DUBLIN CASTLE, FEBRUARY 14TH 2001

A poster campaign entitled "Tell Someone" was launched by Women's Aid as part of their response to the findings of "Teenage Tolerance".

The poster is aimed at encouraging young people to contact Women's Aid or the Rape Crisis Helplines, if they, or someone they know is experiencing violence or abuse. The poster was developed as an initial response to the "Teenage Tolerance" findings, which showed that young people are not informing adults of their experiences, but are instead supporting each other.

The reasons for this trend may to some extent lie in the nature of adolescence, however the research highlighted that there are reasons for this which can and must be addressed, such as the confusion amongst young people about what is and what is not violence, the high tolerance levels of young people toward violence and abuse, as well as young people's perception that existing services and helplines are either targeted at adults or children and are not appropriate to them.

The poster is currently being mailed to schools. Women's Aid see this campaign as a first step in a series of recommendations aimed initially at raising awareness amongst young people of the confidential help and support which they can access, and culminating in the meaningful addressing of young people's broader education and support needs.

• Introduction to the Teenage Tolerance Project

• Main findings of the Teenage Tolerance Project

• "Tell Someone Poster Campaign"

• Further information on the Teenage Tolerance Project

• Conference Schedule

• Teenage Tolerance Press Release

• Conference Contributors

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