Emily Austin, Prevention Services Division Manager for Peace Over Violence

Emily Austin

(8 min) This is an interview with Emily Austin, JD, Prevention Services Division Manager at Peace Over Violence in Los Angeles, California. It was recorded on November 17, 2008 at Peace Over Violence’s 1st Annual Violence-Free Teens: Building Healthy Relationships Conference.

In this interview, Ms. Austin talks about working with schools and school policies in prevention teen dating violence. She also talks about In Touch with Teens, a nationally recognized curriculum that, “…empowers youth to have healthy relationships by providing information about power and control, elements of healthy relationships and healthy sexuality, and media literacy as well as education on sexual harassment, sexual assault, and dating violence.”

Peace Over Violence’s 2nd Annual Violence Free Teens: Building Healthy Relations Conference will be held on October 1, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Visit their website for more information.