In this episode of The PREVNet Podcast, our National Youth Advisory Committee tackles love languages and healthy relationships. Alice, Aki, Annabelle, and Alexis cover what the 5 love languages are, how to discover what your love languages might be, and discuss how love languages can be used as a communication tool in healthy relationships.

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PREVNet’s National Youth Advisory Committee is passionate about creating youth-focused resources to promote healthy relationships and prevent teen dating violence. In this episode, they sit down with Dr. Maisha Syeda (Western University) and Dr. Jessica Wright (MacEwan University) to discuss psychological dating violence, also known as emotional abuse. Part 2 covers the effects of emotional abuse, how emotional abuse is portrayed in media, and how to get support.

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PREVNet’s National Youth Advisory Committee is passionate about creating youth-focused resources to promote healthy relationships and prevent teen dating violence. In this episode, they sit down with Dr. Maisha Syeda (Western University) and Dr. Jessica Wright (MacEwan University) to discuss psychological dating violence, also known as emotional abuse. Part 1 covers what it is and how to recognize it. 

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In this episode, members of our National Youth Advisory Committee take a deep dive on the topic self-worth, including how their self-worth is being impacted by their relationships.

This episode is a companion piece to the Self-Worth Zine, a practical tool to help guide youth to check-in on their self-worth. 

PREVNet’s National Youth Advisory Committee invites Catalina Martinez (Antigonish Women's Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association) to talk about building support systems in the BIPOC community. Catalina and the NYAC discuss how youth can identify support networks and ensure they have appropriate support systems, internalized stigma, empathy, and mindfulness, and recognizing signs of trauma. 

PREVNet’s National Youth Advisory Committee invites Lee Fraser (University of Manitoba, Egale Canada) to discuss building support systems in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Lee and the NYAC cover tips for finding your support systems, the importance of building support systems that respect your identity and pronouns, and setting boundaries. They also discuss facing multiple facets of oppression, advice for youth figuring out their identity, and things they wish young people and adults knew about supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ youth. 

Dr. Deinera Exner-Cortens, University of Calgary, speaks to Lianne Lee, Director of Healthy Youth Relationship Strategy at SHIFT, about Equity Literacy and why it matters for teen dating violence prevention.

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