• Reach Out NH provides information about dating violence prevention and resources.
• Teen Relationships: a website for teens by teens about relationships, abuse, and how to get help
• Break the Cycle is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to end domestic violence by working proactively with youth. Break the Cycle furthers this mission by providing preventive education, free legal services, advocacy and support to young people, ages 12 to 22. The website offers information about domestic violence, statistics, warning signs of abuse, legal options, safety planning, and information on how and where to get help. There is also a calendar of events and information on how to get involved.
• It Is Your Business: teen dating violence information and prevention
• Doves Stop Violence: teen dating violence information and prevention
• SEX, ETC. is a newsletter and website written by teens for teens with topics about sex, pregnancy, condoms, birth control, sexually transmitted infections, and relationships.
• Youth Expressions is on online community for young people to express through poetry and art, seek advice from and peers, and discuss different topics that affect through message board and experiences pages.
• Girls Allowed: a website for young women about developing healthy selves and healthy relationships
• Cybergrrl contains several pages of domestic violence material, including book reviews and links to related sites.
• Lavender Youth and Recreation Information Center (LYRIC): a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth 23 and under.
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape has a teen site about sexual assault.
• Safe Network contains information on teen dating violence.
• The Victims' Information Bureau provides information on dating violence.
• Date Rape
• PBS Teen Show, In The Mix: has a page about dating violence.
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline's Teen Page has info on recognizing and addressing dating violence.
• About Face contains information about healthy body image for young women.
• Kid's Health contains information for teens about healthy body image.
• Teen Voices Magazine: created and written by teen girls for teen girls.

Dreamland - Sarah Dessen 2000 - Viking Press
A fictional novel about teen dating violence.

Breathing Underwater - Alex Flinn 2001 - Harper Collins
A fictional novel about teen dating violence written from the point of view of the teen abuser.

Brave New Girl - Louise Luna 2001 - Pocket Books
A fictional novel about teen relationship violence.

Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson 1999 - Puffin Books
A fictional novel about teen sexual assault.

In Love & In Danger: A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships - Barrie Levy 1993 - Seal Press
A self-help guide that details the experiences of teens in abusive dating relationships and strategies for breaking the cycle in order to develop healthy relationships.

Dangerous Dating: Helping Young Women Say No to Abusive Relationships - Patricia Riddle Gaddis 2000 - Shaw/Waterbrook Press - A dating violence prevention guide that includes stories from teens about abusive relationships and strategies for safely ending a harmful relationship.

But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships - Dr. Jill Murray 2000 - ReganBooks - Targeted for parents, this is an examination of early warning signs and indicators of potentially abusive dating relationships. This book discusses social trends that can draw young women into controlling relationships, barriers teens face in ending abusive relationships, the psychology behind a teen abuser, and how teens can develop healthy, respectful relationships.

What Parents Need to Know About Dating Violence - Barrie Levy and Patricia Occhiuzzo Giggans 1995 - Seal Press
Targeted for parents, this book gives them advice for recognizing an abusive relationship, discussing concerns with a teen and keeping open communication, understanding the impact of emotional abuse, developing safety plans, using available legal resources, encouraging healthy teen relationships, and connecting with support services.

Young Women's Body Image/Self-Esteem Books

Brave New Girls: Creative Ideas to Help Girls Be Confident, Healthy, & Happy - Jeanette Gadeberg 1997 - Fairview Press
An empowerment guide and workbook for young women that stresses self-esteem, healthy relationships, and positive body image.

Real Girl Real World: Tools for Finding Your True Self - Heather M. Gray and Samantha Phillips 1998 - Seal Press
An informational guide for young women about sexuality, healthy relationships, self-esteem, and feminism.

Sex, Boys & You: Be Your Own Best Girlfriend - Joni Arredia 1998 - Perc Publishing
A workbook for young women about setting healthy limits and boundaries in dating and sexual relationships, developing positive body image, and increasing self-awareness.

A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World: Writings from the Girl Zine Revolution - Karen Green and Tristan Taormino, editors 1997 - St. Martin's Press - Excerpts from the zine writings of young women on topics including relationships, feminism, self-esteem, sexuality, and body image.

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls - Mary Pipher 1994 - Ballantine Books
An investigation into why American adolescent girls experience depression, eating disorders, and suicide attempts at increasing rates, this book attempts to deconstruct the "girl-poisoning" culture we live in. With personal stories and analysis, Pipher details how young women continue to struggle to find their true selves.

Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self - Sara Shandler 1999 - Harper Perennial
A collection of writings from young women including topics about self-esteem, sexual abuse, media images of women, and relationships.

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls - Rachel Simmons 2002 - Harcourt
An investigation into the aggressive behaviors that young women express and how they factor into friendships and daily interactions. The author explores how the effects of aggression can perpetuate stereotypes amongst girls and devastate young women's self-esteem.

Body Outlaws: Young Women Write About Body Image and Identity - Ophira Edut, editor 1998 - Seal Press
A collection of writings from young women that creates a dialogue about self-esteem, self-acceptance, healthy body image, discovering one's inner voice, and developing personal power within a media-saturated culture that perpetuates a static beauty standard.

Strong, Smart, & Bold: Empowering Girls for Life - Carla Fine 2001 - Girls Inc.
Based on several nationwide surveys, Girls Inc. determined that young women find that generalized gender stereotypes limit their abilities to be themselves, accept their bodies, express themselves, take risks, and develop self-confidence. The interactive activities included in this guidebook explore how to raise and nurture confident, courageous, and self-sufficient young women.

Real Gorgeous: The Truth About Body & Beauty - Kaz Cooke 1996 - W. W. Norton & Company
A humorous yet harsh exposé of the beauty and diet industries, this guide encourages young women to become critical consumers and focus on individual strengths.

The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls - Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997 - Vintage Books
A history of how American women have viewed their body image over the past 200 years, and how our culture has become dissatisfied with the physical body leading to weight obsession and dieting. This book investigates the connections between greater social and sexual freedom with increased consumerism and body focus.

Sexuality Books

The Secret Lives of Girls: What Good Girls Really Do - Sex, Play, Aggression and Their Guilt - Sharon Lamb 2001 - The Free Press - An inquiry into the erotic and aggressive fantasies and thoughts of girls and young women, with personal stories and analysis that challenges patriarchal taboos.

Fast Girls: Teenage Tribes and the Myth of the Slut - Emily White 2002 - Scribner
An analysis of the cliques and stereotypes of the American high school that lead to the misrepresentative labels and reputations that young women receive. An in-depth look at the girls who were labeled high school sluts and the culture that perpetuates the myth.

Self-Harm Books

Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation - Steven Levenkron 1998 - W. W. Norton and Company
An informative resource about the components that predispose a personality to self-mutilation including genetics, family experience, trauma, and parental behavior. Includes treatment information.

Cut - Patricia McCormick 2000 - Push/Scholastic Books
A fictional young adult novel about self-harm.

Eating Disorder Books

Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia - Marya Hornbacher 1998 - HarperPerennial
A memoir about the author's ongoing management of anorexia and bulimia that recreates her experiences in hospitalizations, therapy sessions, and personal interactions. The author also explores the personal, family, and cultural causes underlying eating disorders.

Am I Thin Enough Yet?: The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity - Sharlene Hesse-Biber 1996 - Oxford University Press - A psychological and cultural exploration of the prevalence of eating disorders in America, with emphasis on the institutions that undermine young women's and young men's self-confidence.