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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Attorney General Holder, Secretary Duncan Meet With Youth Leaders, Parents


Attorney General Holder, Secretary Duncan Meet With Youth Leaders, Parents:

"WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of the Justice Department's year-long commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan met today with teen leaders, their parents and program directors from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships (Start Strong). The discussion around teen dating violence was held in conjunction with nationwide events as part of the 6th It's Time to Talk Day, organized annually by Liz Claiborne Inc. to draw national attention to the importance of talking about domestic violence, teen dating violence and intimate partner abuse.

'We must engage the broadest spectrum of community partners in order to stem youth violence, and a cornerstone of that partnership is young people themselves,' said Attorney General Holder. 'The Department of Justice is committed to working with young people to develop innovative solutions to help prevent teen dating abuse.'"