Youth Yellow Pages: Violence, Harassment, Hate Crimes
“I'm gay and when I came out at school some kids slashed
my tires.”
- 17 year old
The differences between people are one of the things that make life interesting. Hatred based on a person's race, religion, sexual orientation or other differences is called racism or discrimination and IS WRONG. Violence towards another IS WRONG.
Just because a person does or says something that hurts or angers you does not give you the right to judge others because of this one person's actions. One person does not and cannot represent an entire people. This is called stereotyping. If someone is bothering you, talk about the specific problem; don't blame it on the person's differences or who they are.
Violence, name calling, threatening or harassing does not make differences go away, nor does it make you a bigger or better person. If you are being bothered or are doing the bothering, don't do anything stupid that will get you into trouble or hurt you or someone else. If you can't talk to the person, find a trusted adult or call one of the numbers listed below.
If you are a victim of a hate/racist crime, contact your local police department.
Tips For Tolerance:
- Learn about others - read, explore, talk
- Admit your fears or concerns and talk about them
- Ask questions - don't assume you know it all
- Look for similarities, not differences
- Find out for yourself. Don't believe everything you hear
- Realize the actions of one does not represent the actions of all
- View each person as an individual
- Get to know someone before you judge them
- Don't make jokes about differences - they can hurt
- Respect others. Because someone is different, it
doesn't mean they (or you)
are better or worse
Break The Cycle..................................................... 310-286-3366
M-F 9am-6pm www.breakthecycle.org
Toll FREE (888) 988-8336
Prevention and intervention. Provides direct legal services,
counseling, and legal representation for ages 12-22 in abusive
relationships. Serves all of L.A. County residents. Education
programs for schools, youth groups, and Juvenile Detention Centers.
County of Los Angeles Commission
on Human Relations .............................................. 213-974-7611
M-F 8am-5pm
www.lahumanrelations.org
Collaborates with public/private agencies thoughout L.A. County to
improve human relations/conflict resolution systems. Programs
include: Hate Crime Network, Hate Crime Mentoring/Reporting, and a
Human Relations Mutual Assistance Consortium.
Crime and Violence Prevention Center,
California Attorney General's Office ..................... 916-324-7863
M-F 8am-5pm
www.safestate.org
Provides information, technical assistance and resources in
community policing, family and general violence prevention,
drug/alcohol abuse prevention.
Drive By Agony ...................................................... 310-537-8018
M-F 9am-2pm
www.drivebyagony.org
Program for victims and offenders (all ages), youth anger
management, domestic violence, gang membership, victim services,
youth and adult conflict resolution training, community service, and
family counseling.
East Los Angeles Women's Center ........................323-526-5819
M-F 10am-5pm
www.eastlosangeleswomenscenter.org
Serves women ages 13 and over, crisis intervention for sexual assault
and domestic violence victims. HIV/AIDS services. Community
outreach and prevention programs. No Fees. Peer counseling.
Support group on domestic violence - Tuesday mornings only.
House of Ruth .........................................................909-623-4364
M-F 9am-5pm
www.houseofruthinc.org
24-hour Crisis Hotline (collect calls accepted): (909) 988-5559
Information provided on shelters, crisis intervention, referral and other
support services. Short-term safe shelter includes food, clothes, etc.
Individual and group counseling, teen support groups and community
outreach. No fees.
Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice .............. 323-980-3500
M-F 8:30am-5:30pm
www.laclj.org
Free legal representation/advocacy in areas of family law, government
benefits, consumer law, and housing law.
Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office -
Victim Assistance Program................................... 213-485-6976
M-F 8am-5pm
www.lacity.org
Free assistance for victims of ALL types of crimes. 11 branch offices
located in LA. Services provided: crisis intervention, emergency,
referral services, court support, & assistance in applying for
compensation from state funds to assist victims.
Los Angeles City Attorney's Office -
Domestic Violence and Crisis Hotline ................... 213-485-2352
M-F 8:30 am.-5 pm
Hotline: 1-800-978-3600
Coordinates and monitors prosecution effort of criminal activity
related to domestic violence. Provides information on shelters and
safety issues of battered victims. Hotline provides counseling and
referrals. Hotline 24 hr/7 day a week (Bilingual).
National Center for Victims of Crime .................... 800-394-2255
M-F 8:30am-8:30pm
www.ncvc.org
TTY: 1-800 211-7996
Hotline is 1-800-FYI-CALL
Information and referrals to support services nationwide. Online
resources for victims of crime and agencies who serve them.
NBVC Fleet and Family Services Center ............... 805-982-2646
M-F 7:30am-4pm
Crisis intervention, safety assessment and planning, arrangements for
transportation to shelters, medical, legal representation in court and
support groups to victims of domestic violence whose parents are in
military services.
Stop the Violence, Increase the
Peace Foundation .................................................. 323-777-4893
M-F 9am-5pm; Sat 9am-11am.
Programs in anger management, conflict resolution, leadership
training and counseling. Programs for ages 13-18.
Related websites:
www.report-it.com
Report weapons in school anonymously
General Teen Issues:
www.geocities.com/wellesley/9691
www.teencentral.net
www.teenvoices.com
www.pbs.org/inthemix
www.talkingwithkids.org
Mental Health Issues
www.kidspeace.org
www.aacap.org
www.med.umich.edu/ libr/child/child00.htm
Relationships
www.teenwire.com
www.catholicbigbrothers.org
Sexual Issues
www.agi-usa.org
www.teenlineonline.org
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