The Institute for Relationship Intelligence reaches thousands of teens each year in urban & suburban areas of NY/NJ with messages of healthy relationships, self-leadership and service to others.
In the last decade, I.R.I. has reached more than 130,000 youth, helping them to focus on achieving their future dreams and avoiding the traps that could endanger their lives and goals!
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Recent Articles
Innocent Mall Encounter Ends in Teen Sex Trafficking
BY CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
Original Post: May 4, 2021
Updated: May 5, 2021
Sabrina Lopez, like many young teens in Holyoke, Massachusetts, hung out at the namesake mall. It was 2003.
She always noticed a large group of kids near an arcade and, as an insecure 13-year-old, wanted to be part of it. One boy in particular caught her attention, so when two girls in his group approached her and asked if she liked him, she said yes.
“And they were like, ‘Would you like me to put you on?’” Lopez recalled to The Epoch Times.
“And I said yes, because I thought that they were playing […]
ENJOY LIFE ALONE – Jordan Peterson (Best Motivational Speech)
While it’s true that all of us need relationships, it’s also true that each one of us must find an aim in life worth living for. The psychologist Jordan Peterson explains.
Community Articlees
Creating a Culture of High Expectations for all Youth
By Linda Doering, SRAS
To learn about the research on the “Pygmalion Effect,” especially as it concerns developing the “high expectations” of Teaching Professionals in their own classrooms was enlightening and profound. Something that has always been hidden in plain sight: drawing out our students’ potential through believing in them and putting that belief, as Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Educators, into action vs. their self-defeating self-talk such as “I am a product of my past experience and current environment.”
Not only can this be an advantage for students and parents, but also for teachers themselves, as they draw out that budding […]
YOU A WINNER! Music Video Premiere
We’re sure you’ll enjoy another music video created at the 2020 Free Teens Media Summit in Edison, NJ on the weekend of October 23-25, 2020. It’s called “You a Winner!” The video actors included Jah’shaya Primus, Darlene Chen, Trenazah Jackson, Zyair Hansford and Yvonne Turner.