San Diego YOUth REALationships

Adult and Youth Communication feat. SAY SD ACT Program

In this episode, we meet with the ACT Program youth Daisy, Alex, Joshua, Nathan, and Coach Jay Concepcion to talk about Adult and Youth communication. We dive into cultural and gender barriers in having healthy relationships with adults and youth. We discover some strategies to help with talking to parents/guardians in your life. 

Checking the Landscape, Shifting the Culture

In this episode, SD YOUth REALationships works with Youth Will members to discuss healthy boundaries and relationships with ourselves, and with others. Samira and Aysia share their thoughts on how to show up for others and a call for action for adults.

Healthy Friendships feat: The Topic

In this episode, SD Youth REALationships teams up with The Topic to unpack friendships. The Topic is hosted by Kyla Rivers and friends to introduce topics of daily life and hobbies. This episode was recorded with High Tech High International students in San Diego, CA. We discuss location sharing, what friendship means, and how to support each other in friendships. Through this episode we discover how to set boundaries and resolve conflicts.

Social Norms and Intergenerational Trauma

This episode is part 2 of a 2-part series with the AP English Language students in the Academy of Literature, Media, and Arts (ALMA) at Hoover High School. Students read the memoir Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo and made connections between beautifully written and vivid stories recalled in the memoir to the wide topic of social norms including gender norms, toxic masculinity, body positivity, intergenerational trauma, and violence prevention. These students also include great calls to action for both young people and adults to work toward Healthy Relationships in our fight to prevent violence. 
Note: disclosures of violence and strong language.

Family Dynamics and Consent featuring Hoover ALMA students Part 1

Join SDYR as we head back to Hoover High for a two-part series featuring the ALMA Academy who read the memoir Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo. Students made connections between Harjo's beautifully written stories to their own personal experiences with family dynamics, consent and boundaries, and healing. These students also include some great healthy relationship calls to action for both young people and adults.

Mental Health and Relationships featuring Crawford FACES and Karla Sanchez

Crawford High School students from the FACES for the future program developed a healthy relationship survey they shared with their community, and discussed the responses as well as interviewing Karla Sanchez, CCS Therapist about her profession and her opinion on relationships. This episode also provides resources and examples on how to practice healthy communication in a relationships, with friends family, or partners.

Unpacking Social Norms featuring Youth Unite

In this episode the group YOUTH UNITE join us to discuss how social norms impact the way youth experience relationships. The group talks about what adult examples look like, what they think makes a healthy relationship and end with call to action for their community! 

Exploring Boundaries - Featuring Hoover FACES

This episode features Hoover High School students participating in the FACES for the Future internship program, a nationwide leadership program for young people that connects their high school experience with an interest in pursuing healthcare professions. This episode dives deep into exploring boundaries, and introduces healthy relationships, social norms, and bystander intervention.
Note: disclosures of violence.

Healthy Youth Relationships 101

In this first episode our youth host Kevin sits down with our student intern Kyla to introduce you to all things SDYR. They talk about Youth Leadership Team (YLT), the youth leadership violence prevention community mobilization program that has developed this podcast conversation in partnership with Center for Community Solutions, Close to Home, and NBC/Universal.