By Manisha Sareen | Advancement Operations Manager
One Love provides relationship health education to help young people understand the difference between healthy and un- healthy relationships, as well as early warning signs of abuse. We believe together, we can help stop abuse and provide the skills needed to love better.
The foundation was started in honor of Yeardley Love, a college senior whose life was tragically cut short by her ex-boyfriend. After the trial, Yeardley’s family learned that her death could have been prevented had they recognized the signs of an abusive relationship.
Since January 2015, our educational workshops have reached more than 1,500,000 people.
We’ve trained more than 47,000 volunteers to help lead our educational workshops designed for ages 8 - 25+.
Our online content has been viewed over 100 MILLION times.
Here is an overview of One Love's educational content offerings:
Escalation Workshop
90-min or Three 40-min Sessions
Recommended for ages 14 – 22
The Escalation Workshop is a film-based experience that educates about the warning signs of an abusive relationship. Utilizing peer-facilitators trained by One Love staff, Escalation provides young people with the framework they need to identify the warning signs and the tools to help a friend who may be in an abusive situation.
Behind the Post
40 – 60 min
Recommended for ages 14 – 22
Social media can skew our view of the relationships around us and, in some cases, influence our decisions to stay in unhealthy ones. Use our guide to explore all 10 signs of an Unhealthy Relationship and start the conversation with your friends. Discussion guide includes a classroom lesson plan.
Amor del bueno
50 min or multiple sessions
Recommended for ages 14 – 22
Julio and Mariana’s relationship may look like amor del bueno or real love on the surface, but this film shows how their unhealthy relationship unfolds, providing a jumping off point for a conversation about the 10 Signs of a Healthy and Unhealthy Relationship.
Because I Love You
20 – 60 min
Recommended for ages 14 – 18
This series is focused on how the phrase “Because I Love You,” can be very manipulating in an abusive relationship. To help you with this conversation, we’ve created a guide complete with questions and answers to help you talk about controlling statements and other un- healthy relationship behaviors.
Love Labyrinth
20 – 60 min
Recommended for ages 14 - 18
This powerful video focuses on how feeling trapped in the Love Labyrinth is a very real and very frightening symptom of relationship abuse. Even the tiniest of behaviors from your partner can impact your self-esteem, independence
and ability to recognize the relationship you deserve.
Because I Love You: Delete
20 - 60 minutes
Recommended for ages 12-18
“Because I love you”is a phrase that we’ve probably all heard or said before. This film shows how this seemingly kind phrasecan be used as a form of manipulation in an unhealthy relationship.
Because I Love You: Deflecting Responsibility
20-60 minutes
Recommended for ages 12-22
This short film focuses on how the phrase “because I love you” can be a tool for deflecting responsibility, as well as the role that alcohol often plays as an excuse for unhealthy or abusive behaviors.
The Halls 2
50 minutes or multiple sessions
Recommended for ages 12-22
This 7-part video series, created by The Boston Public Health Commission and Start Strong,focuses on two high school relationships, one healthy and one unhealthy,as well several other interwoven stories that represent a diverse array of racial, cultural, and sexual identities.
LBQTIA + Healthy Relationships
60 minutes or multiple sessions
Recommended for ages 12-22
In this interactive workshop, participants willengage with material about the challenges andsituations LGBTQIA+ people may face in the context of healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Couplets
15 min per Video and Discussion
Recommended for ages 11 – 13
This series consists of eight short clips that show both the healthy and unhealthy version of a situation. The discussion guide also includes a lesson plan with discussion questions and classroom activity ideas.
Start the Conversation:
How adults can talk to young people
See guide for suggested discussion lengths
Recommended for ages 25+
Our goal is to equip parents, caregivers, and other adults working with young people with tools to engage their children and the young people they work with in conversation about the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors. The guide provides action steps one can take if they suspect the young persons in their life are in an unhealthy relationship.
Here are a few testimonials from people that One Love has helped:
"One Love is pioneering the fight against relationship violence in ways that have never been done before. This organization is increasingly important and necessary given our current social and political climate, and I love that it is making a change where change is definitely needed!”
"The day after my son started working with One Love he broke up with his girlfriend. [The workshop] did more in one class period than my sister and I did with conversations over the last two years. All parents should be using your tools. Thank you for giving my son a voice.”
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