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Through "The Halls"
We hope this web-series inspires viewers to critically think and challenge themselves on messages we are fed by the media about how young people are supposed to act in relationships. This helps them to free themselves and engage in positive alternatives.
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In partnership with Beyond Measure Productions and Casa Myrna, we created a web-series, discussion guide, and pre/post-evaluations to provide a coordinated community response that supports child, youth, and young adult survivors. The Boston Public Health Commission seeks not only to work to prevent gender-based violence, but to also promote healthy relationships amongst adolescent populations.
The Halls: Season 1
The Halls: Season 2
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The Halls: Season 1
The Halls: Season 2
The Halls is a web-series created by Start Strong at the Boston Public Health Commission, Division of Violence Prevention. The Halls tells the stories of three young men in Boston, and their struggles navigating relationships, trauma, masculinity, and their own identities. Tension starts building in their worlds when rumors swirl around the school about an accused sexual assault of a student. Watch and explore their journey through… The Halls!
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The Halls is a web-series created by Start Strong at the Boston Public Health Commission, Division of Violence Prevention. The Halls Season 2 tells the stories of two couples and a survivor of sexual violence as they navigate trauma, identity, boundaries, consent, and healthy relationships. With rumors about cheating, people blasting your life on social media, and trying to talk to your crush, can you make it through The Halls?
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When viewing The Halls, we recommend using our Season 2 Discussion Guide to frame conversations and discuss the themes presented in the episodes. If you are a youth worker or provider who would like assistance or training on how to hold these conversations with your own program participants, you can Contact us.
The Halls web-series is co-funded by the Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) Engaging Men in Preventing Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program and the Office on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Defending Childhood Initiative. The program is designed to engage young men in conversation to end gender-based violence against women and girls. The Boston Public Health Commission seeks not only to work to prevent gender-based violence, but to also promote healthy relationships amongst adolescent populations. This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-CY-AX-0005 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, finding, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.